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Although Mew has made numerous appearances in movies and specials. It's first true physical appearance in the anime was in Sun and Moon episode 42, "Alola, Kanto!" With Mew's appearance, all Pokemon introduced in Generation 1 have appeared in the anime.
If you look closely at Charizard's official artwork, you can see that Sugimori used the leaf brush on Photoshop for the wings
Different interpretations of Red. Each has been drawn by Ken Sugimori. In Order: Red/Green official art, FireRed/LeafGreen official art, Kotobukiya ArtFx J Figurine art, and Pokemon Masters official art.
One of the Japanese openings for the Advance Generation of the anime, Battle Frontier, has a reference to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red and Blue Rescue Team between episodes 156 and 165. The reason for this is because episode 156 aired on the same day as these games released.
Lance's Dragonite in Red, Blue and Green, knows the move Barrier, a move that Dragonite cannot learn in any game. This was fixed in Yellow and Gen 1's remakes. In Gen 6, an event Dragonite with Barrier, based on Lance's, was given out if one participated in the Kanto Classic.
In Pokemon Gold and Silver, Sneasel and Spinarak's colors were different to that of their official art. Pokemon Crystal updated the colors to better reflect the art. Their shinies were unaffected. The reason for the color change is unknown.
Art of Hayley from My Pokémon Ranch. Her design is inspired by her Mii from the game. She is also seen holding a Wii remote, an object that is hardly seen in official artwork of this kind.
Hayley's English name comes from hay, a type of straw typically seen at ranches.
#Swshfacts Galarian Zigzagoon is the first Regional Variant to not be based on a Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. Both Zigzagoon and Linoone were introduced in Generation 3.
@phoenix_wrights I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out. What the heck.
Pokemon Sun and Moon game concept art has it kidnapping Ash and Serena from the Pokemon anime. This gag has never appeared in the games but has been a reoccurring gag in the anime, although, it targets the Team Rocket Trio rather than Ash and his friends.