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 '''Capsule Monsters''' (Japanese: '''カプセルモンスター''' ''Capsule Monsters'') was [[Satoshi Tajiri]]'s early design concept of [[Pokémon]], first proposed to [[Nintendo]] as early as 1990. According to the book ''[[Pikachu's Global Adventure]]'', this early concept traces all the way back to Tajiri's childhood years, during which he had enjoyed bug collecting.
-Various Pokémon are known or believed to have originated from this early concept work, such as the well known battling foes {{p|Nidorino}} and {{p|Gengar}}.
+Various Pokémon are known or believed to have originated from this early concept work, such as the well known battling foes {{p|Nidorino}} and {{p|Gengar}}. A few others include {{p|Lapras}}, {{p|Rhydon}}, and {{p|Slowbro}}, though many of the concept sketches included generic looking creatures such as simple dragon shapes and apelike animals that may have eventually been developed into many of the existing Pokémon.
 The name "Capsule Monsters" is inspired by Japanese {{wp|gashapon}} machines.<ref name="ref1">[http://bivio.web.fc2.com/column_poke_10th.html Pokémon 10th Anniversary Commemoration Column (Japanese)]</ref> Apparently, Tajiri had trouble trademarking the name "Capsule Monsters" so he changed it first to "CapuMon" and then later "[[Pocket Monsters]]".