Game Freak confirms we’re probably never going to see Pikachu’s scrapped evolution Gorochu

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The folks at GameSpot recently had an opportunity to chat with Game Freak director Junichi Masuda and lead game environment designer Kensaku Nabana about Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. They discussed what it was like reimagining the traditionally 8-bit world of Kanto in 3D, what changes the development team made in bringing the games to Nintendo Switch, and how … Continue reading Game Freak confirms we’re probably never going to see Pikachu’s scrapped evolution Gorochu

Game Freak discusses Pokémon Let’s Go, Team Rocket, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon GO, Meltan, Gorochu and much more in new interview

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The folks at GameSpot recently had an opportunity to chat with Game Freak director Junichi Masuda and lead game environment designer Kensaku Nabana about Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. They discussed what it was like reimagining the traditionally 8-bit world of Kanto in 3D, what changes the development team made in bringing the games to … Continue reading Game Freak discusses Pokémon Let’s Go, Team Rocket, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon GO, Meltan, Gorochu and much more in new interview

Learn Pikachu’s origin story from Pokémon creators Ken Sugimori, Koji Nishino and Atsuko Nishida

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Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu. Learn Pikachu’s origin story from Ken Sugimori, Koji Nishino, and Atsuko Nishida. Two years prior to the release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue in the United States, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green launched in Japan in 1996 for Nintendo Game Boy. It was a hit and drew many fans, especially children. The games' popularity spread beyond … Continue reading Learn Pikachu’s origin story from Pokémon creators Ken Sugimori, Koji Nishino and Atsuko Nishida

Game Freak details the origins of Pokémon mascot Pikachu, its history, canceled Gorochu evolution and more

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The Pokémon Company itself recently interviewed Game Freak co-founder Ken Sugimori, character designer Atsuko Nishida and game designer Koji Nishino — who talked about some of the inspiration behind the iconic Pokémon mascot Pikachu. Pikachu was specifically designed to be cute, Sugimori said, according to a translation of the interview. While Pokémon were originally envisioned … Continue reading Game Freak details the origins of Pokémon mascot Pikachu, its history, canceled Gorochu evolution and more

Pikachu originally had an evil-looking second evolution called Gorochu, plus more Pokémon and Pikachu history

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The history behind the design of Pikachu just keeps getting deeper and deeper. In addition to resembling a squirrel, the Pokémon mascot originally had a second evolution called Gorochu, complete with large fangs and two frightening horns. This fact was made known by three key illustrators and designers behind the creation of Pokémon - Ken … Continue reading Pikachu originally had an evil-looking second evolution called Gorochu, plus more Pokémon and Pikachu history