Dr. Lavaさんのイラストまとめ

Early Raikou:

Raikou's Gold & Silver sprite was created first, then Ken Sugimori revised that design to makes its official artwork. Looking back, early Raikou was so different, it almost looks like a regional form.

1. Recreation by @RacieBeep
2. G&S sprite
3. Official artwork

Lost Pokemon of the Day: Puchikoon

Puchikoon was originally created as Ponyta's pre-evolution in Gen 1, but got cut during development. Then Puchikoon was later reappeared in Gold & Silver's demo... but ended up getting cut from Gen 2 as well.

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@Demonheadge I’ve commissioned lots of Pokémon fan art, but stuff being official holds 1000x more weight.

For instance, I’d like it if a Turkey Pokemon existed. If Game Freak makes one, awesome. But if Shan Murphy makes an unofficial Turkey Pokemon... well, it’s just not the same thing.

Beta Nidoqueen:

Nidoqueen was one of the earliest Pokemon ever created... but she didn't always look the way she does now. Originally, she was SUPER chonky, and more closely resembled Nidoking.

1. Beta sprite recreation by @RacieBeep
2. 1990 beta sprite
3. 1996's final design

Lost Pokemon of the Day: Jaggu

First revealed in the 2018 Japan-exclusive manga "Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Created Pokemon," Jaggu was a shark Pokemon created for Gen 1 who didn't end up making the final cut.

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@Lulullaby_ Game Freak puts out new artwork sets all the time, I assume they believe it benefits them financially. Otherwise I expect they'd still be using every Kanto Pokemon's official artwork from Red & Green -- which was beautiful to begin with, by the way.

Beta Smoochum:

In Gold & Silver's 1997 demo, Smoochum was originally a pure Ice-type named "Rippu" (Lip). But she was later renamed, redesigned, and revised to Ice/Psychic.

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

(2/4) This lost Pokemon's original Japanese name was "Purakkusu," which translates into English as "Plucks."

For simplicity's sake, here I've been referring to him by his English fan-name "Plux." But like all lost 1997 Pokemon, Game Freak never gave him an official English name.

Lost Pokemon of the Day: Plux

First revealed when Gold & Silver's 1997 demo leaked in 2018, Plux was originally planned to evolve from Pinsir at level 42. He appeared just after Scizor in the demo Pokedex -- the two were likely meant as rivals.

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Early Sneasel:

Sneasel's Gold & Silver sprite was created first, then later, Ken Sugimori changed the design drastically when he made Sneasel's official artwork. However, the original design was still used in-game.

1. Recreation by @RacieBeep
2. G&S sprite
3. Official artwork