1992, the year that retroactively gave birth to Millennial Otakudom

Most of 1992 and into early 1993 was when Japanese Television was airing both the first season of Sailor Moon and Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger.

Both of these shows in addition to being very influential within their Genres in their home nation of Japan would also within a few years receive creative English Language localizations that would became two of the major Otaku Gateway Drugs for a generation of North American Millennial Weebs, predating even Dragon Ball getting any widely viewed American version.  Akira had aired in American cinemas already, but I think that's mainly part of the nostalgia of an older generation.

I mentioned them being influential within Japan as well.  For Sailor Moon that claim isn't controversial, it outright invented a new sub-genre.  But I know many Americans might assume Zyuranger is important within Sentai only for spawning Power Rangers, however that would be wrong.  There were a couple previous Sixth Rangers, but it as the popularity of the Dragon Ranger that made this an almost required aspect of the Sentai formula going forward.  It's also considered a turning point in the Sentai franchise incorporating more fantasy and mystical aspects alongside it's Sci-Fi.

Meanwhile on Dragon Ball Z, when these shows were beginning to air is also about when the Cell saga was starting.

One thing about Pokemon I want to remind people of is how the whole Pokemon Speak trope (them saying their names to communicate) was originally only in the Anime, it's popped up in some Games since, often just for Pikachu and Jigglypuff, but the main Games didn't and still don't do it.  And it is in the context of that aspect of the importance of the Pokemon Anime that I want to mention how that trope now named after Pokemon had already been a thing in Anime.

Utena which I just observed started airing about the same time as Pokemon did it with Chu Chu, coincidentally voiced by Rachel Lillis in the Dub who also voiced Jigglypuff and sometimes Pikachu when technical problems hindered the usual policy of keeping Ikue Ootani's voice.

But before that it had been done with many of Sailor Moon's Youma and MOTWs all the way back to season 1, suggesting it was something Ikuhara and Sato had a thing for, as well as Chibi Chibi during Stars.  And it had been included in the DiC Dub in 1995.  I don't remember whether or not this ever happened on Wedding Peach, I do know Wedding Peach provides us with evidence someone involved in making the Pokemon Anime was into Magical Girl shows because of the shout out that show gets in the Erika episode.

So is it possible one of the most Iconic aspects of Pokemon was a product of Sailor Moon's influence?

1992 was also the birth year of the Tenchi Muyo franchise.

This is my second post in a row pointing out something like this.  It seems game changers never come in isolation, we get a couple at least just when new innovations are needed.