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→‎Pokémon names: To me it just looks like that particular poster was limited to 7 characters for some reason (since Skulkraken, Sandstorm, Articuno, Bulbasaur, etc are all cut off at 7).
m (→‎Pokémon names: To me it just looks like that particular poster was limited to 7 characters for some reason (since Skulkraken, Sandstorm, Articuno, Bulbasaur, etc are all cut off at 7).)
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====Pokémon names====
====Pokémon names====
[[File:Generation I prototype English names.jpg|right|thumb|Unknown poster showing early names for {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}}.]]
[[File:Generation I prototype English names.jpg|right|thumb|Unknown poster showing early names for {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}}.]]
During the promotional period that preceded the English release of both the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, a large amount of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} were shown with different names from those they had in the final releases. Some of these names were similar to their final names, but some were quite close to their Japanese names, and others were completely different from any current Pokémon name. Interestingly, the names appear to have been initially limited to 7 characters as opposed to 10 as in the final releases, something that has set a standard that remains today in [[Generation V]].
During the promotional period that preceded the English release of both the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, a large amount of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} were shown with different names from those they had in the final releases. Some of these names were similar to their final names, but some were quite close to their Japanese names, and others were completely different from any current Pokémon name.


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