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Some Mongoose can be found in South Europe which back then was part of the UK.
The "super stones" translation were misinterpreted. These stones temporarily change the typing of a handful of "super pokemon" in battle. When a stone is used, these special Pokemon temporarily have THREE typings in battle and three secret moves unlocked (which replace their normal 4 moves) - one move of each type. They also get surround by an aura that changes color depending on the type of the selected move.
Triple type combinations that will be available are:
Ground/Rock/Steel - Steelix
Grass/Poison/Ground - Venosaur
Electric/Fairy/Dark - Pikachu
Fire/Dragon/Flying - Charizard
Water/Ice/Steel - Blastoise
Ghost/Dark/Psychic - Gengar
Water/Ice/Dragon - Lapras
Water/Dragon/Dark - Gyrados
Fighting/Normal/Psychic - Lucario
Bug/Dragon/Flying - Flygon
Bug/Poison/Rock - Kabutops
Fighting/Ice/Normal - Zangoose
Psychic/Flying/Ghost - Ho-oh
Psychic/Flying/Water - Lugia
Psychic/Fairy/Normal - Mew
Psychic/Fairy/Dark - Mewtwo
Each game will have 8 "super pokemon" respectively
Analysis: Intiresting concept. Notice how they say "Translation was misinterpreted"
And this is relevant because...?inally there is the "Moondial" mentioned in X/Y which is not present in Sun/Moon. So there you have it.
So, we have both the legendary and the method of obtaining it revealed-something that's pretty rare to see-and it happens to be breeding Pokemon that previously couldn't be bred together? How would that be explained? And why would they chose such a boring way to obtain a legendary?You will be able to crossbreed Mew and Mewtwo to hatch a Mewthree in the day care centre.
There's the question of "why the heck would Lapras be a dragon" again. (also the hilarious typo of "Physchic"-I don't trust leakers that can't spell their own content) Some of these Pokemon, like Muk, Pikachu, and Snorlax, already got something special in the newest gen-it's pretty weird to have it happen again. (Notice how no Pokemon with a Mega Evolution got an exclusive Z-Move or an Alolan Form)Pikachu - Fairy (but it can not evolve into Raichu after this)
Lapras - dragon
Tauros - steel
Hitmonlee - dark
Muk - ghost
Kabutops - ground
Snorlax - fighting
Weavile - Physchic
Zangoose - ice
Flygon - bug
Ho-oh - flying
Lugia - water
There's the question of "why the heck would Lapras be a dragon" again.
well that sounds like the most believable part of the leak, tbhLucario, Mewtwo, and Charizard getting the favoritism all over again?
That makes a little more sense, though I'm not really finding that many depictions of the Loch Ness monster as a dragon.One of the depictions of the Loch Ness Monster is a dragon.
So Lapras being a water/ice type was a surprise when first gen hit.
Given Nessie is also possibly a dinosaur and how living fossils in the Pokeverse tend to be rock types... Rock/dragon actually makes more sense for Lapras than water/ice.
That makes a little more sense, though I'm not really finding that many depictions of the Loch Ness monster as a dragon.
Was it really that surprising? I get that the Ice type is unexpected, but "blue Pokemon people ride on the water with is a Water type" isn't exactly the plot twist of the year. (And was the Dragon type revealed at that time? There was only one family of Pokemon with it...)
Not all Pokemon based on ancient creatures are Rock types-the Bulbasaur and Chikorita lines, for example.
Pokemon often have more than one concept incorporated into their design. While the Chikorita line is based on the chicory plant, they also clearly take inspiration from Sauropods. And the Bulbasaur line has a strong resemblance to Dicynodonts. (also, what qualifies as "modern" to you? The wikipedia article for chicory plants states that they're one of the earliest plants mentioned in recorded literature, having been mentioned by a man who lived from 65-8 BC)Bulbasaur really looks more like a modern onion-frog hybrid than anything ancient. And chicory is modern, so I think we can rule out Chikorita for that.
The dragon myth isn't modern. It got buried when dinosaurs became popular.
In any case, it was a surprise, since the typing is not what was expected. But, then, Charizard was also a surprise; that was quite clearly a dragon, yet not dragon-typed.
Pokemon often have more than one concept incorporated into their design. While the Chikorita line is based on the chicory plant, they also clearly take inspiration from Sauropods. And the Bulbasaur line has a strong resemblance to Dicynodonts. (also, what qualifies as "modern" to you? The wikipedia article for chicory plants states that they're one of the earliest plants mentioned in recorded literature, having been mentioned by a man who lived from 65-8 BC)
I never said that the mythology of dragons was a modern invention. I asked if the inclusion of a Dragon type was confirmed at the time. Games don't always include a dragon element, so it doesn't make sense for people to assume "Oh, that Pokemon must be a Dragon type!" if they weren't told a Dragon type existed in the first place.
And I still don't understand how someone could look at a blue, wave-surfing Pokemon and be shocked that it was a Water type.
Gen 1 was the only generation to include a type-matchup chart in its manual. And while I haven't looked at it in ages, I remember it being almost 100% accurate to gameplay (glitches and all)....if they weren't told a Dragon type existed in the first place.
The argument was never that these Pokemon are this species, just that they take inspiration from it. (Just like Lapras isn't a complete representation of the Loch Ness monster, or how the Pikachu line aren't exactly like mice) My apologies for misinterpreting you with time.Dragons also clearly take inspiration from sauropods. That does not make dragons sauropods. And to me, the Bulbasaur looks closer to a toad than a Dicynodont. And for modern, I'm relying on geological time... as anyone should be when discussing fossils.
Dratini is a blue pokemon from Gen 1 that is known for being found in the water, can surf waves (it's one of the Pokemon that can learn Surf and has been noted for being found in water since Gen 1), and has been a pure dragon type since Gen 1.
So the fact they were willing to do one blue Pokemon with a strong water connection as a dragon type really suggested they had other reasons than color and environment connection for another.
At that point, the game in its entirety would have been released as well, so Lapras's type would have already been revealed.Gen 1 was the only generation to include a type-matchup chart in its manual. And while I haven't looked at it in ages, I remember it being almost 100% accurate to gameplay (glitches and all).