List of unused Pokémon and character designs: Difference between revisions

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|class="l"| Gorochu (Japanese: '''ゴロチュウ''' ''Gorochū'') was originally intended to be {{p|Raichu}}'s evolution. Pikachu's original illustrator, [[Atsuko Nishida]], and Pokémon designer Ken Sugimori revealed the lost evolution in an interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri on May 2, 2018.<ref name=SiliconEra/><ref name=Pokemon.com/><ref name=Yomiuri3/> The design was to include fangs and a pair of horns. Sugimori cited game balance issues, which led to the design being omitted from the games.

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|class="l"| The original {{type|Water}} [[first partner Pokémon]] present in the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo|Pokémon Gold and Silver demo]] that was playable at [[Nintendo Space World#1997|Space World 1997]]. It knew the moves {{m|Growl}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, and {{m|Tackle}}.

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|class="l"| {{Bulbanews|Unused Pokémon design revealed in magazine interview}}Nothing is known about this Pokémon, nor is there any artwork of it known to exist. [[Junichi Masuda]] and [[Ken Sugimori]] revealed in an interview with @Gamer magazine that there was a rejected Pokémon design based on the first cloned sheep, {{wp|Dolly (sheep)|Dolly}}. They removed it after deeming it "too controversial" for Pokémon. Since Dolly was born almost eight months after the Japanese release of Pokémon Red and Green, it is likely that this Pokémon would have been intended for [[Generation II]]. It is possible that the rejected design was reworked into {{p|Mareep}} or {{p|Flaaffy}}.

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|class="l"| A Pokémon based upon a rabbit with a flower on its nose was designed by [[Hironobu Yoshida]] for {{g|X and Y}}, but was scrapped due to it not making sense in its environment. It was revealed in [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/09/interview_junichi_masuda_and_hironobu_yoshida_discuss_pokemon_x_and_y_mega_evolutions_and_the_2ds?page=2 an interview with Nintendo Life].

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|class="l"| Flygon has had the potential to have a Mega Evolution since {{g|X and Y}}, but [[Game Freak]] was unable to complete a design and so it was dropped from consideration.  It was revealed in an interview conducted by the magazine Nintendo Dream. [http://www.pokebeach.com/2015/04/mega-flygon-excluded-from-xyoras-because-of-artists-block An English translation was provided by PokéBeach].

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|class="l"| [[File:0025Pikachu.png|right|100px]]

In an interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri on May 2, 2018, Pikachu's original illustrator, [[Atsuko Nishida]], revealed the Pokémon's initial prototype resembled a {{wp|daifuku}} (a round dessert) with ears.<ref name=SiliconEra/><ref name=Pokemon.com/><ref name=Yomiuri1/> Its design basis changed to a squirrel to make it cuter overall, although the black tips on its ears are remnants of the initial concept.

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|class="l"| [[File:538Throh.png|75px|right]][[File:539Sawk.png|75px|right]]

According to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', during development, Sawk and Throh both had horns to look more like ''{{wp|oni}}''. However, these were replaced with eyebrows so as not to clash with {{p|Tornadus}} and {{p|Thundurus}}, who were originally designed to be red and blue, like Throh and Sawk.<ref name=ND205/>

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|class="l"| [[File:618Stunfisk.png|100px|right]]

Stunfisk's design was originally based on a {{wp|goosefish}}, but eventually became more like a {{wp|flounder}}. It was also a {{2t|Water|Electric}}-type, but was changed to {{t|Ground}}/Electric to balance out the type spread of Pokémon.<ref name=ND204/>

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|class="l"| [[File:635Hydreigon.png|100px|right]]

Hydreigon's evolutionary line was originally designed with a tank motif, with the tread-like markings on Zweilous and Hydreigon being remnants of this design. The initial designs were scrapped after the designers felt that it didn't work. Later, a powerful, three stage Dragon-type evolution was needed and the design was brought back and revised.<ref name=ND205/>

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|class="l"| [[File:641Tornadus.png|75px|right]][[File:642Thundurus.png|75px|right]]

Initially, Tornadus and Thundurus were designed as red and blue demons. However, the designers felt that the colors made them too similar to {{p|Sawk}} and {{p|Throh}}, so the horns of Sawk and Throh were replaced with eyebrows.<ref name=ND205/>