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Ionliosite wrote: I want to point out that Pokémon Sun & Moon has a lot of JoJo Reference, just pointing out an obvious one:

A character named Gladion, with a strong resemble to Dio (a pic: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/8/8a/Gladion.png/revision/latest?cb=20160906151046) who is a rival/enemy to the protagonist (just like Dio to Jonathan), i also think his name is also a reference to Dio, he is named GlaDIOn (グラジオ Guradio in japanese, also having Dio on his name).

In this official art (http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/9/9d/Silvally_and_gladion.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20161017095201), Gladion is doing a pose along his Pokémon Silvally (which resembles a little bit a Stand on that pic).

In the first trailer he appered, he made Kars' pose. Alright look, you obviously didn't check this earlier. Someone already posted about the Pose. Wranglerpig and I said no it's not a reference because these reasons. Tbh it was very half-assed but it gave the message across. So with you, you lucky person. You will get the full debunk.

So look at this kid's pose, heard of perspectives? The hand is hovering over his face, not to the side. Also look at his other hand, it's on his body and not to the side doing something else.

His pose is that of what Generic Anime poses that every Edgelord McGee does when they want to act "Evil" or "Cool Evil" type of dumb shit.

This is like the Mettatron "reference" all over again.

How the kid, Gladion looks is the appearance of what pop-type of generic fashion which is OBVIOUSLY present in the Antagonist team. (btw Team Skull is a bunch of wannabe rap-stars and fail badly even at being wannabe rap-stars.)

You've translated Gladion's jap name, it's Gurajio not Dio as Dio has ディオ and not  グラジオ  . Someone else correct me on this as I could be wrong.

His name being like how it is and his looks is pure coincidental.

This is not a reference in conclusion and not an obvious one at that. There are references in Pokemon with proof of Meowth doing Jonathon's pose (I've forgotten which pose it was, but you can check the page which one it is). However not EVERYTHING is a jojo reference, this would be another reference gone out of hand.