Dr. Lavaさんのイラストまとめ

Lost Pokemon of the Day: Barunda

First revealed in the 2018 Japanese manga about the lifestory of Pokemon creator Satoshi Tajiri, Barunda was created during Gen 1's development... but didn't make the final cut.

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Beta Blissey:

In Gold & Silver's 1997 demo, Blissey was named "Happii" and evolved from Chansey at level 45. But she was later renamed and revised to evolve via friendship.

1. Demo sprite recreation by @RacieBeep
2. 1997 demo sprite, 1999 final sprite
3. 1999's final design

@RacieBeep @Kitten_in_Socks It's pretty good, but yeah I'd agree, you do need to practice more on drawing humans. I don't know if you realized, but your sister ended up looking half like a Dratini.

When considering the evolution of Gen 2 Pokemon designs, it's important to realize their sprites were created BEFORE Ken Sugimori's iconic artwork.

Weird sprites aren't poor representations of Pokemon -- rather, Sugimori's artwork is a revision of the Pokemon seen in the sprite.

Lost Pokemon of the Day: "Guardia"

First revealed when Gen 1 beta assets leaked in 2018, Guardia was created during Gen 1's development as the final stage of the Cubone family... but ended up getting cut.

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Beta Rhyhorn:

When Rhyhorn was first created, its original design was a whole lot smoother -- it almost looks like it could've been Rhyhorn's pre-evolution.

1. Beta sprite recreation by @RacieBeep
2. Beta sprite, release version sprite
3. Release version artwork

The Original Mew:

When Ken Sugimori converted Mew's Red & Green sprite into artwork, he changed the design substantially. This fan art imagines what Mew would’ve looked like if Sugimori DIDN'T change its design.

1. R&G sprite recreation by @RacieBeep
2. R&G sprite
3. Modern Mew

When considering the evolution of Gen 1 Pokemon designs, it's important to realize their sprites were created BEFORE Ken Sugimori's iconic artwork.

Weird sprites aren't poor representations of Pokemon -- rather, Sugimori's artwork is a revision of the Pokemon seen in the sprite.

(3/4) Thanks to this exhibition, we know what this Lost Pokemon looked like... but unfortunately, Game Freak never revealed its elemental type or its name. Thus, it's usually referred to as "Latiken" -- a mash-up of Latias & Blaziken.

Later artwork replaced Latiken with Latios.