RG Proto Move Analysis, Part 2: Reversal
Welcome back to our analysis of the Gen 1 move lists! It has been a longer-than-expected pause since the first part. Some new things were unexpectedly uncovered between then and now, which has given us…
Category: Generation 1
RG Proto Move Analysis, Part 1: Mirror Move
On this step of our Red and Green prototype assets coverage, we reach the surprisingly convoluted topic of Pokemon moves. Analyzing the data made us realize how understudied the topic has been. It seems that…
The Many Prototype Maps of Red and Green
Introduction It has been five months since the Gen 1 prototype assets were released. Today, we can finally bring you a full and proper analysis on the biggest and most detailed section of the assets:…
102 Pickup – A Look at the Prototype TCG
Much like the games themselves, the Pokemon Trading Card Game also seems to have gone through quite a few changes in its development process, perhaps not as drastic (there’s no unused Pokémon on the cards…
What Dreams May Come: Prototype Data for Pokémon Red and Green
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause. -Hamlet, Hamlet So… you may have watched the Pokéthon broadcast, and read the…
How the Capumon Stole Christmas
It was the Wednesday before Christmas (or your choice of December holiday), and all through Japan,They were watching TV, eating scrumptious Oat Bran;The set was tuned to morning NHK,For Tsunekazu Ishihara had something to say.Matter-of-factly,…
Walking That Fine Line Between Gen I and II
Where does Generation I end and Generation II begin? This seems like a simple question. Most (if not all) Pokémon fans run on the logical assumption that the second “generation” of Pokémon started with Gold…
A History of Pokémon through the Internal List
Some of you may have heard that there were originally 190 Pokémon planned for the original Japanese Red and Green versions, 39 of which (perhaps 40 – more on that later) were scrapped because of…
An Index List Hiding In Plain Sight
Anyone who has seen the sprite sheet in the recently published Satoshi Tajiri manga may have tried to make sense of those strange numbers that each Pokémon was given. Some have numbers preceding their names, some have…
A History of Pokémon through the Internal List – Lost Pokémon
We are listing here the Pokémon that we can’t confidently put in the MissingNo. list, but that might belong in the additional circa 110 scrapped designs that have been referenced several times by the creators….