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That kinda depends on how the reference is made, though, doesn't it? A reference that's not acknowledged as a reference in-universe (like naming Hitmonlee for Bruce Lee when we don't have information on how Pokemon are named in the games) doesn't cause any plot holes, while references made by characters (like Ash talking about the Minnesota Vikings) can grate against canon because it involves the characters knowing about something that doesn't seem to exist in the Pokemon universe. (though it wouldn't be too hard to claim something was in a part of a region the player never visited.)It just seems like pop cultural references just make plot holes the more the series goes on.
The first four regions replace Japan, Unova replaced New York, Kalos replaced France, and Alola replaced Hawaii. Lt. Surge, the Lightning American was retconned to come from Unova.
Hitmonlee's undeniably a pop culture reference, though, isn't it?Well, I wasn't exactly talking about Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee's it's own Pokémon. The Bruce Lee connection could just be a coincidence in-universe. I didn't really get the Bruce Lee reference until much later because I hadn't really heard of Bruce Lee at the time. Hitmonchan I was able to get because Kids WB was airing a Jackie Chan cartoon.Hitmonlee's undeniably a pop culture reference, though, isn't it?
That's exactly my point, though-they can do pop culture references that don't cause plot holes.The Bruce Lee connection could just be a coincidence in-universe.