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Hidden Details: Kalos Christmas

Welcome to the one-hundredth-and-fourteenth episode of the Hidden Details blog!

Have you found some obscure reference or detail in this comic? A JoJo reference? A sneaky little Loss? A callback to a previous comic? Let us know what you've found in the comments! Every detail that has been found will be added to the list below. Once everything has been found, this comic will officially be marked with "all details found".

Link to the comic for your convenience

Please only comment with ONE hidden detail or reference!

There are TWO Losses, TWO Balthazars and NO JoJo reference. Bonus panels don't count.

1: Link got his own Pokémon outfit: Blue, from Pokémon Red/Blue. And yes, known as Gary Oak in the anime, Abdulaziz Alaryani!
2:
The gang leaves Cynthia near Valley Windworks, as we can see in the first panel in the background through the portal.
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Lumiose Tower is visible in the background of the first panel, indicating we're indeed visiting Kalos. Good catch, edmg7.
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The Wooden Plank coloured Poké Ball makes another appearance in the second panel, but no one noticed.
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Balthazar/Baltabun and his Buneary girlfriend also make another appearance in the background of the second panel. I'll give both Nunya.Byznys and Lilly Jade Katrin a point for this one.
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There's a Kalos-style route sign in the background of the second panel. I don't think those signs appear in any other Pokémon game.
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Yep, you're right Noah. Kazuya actually shows emotions in this comic because his best friend Incineroar is in danger. He's hugging him tight in the final panel.
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Nurse Joy is holding the Revive and a Full Restore she used to nurse Incineroar back to health. Good catch, Aris!
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Xerneas lives in a Master Ball, as we can see in the fifth panel. Probably caught by some kid who doesn't know you can catch legendaries in regular balls, Zach.
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The gang uses Xerneas antlers as a spot to put up Christmas decorations! Cozy huh, Shelby Kinkead?
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...and in these Christmas lights, we can find first loss out of two, Jon Brouse!
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Mink coloured the mugs and the table in the final panel, and he hid a lot of references. Kazuya's mug has a G Corporation logo on it, there's a second Balthazar on the cup in front of Pikachu, there are Poké Balls on Mewtwo's mug, there's a "Gingerbrave" on the mug between Pikachu and Squirtle (whatever a Gingerbrave may be), there's a Delibird on the mug in front of Pokémon trainer, there's a Thicc Tom Nook (from the Animal Crossing comics) mug in front of Isabelle, Banjo's mug has Jiggies on it, Link's mug has Koroks, and Samus' mug has little Metroids. AquariusNerd, Jeffrey Solis, Hunion, Maikel van Dijk, Luke and Daniel Myhre found some of these!
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The table cloth also has some cute Mario-style stars and snowflakes on it, as pointed out by Lord Circe.
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The gang is eating Poffins, as it's indeed a delicacy in Sinnoh, CSDX!
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The legendaries outside of the Poké Center are wearing little Christmas hats. And they indeed seem to like them, Phloxiana.
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Squirtle is wagging his little tail because he's so happy/excited. I love him.
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The notes in Jigglypuff's song are accurate! They should match the melody she sings in the anime. Cool huh? Noticed by Adan Esparza.
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Speaking of Jigglypuff: Lucario is falling asleep while listening to it, as pointed out by Cameron Devera.
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Zelda is pointing up to the mistletoe above her and Link, and Young Link doesn't like that. Trouble in paradise, Trey.
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The first crewmate in this comic is hidden as one of Ivysaur's spots.
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And the second one is on the tablecloth, right above Isabelle's nose.
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The second loss in this comic is hard to spot, but it's on the pink Poffin in front of Squirtle. Good eyes, Trigger!
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Apparently there's also a Genshin Impact reference (by Mink) on the tablecloth. I think it's one of the stars.
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And finally: Mewtwo, being a Psychic Pokémon, is levitating his mug. Good catch, Zanreo!

Next week, I'll reveal all the details that haven't been found. These ones are written in italic.

Hidden Details: Kalos Christmas

Comments

I would just like to say that Wario is creeping hard in the dinner photo lmao

Kyuujin

Jigglypuff's song has the appropriate music notes

Lute

I have a feeling that BOTW Link is oblivious to Zelda's feelings for him lol.

John Leonard

Xerneas looks quite cramped coming out of that ball in such a relatively small building.

Carrick RaccoonBro Inabnett

Link is wearing Gary Oak's Outfit from the anime. Which was Ash's biggest rival at the time. Link and Young are also now rivals for Zelda's affection.

Erich Scheidle

The tablecloth is looking kind of sus between Isabelle and Banjo

Roberto Nava

Young Link's progression into Norman Bates as Link and Zelda show affection for one another.

Tim Vinson

Meet Balthazar :p

Lilly Jade Katrin

The Green coffee mug in front of Squirtle has a Gingerbread Man with a Candy Cane on it which might be Gingy from Shrek

happy pasta

Buneary and Balthazar are seen in the background behind Incinaroar, just like they were when he wasn’t allowed into Sinnoh a few comics ago

Jared Degear

Leaf's mug has a delibird

Pokedude14

Pikachu's passing out Poffins for everyone in the final panel, which are a snack in Sinnoh for Pokemon.

CSDX

The Christmas lights on Xerneas’ antlers have a Loss in them. Specifically above Incineroar’s head

Jon Brouse

Mewtwo is levitating his Poke Ball mug

Zanreo

Samus' mug has a bunch of baby Metroids.

Jeffrey Solis

I don't know what that thing standing next to the buneary in panel 2 is, but it's no pokemon. EDIT: amogus in the tablecloth by Isabelle's nose

Nunya.Byznys

Well, any circumstances excluding death.

AquariusNerd

Yep. By my count, we've still gotten five mugs that haven't been mentioned yet, so if someone is looking for a detail, consider those.

Lord Circe

Hmm, I'm going to go with pointing out the tablecloth in the final scene has Super Stars on it, alongside snowflakes.

Lord Circe

The Legendary Sinnoh trio are wearing Santa hats and seem to be enjoying themselves.

Phloxiana

Nurse Joy is holding a revive and a full restore, likely intending to use them on incineroar. I don't think she'd already used them since they effectively disappear upon use, but it's also noteworthy that those two items are the perfect thing to restore *any* Pokemon to perfect health under any circumstances.

Aris

Banjo/Kazooie's mug is designed like it's made up of Jiggies. Honestly all the mugs are a goldmine of hidden details.

AquariusNerd

Xerneas comes out of a Master Ball, kind of a waste of one since it has a higher catch rate, but this was the same person who wonder traded a Xerneas so who knows what they were thinking.

Zach

there is a green mug in front of pikachu with gingerbrave from cookie run on it

Hunion

Kazuya shows emotions. Being overly concerned for his bestie Incineroar

Noah

Silhouette of Lumiose Tower in the background of the second panel to show they're in Kalos. Kind of like how movies set in France will have the Eiffel Tower visible even when it doesn't make sense.

edmg7

The pink mug in front of Pikachu is a Balthazar reference

Natte tosti

I got that first so maybe pick another one.

Cameron Devera

I never understood what loss meant, how can i tell ?

THEx

Isabelle's mug has the Tom Nook meme on it

A Sad Fat Dragon with No Friends

Xerneas with Christmas lights, why do I get the feeling you delayed the revival of the rest of the Pokémon fighters on purpose to fit the time of year?

Shelby Kinkead

Cause the mistletoe

THEx

Locario fell victim to jigglypuff's song lol 😂

Lobo Panyagua

Young Link Jealous of BOTW Link getting Zelda in the final panel

T-Dev-CCM

Link as gary oak

THEx

Jigglypuff singing causing Lucario to sleep on the final panel.

Cameron Devera

The pink cookie in front of Squirtle has a Loss on it

Trigger

Isabelle’s mug has the ‘Thicc Tom Nook’ painting on it from the Animal Crossing comics

Luke


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