>>57026794>>57026871Pokemon doesn't reference Nintendo that often the same reason why Nintendo's first party games don't really reference Pokemon
Pokemon isn't made in-house like Mario, Zelda, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, etc
Game Freak isn't owned by Nintendo and the Pokemon IP is divided across three owners being Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Game Freak
It's a second party IP like Fire Emblem, Earthbound, Kirby, etc where the rights are divided up to co-owners
