The fourth of July in the United States of America is a day for celebration, grilling, and also fireworks. OnePokemonfan discovered a collection of fireworks with names suspiciously similar to the titles of severalPokemongames.
Pokemonfan and Redditor Mr Chicken shared his discovery on the unofficialPokemonfan community page. He discovered four fountains made and sold by Black Cat, a popular firework producer.
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The four firework tubes each shared names withvariousPokemongenerations of the past. The largest, called “Gold & Silver Treasures,” was the most obvious, but Mr Chicken also found another called “Diamonds & Pearl.” The last two were slightly less direct in their connection toPokemongames, with “Sapphire & Gold” borrowing titles from two differentPokemongenerations, and the last being “Rubies & Emeralds.” WhilePokemon RubyandPokemon Emeraldboth came out in the same generation,Emeraldwas the ultimate third title in the series, whilePokemon Sapphirelaunched simultaneously withRuby.
Black Cat has been producing fireworks for over 50 years, and has a massive number of different products for sale on its website, from firecrackers and Roman candles to rockets and other aerial fireworks. Its fireworks are not licensed by Nintendo or any other major franchise, however. In fact, the fountains Mr Chicken found are typically packaged with other fountains with noconnection toPokemongames, including “Blue Ice,” “Green Garden,” “Peach Tree,” and “Turquoise & Silver.”
This means it is probably a coincidence Mr Chicken happened to find the Black Cat fountains with names similar toPokemonaltogether. The precious stones and metalsPokemonnames many of its games after are often paired together in pop culture. While it is possible Black Cat did so deliberately toattract the attention ofPokemonfans, it is more likely the fireworks company simply came to the same conclusions asPokemondid separately.
Pokemonis currently working onScarlet and Violet, its next two entries in the long-running series. These games will introduce a whole new generation ofPokemonto the universe, as well as provide anopen world reminiscent of recent games likePokemon Legends: Arceus. Black Cat does not currently sell any fireworks with the words scarlet or violet in them. If the fireworks company makes a new product that does afterPokemon Scarlet and Violetcome out, perhaps Mr Chicken will be proven to be on to something all along.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetrelease on November 18 for Switch.
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