It's neat to see all these designs, but what's sad is that there was a chance they could've been brought forward to a future game. So since they all got leaked, GF will most likely never wanna use them now.
@@andrewcogdillcole3826 I was thinking something similar! Either it is a companion to another pokemon or evolves into something that the little pokemon attaches itself too
Nah, man... look closer. That's an old-style outboard motor(or possibly a trawling motor). The kind commonly used on a speedboat. The disc part is where the starter coil and steering column should be, but it's a liv8ng creature, so instead it's a suction-cup/platform to attach to a "boat"(any floating platform) Possibly Water/Steel or Water/Electric type.
This sort of stuff makes me wonder if the developers of X and Y were shooting for the moon with all the things they wanted to include, but had to scale back with the pressure of making the worldwide release while creating an entirely new 3D game. If it is that way, that sucks for what could have been, but it is oddly reassuring in that I and probably many of us here have struggled with this in the past. I didn’t like X and Y all too much, but seeing this really makes me appreciate their vision all the more.
i was just thinking similar, like maybe some of it was the limitations of the 3D game and the 3DS itself, like they might have wanted stuff to look incredible but had to scale it back to basics because of the software. I'm sure there were many factors, but it's also interesting to note that Kalos has the smallest amount of pokemon added in a new generation, so I wonder if with how many ideas they had plus the amount of mega evolution forms that there are, it may have been too much for the 3DS to handle. We do also have a cut Pokemon Z that we very well could have seen some pokemon appear in, though that is a bit of a stretch
Gamefreak did said that majority of X and Y development was learning how to make a Pokemon mainline game in 3D since they never made a fully 3D Pokemon game and I can why so many designs were cut and redesign because its harder to make 3D models then 2D sprites. Hopefully these cut Pokemon get reused again in later Pokemon games like how in the past beta Pokemon got reused in later Generation like Tirtouga was originally planned for Gen 2 and had concept art drawn, but got scrapped and then later reused with a new redesign with a new evolution for Gen 5, or how Mine Jr was originally planned as pre-evolution for Mr.Mime in Gen 2 with a 2D sprite but was scrapped due to Gen 2 having to many baby Pokemon and then later was reused with a redesign for Gen 4.
Concept art: Cool, mystical, beautiful creatures that could easily be popular around. Game *freaky* : Nah, the best i can do is Dudunsparce and Flamigo.
@@HoopsandHipHop i can answer this sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers thats how sugimori saw it hes the professional his word goes
@@HoopsandHipHop Good. You should. Dudunsparce doesn't deserve the hate. You really thought a joke pokémon like Dunsparce could just keep existing without a punchline? Pah-lease! I question why an evolution for it on the level of Gyarados was even something that was taken seriously to begin with.
We got robbed of a cool looking flamingo pokemon! The fact the mons like pawmo, squackabilly, and dudunsparce can make the cut but these didn’t is insane
That flamigo go adjusted into spritzee and aromatisse which have the same elements, whereas the crustacean became clauncher and clawitzer and whatever was left of the inspo poured into the Wimpod and Golisopod line. Also I think that male seahorse like Floette rocks, but they scrapped it after Dragalge was designed
i can answer this sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers thats how sugimori saw it hes the professional his word goes
Why are you acting like Aromatisse was the reason they cut this? It was likely cut for completely separate reasons unrelated to Aromatisse. Every cool cut pokémon wasn't taken away from you by other pokémon you don't like, okay?
@@barrysmith4610 I personally speculate these cut bird mons were scrapped in favour of Tyrunt and Tyrantrum. They clearly look to be fossils and they likely designed many more scrapped mons to potentially fill these same roles. They're obviously super sick and I really like them but over our first T-Rex pokémon? Nah, it was worth it. I'd say there's a good chance that all of the cool scrapped mons were likely just replaced by an even cooler one.
@RJS2003 point taken Tyrantrum is way cooler than them. Hopefully GF bring them back though, if not in Legends ZA then Gen 10. the Florges design could be its Mega for ZA, the flamingo could be flamingos Evo and the peanut Dino could also show up in Legends or Gen 10
The peanut dinosaur having the peanut flower as its frills is too cool. The spines and tail even look like peanut leaves. Add in a name that goes along with the cool sounding scientific name for the plant and it would be an A tier pokemon.
through all concept art and beta leaks, I always try to keep the mindset of "you just like it because it's new, you don't actually wish it replaced the pokemon we got." Generally I still think that's true. I think that while the designs granted are actually good, we don't actually wish it replaced the final pokemon designs. We just have felt stale with the final designs for so long, and something new like this that was scrapped is a breath of fresh air. It makes us FEEL like they're superior designs just because they're brand new and unseen, even if we actually prefer-- hold on, is that a wimpod-adjacent leviathan bug pokemon? Take back everything I just said, I want blue leviathan bug
While I wouldnt want them to replace current pokemon, I do wish we could have some of the concepts become canon in later generations. Like the chameleon pokemon or the peanut one.
The cut bug Pokemon is: 1st evolution: Gengoro - which translates to Diving Beetle 2nd evolution: Mizukakiri - which translate to Water Mantis The cut bird Pokemon Hikuidori - which translate to Cassowary (flightless bird) The cut chameleon Pokmon 1st Evolution: Kameru - which just takes Chamel from Chameleon 2nd evolution: Gekakameru - which mean Surgical Chameleon (hopefully this is correct) The cut Peanut Pokemon Pinacchi - which just names Pina from Peanut but with Chi added at the end which makes it cute since Chi is used after kids names like san or kun The Cut Flamingo pokemon Furamingo - which translate to Flamingo. Also the design looks like it could be a scrapped Aromatisse design since his it has that can can look to it with its wings looking like petticoat and the feet looking like high heels
Here are some of my takes with the beta Pokémon: The cassowary/terror bird Pokémon was probably turned in Toucannon because the Japanese writing around it says that it charges fire in its body and then gives of fiery head buts similar to Toucannon’s Beak Blast The pre evolved Chameleon Pokémon may have become Poipole. Because the Japanese states that it shoots poison out of its mouth and their share similar body shapes. The Water bug was maybe split into both the Golispod line and the Araquanid line. This final one is a stretch but maybe the evolved form of the peanut Pokémon but have become Heliolisk. Because the petals look like Heliolisk’s frills and they share similar body shapes
i can answer this sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers thats how sugimori saw it hes the professional his word goes
@@PokeMadness1996 That's.... fair, I guess. I really wish there was room for both types of designs, but I can totally understand why the franchise can't/won't cater to my personal tastes
Not really. Pokemon have slowly trended away from the cool aesthetic to cutesy and non-threatening. They're determined to run this franchise into the ground.
i can answer this sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers thats how sugimori saw it hes the professional his word goes
I wonder if the limitations of this being the first 3D game had a part to play in some designs being cut? Also I really like the cut Mega Blastoise! It brings in the connection to Wartortle that was missing!
i can answer this sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers thats how sugimori saw it hes the professional his word goes
i can answer this sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers thats how sugimori saw it hes the professional his word goes
The Bone bird reminds me of a Cassowary except it’s wearing bone sneakers. We seriously need someone to make a mystery dungeon game with all these cut Pokémon.
The scrapped Bug mon shocks me. They really said “no” to a potential Bug-Type, for a Gen that only released with ONE new Bug-Type family with Vivillon! …And the Mega Evolutions, but still!
I like aromatisse’s design! It’s a puffy little fairy that likes perfume, and its avian face is a reference to plague doctors of medieval Europe who wore long-beaked face masks filled with potpourri to protect themselves from “foul air” that some at the time thought to be the cause of the Black Death.
First time looking at these, but I am Japanese, so here is what the text says: 0:00 just "fairly" pokemon. (But the less obvious info being) it's detached wings glow. 2:35 the color seems to depend on the biome it is in/from. To be more specific: subarctic, tundra tropic, savanna temperate, Mediterranean, west bank tropical island country desert tropical rain forest monsoon temperate, Mediterranean, west bank (2nd color idea I guess?) 3:57 the first evolution concept is "water stick insect/water mantis pokemon" and the second evolution is "water beetle/diving beetle pokemon", so probably not fossil pokemon. The stuff around the second evo's eyes are supposed to look like water goggles and it hides under rocks to hunt fish pokemon. The rest of the test is basically just what the water beetles/underwater bugs do irl. 5:50 "ヒクイドリ (hikui-dori)" which is apparently the name of the Australian bird called a Cassowary. which it seems to get the design from. It can also be expressed with the kanji "火喰い鳥/火食鳥 (hikui-dori)", which is a often interpreted as the mythical bird/fantasy concept: fire-eating bird (not quite a phenix, but often similar looking fire bird), which it clearly took inspiration from since it says it eats fire. They're also nocturnal, and approach you in the night if you have a fire. They keep the fire they eat in their pouch's which grow in size the more they eat. The bone looking structure on their faces are their beaks, and the second evo uses the flames it keeps in its body to heat the dark part of the top of its head/beak when headbutting. The second evo also uses it's tail feathers to make fires itself. 7:13 says "chameleon pokemon" and "big chameleon pokemon" lol. This one has luminescent eyes to attract bugs int the night and a poison pouch + poisonous(venomous?) tongue tho. And it's also nocturnal. 8:40 peanut guy :D 10:44 flamingo pokemon that dances the "Flamenco". The sheet explains that "Flamenco" means both "flamingo" & "fire" so it might have been a fire type. Also it's beak is a castanets, feet are high-heels that it uses to make sounds when dancing, and it stands hiding a leg when standing like irl flamingos.
I wasn't expecting gen 6 leaks until 3 or 4 years later,I want to see even more gen 6 leaks,these are amazing designs,how much yall wanna bet there's a scrapped dragon (or even steel) type eevee evolution somewhere in these leaks we've not seen yet
We were freaking robbed! I would've loved to have the Peanut Dino and the Fossil Cassowary on my team. And that Designer Flamingo should've been Spritzee's evolution.
you know what would be cool, these beta designs feel mature but still Pokemon like, it's hard to describe but Pokemon designs generally have a 'round simple' feel, it'll be cool if they gave ILCA these cut designs for them to make a spin off game using them.
My guess for mewthree is that x/y was gonna go next step and introduce a further evolution for many Pokémon in the franchise which was considered impossible (kinda like how gen 2 introduced babies) , it was gonna introduce a 4th evolution and a second for legendaries but eventually it became Megas.
One leak showed that Fire and Ice were originally going to be super effective against Fairy with Ice resisting Fairy. Poison was neutral against Fairy instead of resisting it, and Bug was weak to Fairy
The bug is based on dytiscidae water beetles. Probably dytiscus marginalis based on the coloration of the smaller one. Those probably show up in japan but I don't know for sure. It might just be because they're widespread and recognizable. At least in the northern hemisphere. Their shells are actually kind of pretty becaus of how smooth and iridescent they are. Like a little swimming gem. The bird is likely a helmeted hornbill. They're the only hornbill I know of with a red exposed throat. Also the helmet is a pretty big giveaway to what they were trying to get at. According to wikipedia helmetted hornbills were hunted for a material called hornbill ivory which was used by Japanese carvers. Interesting thing about the chameleon is that it shares that rolled up hubba-bubba tape gum look that beta lickilicky had. It seems like they revisited the idea and still weren't happy with it. Breloom lookalike might have been an early idea for the convergent pokemon we got in Scarlet and Violet. Can't help but notice that the flamingo has a similar head tuft as spritzze. Might have been an early alternative to aromatisse given that it has the the shoe looking feet and it's wings resemble the ruffs of a flamenco dancer's dress. Little shark guy is based on stethacanthus and possibly a hydrofoil board. The top of it also resembles a sucker, like a remora, so maybe it attached itself to water types like mantine to help them surf above the water. That would be a cool idea.
13:08 It looks like it’s based on a remora fish for me. With the head being a suction device. However since there is remoraid that would conflict a bit on their origins for their designs. I just imagine this scrapped design as a potential regional variant.
The first two are literally creatures that are still alive. Diver beetles/water beetles are some of the most common bugs on the planet, I have them in my unkept pool & the skull birds are cassowary’s. They aren’t fossils.
I think the similarities of Chespin vs the peanut pokemon, and Breloom for its evo led to it being cut or repurposed. If they had a design makeup for Chespin at this point then it would definitely have felt redundant to get something similar.
We absolutely got robbed, least amount of new Pokemon, and only one Bug line, and it's Vivillion. Diggersby the only ground type not a legendary. The only reason I can see why they were cut is because too much effort to make 3d models of them, so as to why we got Pokemon like Aromatisse and simpler designs for the Flabebe line.
Thoughts: -I think the mega evolutions shown could kind of work as primal reversions or regional forms instead (they look old to me). If not, they could still give those forms to Venasaur and Blastoise since Charizard has two mega evolutions. -If you flip the fish upside down he looks kind of happy. -I was hoping to see more cut Pokemon from X and Y because they were the smallest generation. -The bird reminds me of Mandibuzz and Cubone.
I think the cool cut mons are cut specifically because they look too good. I remember seeing/reading a video/interview where a pokemon head or designer said that they specifically "nerf" designs. They don't want designs are are too good or "cool". Like giving Gallade an oval hips, and Garchomp line the pill shaped hammerhead like protusions. That's their design philosophy I think. They want more basic, goofier designs in general. And in Aromatisse's case, they got in specifically because they're ugly. That's what they want.
Seeing these makes me wonder about that Mega Flygon Artist Block Statement, I don't think the Artist suffered Artist Block they seemed not just want to include Mega Flygon. Mega Blastoise's Concept Art looks amazing.
Dang I think beta Charizard y looks better. At least it's going for a different vibe. Final Charizard Y is just Charizard but a little weird/different?
I LOVE concept art, and have since I was a little kid, so I really appreciate these videos! :3 I feel like pokémon should leak their beta designs more often to see what people go nuts over so they can reconsider revisiting them for future generations. EDIT: That skull bird is a Tragopan! Look up a video of a Tragopan performing a display and you'll see that they start looking like a fairly normal, quail-like bird, and then INFLATE a big, colourful bib and two, fleshy "horns" above the eyes! The bill shape strikes me as more Sunbird, though.
Yeah, that peanut mon would've been good in a US south region (Georgia has a thing with peanuts), maybe that was intended to be saved for later. It'll be interesting to see if Game Freak ever uses pokemon from the leak, since most of the leaks from the past have been 1) small and 2) focused on the past.
For this Gen, I wonder if they were working with the people who did the Pokémon Stadium or Colosseum games. Because, if not, it was likely the the developers’ first attempt at 3d modeling themselves. Even if that weren’t the case, a lot of these beta designs look to have a lot of details to them, whereas something like Aromatisse seems a lot simpler and likely a lot less difficult to produce at the time. Maybe, like many other betas, these will get revisited when the developers finally have the appropriate skills to actually bring them to life without any issues
Whoa, that beta charizard is like a prehistoric version which is interesting. I like that venusaur beta. It feels like it could almost be a regional variant somehow. A little tweaking and giving it a different typing. But also would've been fine with it as a mega, though I personally don't care for megas anyways but venusaur is my jam.
All of these designs are great. I would say for peanut friend, their shells could be moved to cover the shoulders weird fish would've been a good silhouette, either way
(seconds into the video) (Slams hand on the table) THAT'S THE FLOETTE LINE WE MISSED OUT ON?!?! I already like the Floette line, but THAT?! HOW DID THAT GET DOWNGRADED TO WHAT WE HAVE?! --- Honestly, I look at that Fish and I think of Malimar's evolution method. "Level up while the system's upside down" except for the fish it requires another mon in the party, and the fish flips over and becomes the helmet for a suit of armor.
According to the description, the big beak bird pokemon is fire type, and it heats up the beak to headbutt and attack , so the design probably got scrapped and the concept recycled for Toucannon later. And the flamingo is probable Beta Aromatisse
Gen 6 fans are winning! Always held the belief that Gen 6 Pokémon had the best quality designs of any generation and these early iterations and cut designs are proof! To me, they really went ham on the fantasy RPG style with these early Gen 6 designs. I can see all of these in a game like the Tales series, as they lack the "kid-friendly cartoon" vibe that Pokémon is known for. They have a lot more intricate details, bolder colors, and overall feel "grittier".
I really hate being right, as someone who used to ROM edit for fun, I became very well accustomed to Gamefreaks game design, X&Y always felt incomplete and unfinished in so many ways. But now having confirmation we lost half the region of Kalos and so many additional game modes I have been proven right on all my thoughts ideas and feelings with Gen 6. I genuinely hope this shows Gamefreak that they need to stop rushing out profits and just make good games again the fan outcry is thunderous, and for once I feel like it might actually have an effect on them. Please remake x/y with all the cut content 😢
6:26 makes me think of spritzee and armotase. Especially the evolution. The head makes me think of the plague doctor’s mask. Maybe they were going for dark instead of fairy.
Yeah I can't believe they didn't put these in the game and that bigger Mewtwo is way better than the fighting type Mewtwo I believe it's Mewtwo X and that bulky Blastoise and some of those Venusaur were amazing too
The fish pokemon looks like it's based on a Remora which is a type of fish that has a suction spot on its head to attach itself to larger animals like sharks and whales.
Imagine if the leak was on purpose to see our reactions to some of their work and maybe bring them back to the table and rework or something. It be crazy and probably improbable.
The two stage bird pokemon reminds me of a cassowary. I think that's the basis. And the bug before definitely has to be the predecessor to wimpod. I like chameleon, though since there's already kecleon as like a 'basic' chameleon, I don't know if this one stands out enough beyond obviously having a second stage. But they could totally give kecleon a second stage sometime, especially for a regional evolution or something. I like the peanut pokemon, and yeah I agree with the flamingo pokemon. It's still kind of 'basic', but the difference is that it still has more of a 'pokemon' flare.
12:16 The color design and fins screams "water type", but what if it's bug type? The top looks kinda like a suction cup, so it could be a bug type that attaches itself to the underside of branches/ceilings (no idea how it would get up there) and falls on unsuspecting prey
12:40 Reminds me of a remora and stethacanthus. I can image it uses the dorsal fin like a suction cup same way as a remora to stick to bigger pokemon and stick it's big bottom fin out the water like a shark. Dunno what the purpose of that would be tho
Old Mega Designs look old to me, ancient even, with beards and long mustages It makes sense I guess, first stage is a child, second is a teenager, third is an adult, and mega are elderly
This leak just keeps getting crazier. Currently they're dropping never seen Legends Arceus concept art and I feel betrayed by the Pokemon company because the Legends Arceus Art Book was supposed to contain all the concepts of the game, but now it turned out that the promise of the book was not true. Still disappointed that because of ShoPro's intervention and DMCA that took down a big chunk of Gen3, Gen4 and Gen5 beta sprites and cut mons, they decided not to show anything more from the Sun and Moon era. And the peanut-suited little guy and the lizard one are by far the best of these X&Y era mons and we got so robbed because we couldn't get those shelved peanut boys. Sight.
I don’t like scrapped starter Mega Pokémon be Mega Evolution Pokémon, cause that’s seem not sense. However, I think they supposed be Paradox Pokemon, it would amazing.
Those alternate mega for blastoise and venosaur could have easily been translated for 2 megas for both x and y versions like Charizard has 😭. Also that weird fish pokemon definitely gives shark vibes if it were to evolve. And the glisopod looking ones to me look like a “beta” clauncher
The flamingo Pokémon was originally intended for X & Y but it later was reused for Scarlet & Violet. A peanut Pokémon would be reused possibly for a Generation 10 game or maybe fans could do their interpretation.
I don't agree that the Beta Florges line is better than what we got, it's a little too complicated, as well as the second form of the scraped chameleon. BUT the rest of these beta designs are stellar. Especially that flamingo.
Would have been hilarious if the peanut pokemon were regional fakes (I don't remember if that's the right term) of shroomish and breloom and instead their names were legumish and brelume (cause peanuts are legumes). I guess it was a little before scarlet and violet though...
9:35 I hate how pokemon fans are fine with gamefreak literally taking old pokemon and changing them for a region but aren't fine with pokemon being similar to each other as a way to show regional variations and how the regions ecosystem develops
So who's your favorite cut Pokemon here? Mine would have to be the peanut dinosaur 😮💨👌
You can some of the scrapped mons as your new histrobeas
@@thunderboargames8369Pretty sure that would still have Nintendo on his ass tbh-
kalos lookin wimpod and galissopod or land archeops marowak
the megas kind too clunky if maybe a a balance from thin and clunky explains the offical megas ?
Loved your overview bro! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya!
The fact we got not only robbed of a PEANUT POKÉMON but also the bottom half of the map itself is a travesty beyond all measure.
@@peterrealar2.067 I’ll never not be sad about the peanut mon 😭😭
@@HoopsandHipHop I also mourn the Orange from Gen 3.
It's neat to see all these designs, but what's sad is that there was a chance they could've been brought forward to a future game. So since they all got leaked, GF will most likely never wanna use them now.
@@bestwaifu3852 It's not OUR fault. If GF sees how much we love these mons they might reconsider.
Yes!!!! I knew I was right to be dissatisfied!!! I feel so vindicated!!!!
Ok so here's my take: That fish Pokemon is a nail that possibly evolves into a hammerhead shark?
@@talhanawaz7951 yoooo that’s an amazing concept, whether that’s the case or not! But I can actually see it!!
That is a cool idea, but I think that's a suction cup on its head and it's a remora fish
@@andrewcogdillcole3826 I was thinking something similar! Either it is a companion to another pokemon or evolves into something that the little pokemon attaches itself too
A remora nail fish pokemon evolving into a hammerhead shark is the coolest idea i heard
Nah, man... look closer. That's an old-style outboard motor(or possibly a trawling motor). The kind commonly used on a speedboat. The disc part is where the starter coil and steering column should be, but it's a liv8ng creature, so instead it's a suction-cup/platform to attach to a "boat"(any floating platform)
Possibly Water/Steel or Water/Electric type.
This sort of stuff makes me wonder if the developers of X and Y were shooting for the moon with all the things they wanted to include, but had to scale back with the pressure of making the worldwide release while creating an entirely new 3D game. If it is that way, that sucks for what could have been, but it is oddly reassuring in that I and probably many of us here have struggled with this in the past. I didn’t like X and Y all too much, but seeing this really makes me appreciate their vision all the more.
they grow on u after enough time
another poketuber explained the old story involved aliens and valerie is a remnant of that concept
i was just thinking similar, like maybe some of it was the limitations of the 3D game and the 3DS itself, like they might have wanted stuff to look incredible but had to scale it back to basics because of the software. I'm sure there were many factors, but it's also interesting to note that Kalos has the smallest amount of pokemon added in a new generation, so I wonder if with how many ideas they had plus the amount of mega evolution forms that there are, it may have been too much for the 3DS to handle. We do also have a cut Pokemon Z that we very well could have seen some pokemon appear in, though that is a bit of a stretch
Gamefreak did said that majority of X and Y development was learning how to make a Pokemon mainline game in 3D since they never made a fully 3D Pokemon game and I can why so many designs were cut and redesign because its harder to make 3D models then 2D sprites. Hopefully these cut Pokemon get reused again in later Pokemon games like how in the past beta Pokemon got reused in later Generation like Tirtouga was originally planned for Gen 2 and had concept art drawn, but got scrapped and then later reused with a new redesign with a new evolution for Gen 5, or how Mine Jr was originally planned as pre-evolution for Mr.Mime in Gen 2 with a 2D sprite but was scrapped due to Gen 2 having to many baby Pokemon and then later was reused with a redesign for Gen 4.
beta florges line gives Fairy/Dragon vibes
That would be great!
Concept art: Cool, mystical, beautiful creatures that could easily be popular around.
Game *freaky* : Nah, the best i can do is Dudunsparce and Flamigo.
@@sandy_nes31 oh no you reminded me of Dudunsparce 😭
@@HoopsandHipHop i can answer this
sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more
those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers
thats how sugimori saw it
hes the professional his word goes
@@HoopsandHipHop dudunsparce being a joke is what made him lovable to begin with
@@HoopsandHipHop Good. You should. Dudunsparce doesn't deserve the hate. You really thought a joke pokémon like Dunsparce could just keep existing without a punchline? Pah-lease!
I question why an evolution for it on the level of Gyarados was even something that was taken seriously to begin with.
@@RJS2003 true
We got robbed of a cool looking flamingo pokemon!
The fact the mons like pawmo, squackabilly, and dudunsparce can make the cut but these didn’t is insane
That flamigo go adjusted into spritzee and aromatisse which have the same elements, whereas the crustacean became clauncher and clawitzer and whatever was left of the inspo poured into the Wimpod and Golisopod line. Also I think that male seahorse like Floette rocks, but they scrapped it after Dragalge was designed
Whatchu mean? We got Flamigo later.
lol Flamigo
i can answer this
sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more
those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers
thats how sugimori saw it
hes the professional his word goes
Dudunsparce absolutely did deserve to make the cut though, no ifs, ands or buts.
He's so funny and silly I love him.💛
@@captainawf2341flamigo is the blandest take on a flamingo they could’ve taken
Yooooooo that Skull bird is siiiiicckkkkk. Why did we get Aromatesse over them 😢 come on Gamefreak
ntm on my mother Aromatisse
Why are you acting like Aromatisse was the reason they cut this? It was likely cut for completely separate reasons unrelated to Aromatisse. Every cool cut pokémon wasn't taken away from you by other pokémon you don't like, okay?
@@RJS2003 whatevs bruh. Aromatisse is crap and shouldn't be in the game over this gem of a Pokémon
@@barrysmith4610 I personally speculate these cut bird mons were scrapped in favour of Tyrunt and Tyrantrum. They clearly look to be fossils and they likely designed many more scrapped mons to potentially fill these same roles.
They're obviously super sick and I really like them but over our first T-Rex pokémon? Nah, it was worth it.
I'd say there's a good chance that all of the cool scrapped mons were likely just replaced by an even cooler one.
@RJS2003 point taken Tyrantrum is way cooler than them. Hopefully GF bring them back though, if not in Legends ZA then Gen 10. the Florges design could be its Mega for ZA, the flamingo could be flamingos Evo and the peanut Dino could also show up in Legends or Gen 10
The peanut dinosaur having the peanut flower as its frills is too cool. The spines and tail even look like peanut leaves. Add in a name that goes along with the cool sounding scientific name for the plant and it would be an A tier pokemon.
What do you think it and its pre evo's names would be? :)
through all concept art and beta leaks, I always try to keep the mindset of "you just like it because it's new, you don't actually wish it replaced the pokemon we got." Generally I still think that's true. I think that while the designs granted are actually good, we don't actually wish it replaced the final pokemon designs. We just have felt stale with the final designs for so long, and something new like this that was scrapped is a breath of fresh air. It makes us FEEL like they're superior designs just because they're brand new and unseen, even if we actually prefer-- hold on, is that a wimpod-adjacent leviathan bug pokemon? Take back everything I just said, I want blue leviathan bug
It probably has nothing to do with wimpod's line. It's based on a freshwater diving beetle while wimpod's line are seafloor roaming isopods.
While I wouldnt want them to replace current pokemon, I do wish we could have some of the concepts become canon in later generations. Like the chameleon pokemon or the peanut one.
6:37 Maybe terror birds? A terror bird pokemon would be cool.
They're 100 percent terror birds
Actually, the evolved version of the cut bird is based on the Cassowary.
@@vegeta50024 I was coming here to say that
Helmeted hornbill.
@@HaughtyToast it looks more like a great hornbill than a helmeted hornbill
That chameleon looks like a ultra beast
Yes. Pretty sure it's the beta design that was later turned Into Gen 7's Poipole.
That flamingo pokemon looks like something jesse from team rocket would have
The cut bug Pokemon is:
1st evolution: Gengoro - which translates to Diving Beetle
2nd evolution: Mizukakiri - which translate to Water Mantis
The cut bird Pokemon
Hikuidori - which translate to Cassowary (flightless bird)
The cut chameleon Pokmon
1st Evolution: Kameru - which just takes Chamel from Chameleon
2nd evolution: Gekakameru - which mean Surgical Chameleon (hopefully this is correct)
The cut Peanut Pokemon
Pinacchi - which just names Pina from Peanut but with Chi added at the end which makes it cute since Chi is used after kids names like san or kun
The Cut Flamingo pokemon
Furamingo - which translate to Flamingo. Also the design looks like it could be a scrapped Aromatisse design since his it has that can can look to it with its wings looking like petticoat and the feet looking like high heels
Here are some of my takes with the beta Pokémon:
The cassowary/terror bird Pokémon was probably turned in Toucannon because the Japanese writing around it says that it charges fire in its body and then gives of fiery head buts similar to Toucannon’s Beak Blast
The pre evolved Chameleon Pokémon may have become Poipole. Because the Japanese states that it shoots poison out of its mouth and their share similar body shapes.
The Water bug was maybe split into both the Golispod line and the Araquanid line.
This final one is a stretch but maybe the evolved form of the peanut Pokémon but have become Heliolisk. Because the petals look like Heliolisk’s frills and they share similar body shapes
Hahaha these takes couldn’t be more wrong. Sorry to burst your bubble
Shocking that such great designs stayed on the cutting room floor
I do hope will get these in the future!
i can answer this
sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more
those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers
thats how sugimori saw it
hes the professional his word goes
@@PokeMadness1996 That's.... fair, I guess. I really wish there was room for both types of designs, but I can totally understand why the franchise can't/won't cater to my personal tastes
Not really. Pokemon have slowly trended away from the cool aesthetic to cutesy and non-threatening. They're determined to run this franchise into the ground.
The flamingo Pokémon is waaayyy better than Flamigo and Aromatisse 😢😢😢
LEAVE QUEENATISSE BE
i can answer this
sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more
those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers
thats how sugimori saw it
hes the professional his word goes
I am a fan of aromatisse but I do like this more. It makes me wonder what beta spritzee was like.
I don't like the official Flabebe line at all, but the beta designs were REALLY good.
The best thing about leaks/beta designs is there’s always the possibility for cool concepts to be changed/added to future titles.
I wonder if the limitations of this being the first 3D game had a part to play in some designs being cut? Also I really like the cut Mega Blastoise! It brings in the connection to Wartortle that was missing!
i can answer this
sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more
those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers
thats how sugimori saw it
hes the professional his word goes
Dude you don’t have to copy and paste the same answer to everyone’s comment, also did you talk to sugimori to get this info?
Game Freak with cool Pokemon designs with interesting details and lore:Nah.
Game Freak with a fúçkìng parrot:😍
i can answer this
sugimori says he intentionally designs pokemon to be a little bit lame to make them more welcoming and friendly and wholesome so mons like dudunsparse and flamigo being goofy and cute fit the vision and the aesthetic more
those cool pokemon would have been too intimidating especially for newcomers
thats how sugimori saw it
hes the professional his word goes
yea an elvis parrot thats still fun
@@PokeMadness1996bro nobody cares there’s plenty of Pokemon a couple of intimidating ones wouldn’t do anything to anybody
@@PokeMadness1996Rare Sugimori L
@@PokeMadness1996- Please stop copy and pasting this on every comment. It's more redundant than dudunsparce.
10:41 there’s no way they got rid of this diva looking flamingo and then replaced it with the most generic flamingo design ever in Scarlet 😭😭
@@Manny4Life948 it’s a tragedy honestly 😭😭
The Bone bird reminds me of a Cassowary except it’s wearing bone sneakers.
We seriously need someone to make a mystery dungeon game with all these cut Pokémon.
screw the leakers now they are never gonna be official Pokemon when they decided to revive a old design they originally couldn't work with
The scrapped Bug mon shocks me. They really said “no” to a potential Bug-Type, for a Gen that only released with ONE new Bug-Type family with Vivillon!
…And the Mega Evolutions, but still!
I like aromatisse’s design! It’s a puffy little fairy that likes perfume, and its avian face is a reference to plague doctors of medieval Europe who wore long-beaked face masks filled with potpourri to protect themselves from “foul air” that some at the time thought to be the cause of the Black Death.
I, too, am an Aromatisse defender. We exist!
I love Aromatisse. And I love how much everyone hates on it. Ya'll can stay mad lol.
The mega mewtwo betas look like frieza 🔥🔥 especially that blue tinted one💯
First time looking at these, but I am Japanese, so here is what the text says:
0:00 just "fairly" pokemon. (But the less obvious info being) it's detached wings glow.
2:35 the color seems to depend on the biome it is in/from. To be more specific:
subarctic, tundra tropic, savanna
temperate, Mediterranean, west bank tropical island country
desert tropical rain forest
monsoon temperate, Mediterranean, west bank (2nd color idea I guess?)
3:57 the first evolution concept is "water stick insect/water mantis pokemon" and the second evolution is "water beetle/diving beetle pokemon", so probably not fossil pokemon. The stuff around the second evo's eyes are supposed to look like water goggles and it hides under rocks to hunt fish pokemon. The rest of the test is basically just what the water beetles/underwater bugs do irl.
5:50 "ヒクイドリ (hikui-dori)" which is apparently the name of the Australian bird called a Cassowary. which it seems to get the design from. It can also be expressed with the kanji "火喰い鳥/火食鳥 (hikui-dori)", which is a often interpreted as the mythical bird/fantasy concept: fire-eating bird (not quite a phenix, but often similar looking fire bird), which it clearly took inspiration from since it says it eats fire. They're also nocturnal, and approach you in the night if you have a fire. They keep the fire they eat in their pouch's which grow in size the more they eat. The bone looking structure on their faces are their beaks, and the second evo uses the flames it keeps in its body to heat the dark part of the top of its head/beak when headbutting. The second evo also uses it's tail feathers to make fires itself.
7:13 says "chameleon pokemon" and "big chameleon pokemon" lol. This one has luminescent eyes to attract bugs int the night and a poison pouch + poisonous(venomous?) tongue tho. And it's also nocturnal.
8:40 peanut guy :D
10:44 flamingo pokemon that dances the "Flamenco". The sheet explains that "Flamenco" means both "flamingo" & "fire" so it might have been a fire type. Also it's beak is a castanets, feet are high-heels that it uses to make sounds when dancing, and it stands hiding a leg when standing like irl flamingos.
Damn the fire bird pokemon sounds really cool
Peanut guy
I hope they revisit these designs for future Pokémon and regional variants.
I wasn't expecting gen 6 leaks until 3 or 4 years later,I want to see even more gen 6 leaks,these are amazing designs,how much yall wanna bet there's a scrapped dragon (or even steel) type eevee evolution somewhere in these leaks we've not seen yet
I'm not in the mood for your shit youtube
Some of these designs might have been corporate saying no, likely were designs that were cut last minute mostly cause corporate being corporate
We were freaking robbed! I would've loved to have the Peanut Dino and the Fossil Cassowary on my team. And that Designer Flamingo should've been Spritzee's evolution.
you know what would be cool, these beta designs feel mature but still Pokemon like, it's hard to describe but Pokemon designs generally have a 'round simple' feel, it'll be cool if they gave ILCA these cut designs for them to make a spin off game using them.
I'll forgive Game Freak if they use that flamingo design as an evolution for Flamigo for Gen 10 or beyond.
5:37 looks like a ancient Cassowary
I see where people are getting cassowary, but it’s actually looks a lot more like a ground hornbill to me
"Flamenco" (The flamingo) does look much better than what they ended up with in later games.
My guess for mewthree is that x/y was gonna go next step and introduce a further evolution for many Pokémon in the franchise which was considered impossible (kinda like how gen 2 introduced babies) , it was gonna introduce a 4th evolution and a second for legendaries but eventually it became Megas.
One leak showed that Fire and Ice were originally going to be super effective against Fairy with Ice resisting Fairy. Poison was neutral against Fairy instead of resisting it, and Bug was weak to Fairy
The bug is based on dytiscidae water beetles. Probably dytiscus marginalis based on the coloration of the smaller one. Those probably show up in japan but I don't know for sure. It might just be because they're widespread and recognizable. At least in the northern hemisphere. Their shells are actually kind of pretty becaus of how smooth and iridescent they are. Like a little swimming gem.
The bird is likely a helmeted hornbill. They're the only hornbill I know of with a red exposed throat. Also the helmet is a pretty big giveaway to what they were trying to get at. According to wikipedia helmetted hornbills were hunted for a material called hornbill ivory which was used by Japanese carvers.
Interesting thing about the chameleon is that it shares that rolled up hubba-bubba tape gum look that beta lickilicky had. It seems like they revisited the idea and still weren't happy with it.
Breloom lookalike might have been an early idea for the convergent pokemon we got in Scarlet and Violet.
Can't help but notice that the flamingo has a similar head tuft as spritzze. Might have been an early alternative to aromatisse given that it has the the shoe looking feet and it's wings resemble the ruffs of a flamenco dancer's dress.
Little shark guy is based on stethacanthus and possibly a hydrofoil board. The top of it also resembles a sucker, like a remora, so maybe it attached itself to water types like mantine to help them surf above the water. That would be a cool idea.
13:08 It looks like it’s based on a remora fish for me. With the head being a suction device. However since there is remoraid that would conflict a bit on their origins for their designs. I just imagine this scrapped design as a potential regional variant.
The first two are literally creatures that are still alive. Diver beetles/water beetles are some of the most common bugs on the planet, I have them in my unkept pool & the skull birds are cassowary’s. They aren’t fossils.
I prefer flamigo, this flamingo is just a cool looking flamingo. Flamigo has a boxing glove shape and the knot around his neck is cool
Hot take: both are peak
I think the similarities of Chespin vs the peanut pokemon, and Breloom for its evo led to it being cut or repurposed. If they had a design makeup for Chespin at this point then it would definitely have felt redundant to get something similar.
Pokemon X and Y would've been MY FAVORITE GAMES if these scrapped Pokemon designs made it in!! Hopefully we'll see them in future games!!
It’s my least favorite gen and these designs would have bumped it up to top 3 tbh. They are genuinely so cool
We absolutely got robbed, least amount of new Pokemon, and only one Bug line, and it's Vivillion. Diggersby the only ground type not a legendary.
The only reason I can see why they were cut is because too much effort to make 3d models of them, so as to why we got Pokemon like Aromatisse and simpler designs for the Flabebe line.
So whoever is at the helm that decides what gets approved and what doesn’t basically needs to go! These designs are awesome
Thoughts:
-I think the mega evolutions shown could kind of work as primal reversions or regional forms instead (they look old to me). If not, they could still give those forms to Venasaur and Blastoise since Charizard has two mega evolutions.
-If you flip the fish upside down he looks kind of happy.
-I was hoping to see more cut Pokemon from X and Y because they were the smallest generation.
-The bird reminds me of Mandibuzz and Cubone.
beta mega venasaur is better too. The official is just regular venasaur with more stuff on top. The beta looks more like its own unique mon.
The teal version of Mega Mewtwo looks like Frieza from Dragon Ball Z 😂
I think the cool cut mons are cut specifically because they look too good. I remember seeing/reading a video/interview where a pokemon head or designer said that they specifically "nerf" designs. They don't want designs are are too good or "cool". Like giving Gallade an oval hips, and Garchomp line the pill shaped hammerhead like protusions. That's their design philosophy I think. They want more basic, goofier designs in general. And in Aromatisse's case, they got in specifically because they're ugly. That's what they want.
That first mega blastoise was much better than the official
Seeing these makes me wonder about that Mega Flygon Artist Block Statement, I don't think the Artist suffered Artist Block they seemed not just want to include Mega Flygon.
Mega Blastoise's Concept Art looks amazing.
Gamefreak please give us these designs these are all so amazing!
Bone bird is definitely a cassowary.
I had the same thought while watching! The feet and crest are definitely cassowary inspired.
Dang I think beta Charizard y looks better. At least it's going for a different vibe. Final Charizard Y is just Charizard but a little weird/different?
I LOVE concept art, and have since I was a little kid, so I really appreciate these videos! :3
I feel like pokémon should leak their beta designs more often to see what people go nuts over so they can reconsider revisiting them for future generations.
EDIT: That skull bird is a Tragopan! Look up a video of a Tragopan performing a display and you'll see that they start looking like a fairly normal, quail-like bird, and then INFLATE a big, colourful bib and two, fleshy "horns" above the eyes! The bill shape strikes me as more Sunbird, though.
“Say the line…”
“wE wErE rObBeD.!.!”
The bearded venesaur looks like a sage! It’s pretty badass!
Yeah, that peanut mon would've been good in a US south region (Georgia has a thing with peanuts), maybe that was intended to be saved for later. It'll be interesting to see if Game Freak ever uses pokemon from the leak, since most of the leaks from the past have been 1) small and 2) focused on the past.
For this Gen, I wonder if they were working with the people who did the Pokémon Stadium or Colosseum games. Because, if not, it was likely the the developers’ first attempt at 3d modeling themselves. Even if that weren’t the case, a lot of these beta designs look to have a lot of details to them, whereas something like Aromatisse seems a lot simpler and likely a lot less difficult to produce at the time. Maybe, like many other betas, these will get revisited when the developers finally have the appropriate skills to actually bring them to life without any issues
3:02 These kind of look to me like they could be James Turner's work. Not 100% sure, but they're definitely in that league.
the scrapped mega evos look like ben ten aliens
the Flabebe line should be Fairy/ Grass type.....it always bothered me that they were just Fairy type....
Whoa, that beta charizard is like a prehistoric version which is interesting. I like that venusaur beta. It feels like it could almost be a regional variant somehow. A little tweaking and giving it a different typing. But also would've been fine with it as a mega, though I personally don't care for megas anyways but venusaur is my jam.
All of these designs are great.
I would say for peanut friend, their shells could be moved to cover the shoulders
weird fish would've been a good silhouette, either way
(seconds into the video)
(Slams hand on the table)
THAT'S THE FLOETTE LINE WE MISSED OUT ON?!?!
I already like the Floette line, but THAT?! HOW DID THAT GET DOWNGRADED TO WHAT WE HAVE?!
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Honestly, I look at that Fish and I think of Malimar's evolution method. "Level up while the system's upside down" except for the fish it requires another mon in the party, and the fish flips over and becomes the helmet for a suit of armor.
Hopefully the Flamingo becomes an evo for Flamigo and hopefully these Pokemon appear in Legends ZA or Gen 10
That alternate Mewtwo design gives off some Mewthree vibes in the best possible way
According to the description, the big beak bird pokemon is fire type, and it heats up the beak to headbutt and attack , so the design probably got scrapped and the concept recycled for Toucannon later. And the flamingo is probable Beta Aromatisse
Mentioning the high heel feet makes me think it’s a secretary bird rather than a flamingo
Gen 6 fans are winning! Always held the belief that Gen 6 Pokémon had the best quality designs of any generation and these early iterations and cut designs are proof!
To me, they really went ham on the fantasy RPG style with these early Gen 6 designs. I can see all of these in a game like the Tales series, as they lack the "kid-friendly cartoon" vibe that Pokémon is known for. They have a lot more intricate details, bolder colors, and overall feel "grittier".
I really hate being right, as someone who used to ROM edit for fun, I became very well accustomed to Gamefreaks game design, X&Y always felt incomplete and unfinished in so many ways.
But now having confirmation we lost half the region of Kalos and so many additional game modes I have been proven right on all my thoughts ideas and feelings with Gen 6.
I genuinely hope this shows Gamefreak that they need to stop rushing out profits and just make good games again the fan outcry is thunderous, and for once I feel like it might actually have an effect on them.
Please remake x/y with all the cut content 😢
3:05 We got Klefki over a super cool water/bug type... Heck we didn't get much of any new Pokémon from Gen 6 period.
6:26 makes me think of spritzee and armotase. Especially the evolution. The head makes me think of the plague doctor’s mask.
Maybe they were going for dark instead of fairy.
Yeah I can't believe they didn't put these in the game and that bigger Mewtwo is way better than the fighting type Mewtwo I believe it's Mewtwo X and that bulky Blastoise and some of those Venusaur were amazing too
The fish pokemon looks like it's based on a Remora which is a type of fish that has a suction spot on its head to attach itself to larger animals like sharks and whales.
Imagine if the leak was on purpose to see our reactions to some of their work and maybe bring them back to the table and rework or something. It be crazy and probably improbable.
1:53 That's so beautiful!
I prefer this over what we got
The two stage bird pokemon reminds me of a cassowary. I think that's the basis. And the bug before definitely has to be the predecessor to wimpod. I like chameleon, though since there's already kecleon as like a 'basic' chameleon, I don't know if this one stands out enough beyond obviously having a second stage. But they could totally give kecleon a second stage sometime, especially for a regional evolution or something. I like the peanut pokemon, and yeah I agree with the flamingo pokemon. It's still kind of 'basic', but the difference is that it still has more of a 'pokemon' flare.
6:00 They remind me of the Cassowary. Big mean bird with a bone on their head for ramming things lol
I instantly thought Cubird
Dang... I love the current Florges line, the beta design is also awesome.
I prefer current Florges, but beta Flabebe and Floette are pristine.
12:16 The color design and fins screams "water type", but what if it's bug type? The top looks kinda like a suction cup, so it could be a bug type that attaches itself to the underside of branches/ceilings (no idea how it would get up there) and falls on unsuspecting prey
i like that the alternative mega blastoises call back to wartortle,
12:40 Reminds me of a remora and stethacanthus. I can image it uses the dorsal fin like a suction cup same way as a remora to stick to bigger pokemon and stick it's big bottom fin out the water like a shark. Dunno what the purpose of that would be tho
Those Venusaur designs could work as a paradox form
The unidentified fish Pokémon is probably a remora. They both have suction cups on their heads.
I think the skull bird looks like a cassowary, and I think we absolutely need a cassowary Pokémon!
The skull bird and the mega blastoise designs are my favorite!!
@@kaicompton6539 yeah those ones are awesome!!
Old Mega Designs look old to me, ancient even, with beards and long mustages
It makes sense I guess, first stage is a child, second is a teenager, third is an adult, and mega are elderly
5:51 they’re based on the Cassowary. A big bird with a bony crest on it’s head
This leak just keeps getting crazier. Currently they're dropping never seen Legends Arceus concept art and I feel betrayed by the Pokemon company because the Legends Arceus Art Book was supposed to contain all the concepts of the game, but now it turned out that the promise of the book was not true. Still disappointed that because of ShoPro's intervention and DMCA that took down a big chunk of Gen3, Gen4 and Gen5 beta sprites and cut mons, they decided not to show anything more from the Sun and Moon era.
And the peanut-suited little guy and the lizard one are by far the best of these X&Y era mons and we got so robbed because we couldn't get those shelved peanut boys. Sight.
I don’t like scrapped starter Mega Pokémon be Mega Evolution Pokémon, cause that’s seem not sense. However, I think they supposed be Paradox Pokemon, it would amazing.
Those alternate mega for blastoise and venosaur could have easily been translated for 2 megas for both x and y versions like Charizard has 😭. Also that weird fish pokemon definitely gives shark vibes if it were to evolve. And the glisopod looking ones to me look like a “beta” clauncher
The flamingo Pokémon was originally intended for X & Y but it later was reused for Scarlet & Violet. A peanut Pokémon would be reused possibly for a Generation 10 game or maybe fans could do their interpretation.
What?
12:47 alternative remoraid evolution
Don't they also have a real fish that sticks to things with its flat side?
I don't agree that the Beta Florges line is better than what we got, it's a little too complicated, as well as the second form of the scraped chameleon. BUT the rest of these beta designs are stellar. Especially that flamingo.
Would have been hilarious if the peanut pokemon were regional fakes (I don't remember if that's the right term) of shroomish and breloom and instead their names were legumish and brelume (cause peanuts are legumes). I guess it was a little before scarlet and violet though...
I love the flabebe beta looks, if these design are in the PLZA game they should be a new pokemon with the dragon/fairy typing
With centro getting taken down i wonder how much more of the leaks we'll actually get to see
9:35 I hate how pokemon fans are fine with gamefreak literally taking old pokemon and changing them for a region but aren't fine with pokemon being similar to each other as a way to show regional variations and how the regions ecosystem develops