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Lost Pokemon of the Day:

Beta sprites for the early Poliwrath family's were first revealed on Game Freak's official Japanese website in 1997. Game Freak also explained WHY Poliwrath was revised, and we can see for ourselves where his crown went.

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(2/4) According to Pikachu's creator Atsuko Nishida, Poliwrath was revised because he looked too weak:

“Poliwag’s final evolution [didn't] look very tough, and players wouldn't be happy if they'd worked so hard to evolve their Pokémon only to have its final form appear weak." Image
(3/4) Poliwag & Poliwhirl's revisions were more subtle, like Poliwag's tail -- just small aesthetic tweaks.

Interestingly, in Gen 2 Poliwhirl was made to evolve into Politoed when he's traded with a King's Rock (a crown). This is a clear reference to Beta Poliwrath's lost crown. Image
(4/4) To see more Lost Pokemon from the 90's, check out my video covering Gen 1's cut content:

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1 & 3. Beta sprite recreations by @RacieBeep
2. Gen 1 beta sprites
4. Final designs (translation by @glitterberri)
5. Poliwrath's lost crown https://t.co/WIOfzab3XY
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Jun 15, 2022
Satoshi Tajiri Translation Collection:

Till recently, the entire internet's only had 1 interview with Pokemon's creator translated into English — a Time interview from 1999. Over the last year or two I've had 4 more interviews translated (~30 pages). They're all linked below 🧵 Image
(1/4) This one was published in a 1996 Japanese book called Pokedex. It's an 8 page interview with Satoshi Tajiri and every other developer who helped make Gen 1. They mostly talk about inspirations and development, you can read it on my website here: lavacutcontent.com/satoshi-tajiri… Image
(2/4) This one was published in a 1997 issue of Japanese magazine Famimaga 64. It's an 8 page interview with Satoshi Tajiri discussing development, and what it's been like in the wake of Pokemon's massive success. Some funny moments. You can read it here: lavacutcontent.com/satoshi-tajiri… Image
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Nov 8, 2021
Lost Pokemon of the Day:

While not technically a "Lost Pokemon" in the traditional sense, Shadow Lugia's been missing from the series for the past 16 years. It only appeared in Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, the 2005 Gamecube game... and can't ever escape.

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(2/4) Shadow Lugia was corrupted by the criminal organization Cipher, and is considered the ULTIMATE Shadow Pokemon. It's also the only Shadow in Gale of Darkness with a unique design.

The game's opening cutscene shows Shadow Lugia and Cipher stealing a ship full of Pokemon.
(3/4) Shadow Lugia CAN be transferred to Gen 3 with a Gamecube-to-GBA link cable, but only AFTER it's been purified and becomes a normal Lugia.

Niantic recently announced Shadow Lugia's coming to Pokemon GO... but it's not THE Shadow Lugia, what Gale of Darkness called XD001.
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Jul 1, 2020
Lost Pokemon of the Day: Kotora family

These electric tigers were created during Gen 1's development, but ended up getting cut. A few years later, they were planned to return in Gen 2... but sadly, got cut again.

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(2/5) Kotora and his evolution Raitora were first revealed when Gold & Silver's 1997 demo leaked in 2018.

Both pure Electric-types, Kotora translates to "baby tiger," and Raitora translates to "thunder tiger." In G&S's 1997 demo, Kotora evolved into Raitora at level 35.
(3/5) G&S's 1997 demo only included Kotora & Raitora. But a third Kotora stage later surfaced as well, when leaked Gen 1 beta assets were published by @helixchamber in 2019.

His back sprite and evolution data were leaked -- but his name and front sprite were not, unfortunately.
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Apr 11, 2020
Lost Pokemon History of the Day: Deleted Tweets

In December I searched through Pokemon art director James Turner's entire Twitter history to extract development info. But as soon as I started sharing this info... James deleted ALL those tweets.

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(2/4) James' tweets, made between 2017 and 2019, revealed information about Pokemon design inspirations, development details, and more insider info. Clearly, Game Freak didn't want this info made public -- so they deleted it all off Twitter the day after I shared the first quote.
(3/4) All this development info was wiped off the internet, but I still have every deleted tweet saved on my hard drive. As a courtesy, I asked James if he'd prefer I keep them private. However, he didn't respond -- so I don't think it's unethical for me to continue quoting them.
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Apr 3, 2020
Lost Pokemon of the Day: the Rinrin family

First revealed when Gold & Silver's 1997 demo leaked in 2018, Rinrin & Berurun were a bell-themed family of Dark type felines... but they didn't make the final cut.

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(2/4) Rinrin was female-only and evolved into Berurun at level 28. "Rinrin" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a ringing bell, while "Berurun" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for cheerful humming.

An onomatopoeia is a word that represents a sound -- like "BOOM" for an bomb exploding.
(3/4) This two-stage family of adorable Dark-type cats definitely would've been fan-favorites... but unfortunately, they didn't make Gen 2's final cut.

However, it appears many of their characteristics were later recycled for future felines like the Skitty and Purrloin families.
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