Fake Pokémon

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A fake Pokémon is a non-official Pokémon. There are several ways in which one can be created and enter mainstream knowledge.

Assumptions of real Pokémon

Sometimes before the release of a new generation of Pokémon games, a silhouette of a new Pokémon will be released in Pokémon Wonderland, with the picture shown the following month. In that timeframe, sometimes fans will guess what the Pokémon will look like and draw up their assumptions. Others interpret these assumptions as the actual Pokémon.

In other instances, a false name or evolution of a Pokémon may be invented by a fan before any official release. Other fans, again, interpret these assumptions as fact.

Some assumed Pokémon include:

A fake sprite for Shellbro
  • Regigigas's Sky Forme, a forme that was assumed to belong to either Regigigas or Shaymin before its official unveiling. This assumption may derive from the fact that both Regigigas and Shaymin were scheduled to appear in the eleventh movie.
  • Porygon3, even after Porygon-Z was revealed, has been assumed to be a more defensive (and less erratic) branched evolution of Porygon2, due to the Dubious Disc's dubious origin and Porygon-Z's decreased defenses.
  • Shellbro, the assumed evolution of Shellder (usage of a SlowpokeTail)
  • Kangaschan or Kanga, the assumed name of Kangaskhan's baby, which could evolve into a male version of Kangaskhan.

Fake items, with accompanying "methods of obtaining", were invented to evolve regular Pokémon into fake Pokémon. For example, a "Mist Stone" was fabled to evolve every single Pokémon.

Mewthree

Mewthree in Pokémon ChaosBlack

A common example of a well-known fake Pokémon is Mewthree. It appears commonly in fake cheats and fan fiction.

Rumors of Mewthree's existence within the Pokémon games have circulated since the first generation. Many fake methods were created, that were often impossible to perform or resulted in the player deleting their save file. These stories have led to a number of ROM hacks focusing on this unofficial Pokémon. The most notable of these is Pokémon Chaos Black, in which Mewthree can evolve into another fake Pokémon, Mewthree X.

Mewthree was also one of the names given to the silhouette of Lucario early after its release on many internet forums because it appeared strikingly similar to Mewtwo.

Although it was a fake Pokémon, it was given an official mention in Mewtwo Strikes Back, where the scientists responsible for creating Mewtwo, commenting on the success of its creation, decided to start making Mewthree. However, the plans never got beyond this due to Mewtwo's destruction of the lab on New Island.

Previously false assumptions

Sometimes fake Pokémon, though based on false assumptions at the time, have real Pokémon appear in their place.

April Fools Pokémon

Often for April Fools pranks, Pokémon websites will create fake Pokémon and attempt to pass them off as recently revealed new Pokémon. These often include some of the commonly assumed fake Pokémon.

Some April Fools Pokémon include:

Other prank Pokémon

A fake sprite for the Sky Forme.

With the leak of Shaymin's Sky Forme in name, but without images to back the claim up, PurpleKecleon, a well-known Pokémon artist, created a fake version of this alternate form.

Needless to say, many in the fandom jumped to conclusions about its veracity[1], as the trademark on the terms "Land Forme" and "Sky Forme" had already been verified, while there was heavy evidence that Shaymin would be getting an alternate form. Thus, it became easily the most well-timed prank in the Pokémon fandom.

PurpleKecleon, however, announced the next day in her deviantART journal that she had created the fake Sky Forme Shaymin. The real one was leaked some time later in artwork on drink cups from Pokémon Festa.

Kaenchu[2] (Japanese: カエンチュ Kaenchu), supposedly a Fire-type Pokémon, gained notoriety shortly after the announcement of Pokémon X and Y. Kaenchu's name derives from the Japanese words 火炎 kaen (meaning "flame" or "blaze") and チューチュー chūchū (the sound of squeaking). It was purported to be an evolution of Pikachu, capable of generating thermal power and unloading hydrogen explosions. At one point, it ascended to the 4th position of the daily trending topics of the website Yahoo! Japan and was retweeted thousands of times on the social networking website Twitter before being discovered to be part of a hoax.

Fanmade Pokémon

It is not unusual for fans to create their own fake Pokémon for pure amusement, often creating new types (such as Light) and moves as well. These are usually openly displayed, usually on fanart websites or in ROM hacks, and known about as being fake. Sometimes, however, one may be assumed to be a real Pokémon by another fan, depending upon the skill of the artist and the gullibility of the fan.

In the anime

"Venustoise"
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Mismagius and Rayquaza fusion

In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a Gastly, who had the ability to create illusions that were tangible enough to attack people, created a crossbreed of a Blastoise and a Venusaur, calling it a "Venustoise" (Japanese: フシギックス Fushigix).

In Malice in Wonderland!, a real Mismagius merged with a dream-made Rayquaza, giving Rayquaza the color palette and some features of Mismagius. It then attacked Ash and his friends.


See also

External links

Several fansites have arisen with a focus on fan-made Pokémon.

References


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