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According to Atsuko Nishida, Pikachu was originally designed to be a daifuku-like creature, but was redesigned after a squirrel after attempts to make it cuter. Its cheeks are inspired by squirrels holding food in their cheeks and the ears are whats left of the daifuku design.

Full Art for Green's Exploration, Red's Challenge and Blue's Tactic's for the Tag All Stars Japanese TCG set The art connects to form one larger image and was drawn by TOKIYA (@Sevnzel)

The art features the trio in their Let's Go designs and starter Pokemon.

Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee! references this art by giving Red, Blue and Green these starters when they are battled, among other references.

The cover art and Pokemon seems to have served as a base to reference for the characters' Pokemon Adventures counterparts as well.

According to Ken Sugimori, trainers were intended to also intended fight Pokemon themselves. Leftover evidence can be seen in final work with many characters holding whips as well as Rocket Grunt artwork.

Certain concept art also portrays this.

Blue shares his full name, Blue Oak, with that of a real species of tree. This is only the case in international media, as Blue's first name comes from the game title, being named Green in Japan.

According to Shigeki Morimoto, Mew's designer. Mew was actually based off Mewtwo, NOT the other way around, as it was designed to be a simpler version of it for cartridge space.

Mew was added to the game only a few weeks before Red/Green were finished, never intended to be seen.

Despite having Rain Dish as its Hidden Ability, Morelull cannot learn the move Rain Dance. It is the the only Pokemon in which this situation occurs.

Morelull's evolution, Shiinotic, can learn Rain Dance as well as having the Rain Dish ability.

Reference art of Solana for the Advance Generation series of the Pokemon anime. Her appearance in the anime as well as her design reflect that of the first Pokemon Ranger title, she would later appear in Diamond and Pearl with a redesign.

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Starting in FireRed and LeafGreen, Mr. Mime has 4 fingers and 1 thumb (5 digits total). However, before FRLG, Mr. Mime was always depicted as having 3 fingers and 1 thumb (4 digits total) in the video games.

Mr. Mime always had 5 digit hands in the anime.

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