Lost Pokemon - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Memory Card

In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at a complete history of cut Pokémon in Generation 1 and 2! Pichu from Gold and Silver was originally round, and there were plans to include a creepy voodoo doll!

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Special thanks to Dr. Lava, the Helix Chamber and countless fans who have researched cut Pokémon.

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[joshuas.g.g.]

The Gold & Silver Beta leak felt like a missing piece of a puzzle I never knew I wanted solved. Suddenly, so many things made sense. Remoraid randomly evolving into Octillery? Umbreon's Gold dex entry talking about random poison when it was Dark-type? Girafarig's palindromic name, but its design not reflecting it? Scyther having an evolution, but where was Pinsir's? What was up with the "Shellder" latched onto Slowbro/Slowking?


Seeing all this cut content, it felt like we peered into some alternate universe. How strangely magical and bizarre. I hope some of these get a shot at reappearing one day... particularly Meowth's pre-evolution. Thing's adorable.

[Exkaiber]

“Gorochu was cut from the games due to issues regarding game play balance”

Gen 1 where psychic types were only weak to bug, no STAB dragon or ghost moves, special stat was for both special attack and special defense, critical hits were based on speed, leech seed and toxic combined did more damage, normal types couldn’t be paralyzed by body slam, focus energy lowered critical hit ratio, when hyper beam knocks out a Pokemon it doesn’t need recharging, waking up from sleep took a full turn, wrap combined with agility, multi hit moves that were critical on the first hit had all hits be critical, couldn’t thaw out of being frozen unless hit with a fire move.

...balanced...yeah....

[NanaKyoto]

If they had kept that one Pokémon, then Slowpoke's evolution into Slowbro would make a lot more sense.
But aside from that, imagine living in a timeline where all these cut Pokémon were actually in the final games.

[mechashadow]

This explains why Wartortle feels off from the rest of the chain.
Bugged me since I was a kid because it’s the only design I liked in the chain,

[SupaPhly]

"so what you're in for?"
"for leaking pokemon"

[ArvexYT]

What Game Freak could have done is bring back some of those alternate designs as regional/alternate forms in later games. Imagine a Psychic/Dark Girafarig variant with the fully mirrored body or a Shellder/Cloyster line that looks more like Slowbro/Slowking's shell since, canonically, it's a Shellder that merged with it.

[milliondollarmistake]

So many of those Gen 2 Pokemon look great. That Pinsir evolution, the Meowth pre evolution (not that it needed one), that anchor shark, that voodoo doll, that electric tiger, etc. So many good designs that will probably never make it to the mainline games.

[Marcosatsu]

I thought for sure Dr. Lava would've been the choice for something like this.

[TheWeaslbee]

talks about Barunda "It seems jigglypuff would go on to take his spot"
*cries in Drifloon*

[YadonTheCat]

That "corpse of a panda" is a jiang-shi, a Chinese zombie

[pangolothian]

Gyaoon reminds me of Rhydon. It's funny that you mention its name being based on the screech of Godzilla, because the sound the legendary birds make in the earlier games was "Gyaoo!"

[DonajaMarjun]

Using old concept art as new Pokemon might be a great Official or Fan Game.

[ElFreakinCid]

The Ditto evolution is what happens when Ditto snorts the Metal Powder.

[stolasthegreatprince]

I remember when the Gold beta was leaked. I couldn't believe that it was real. It's amazing to think that we live on an era where it was possible. I liked the darker tone that was in the beta, with those weapon Pokemon, the zombie panda, the real Girafarig and etc. It seems the story was going to be a little darker too, with that Hiroshima-like city.

With these leaks and the Starcraft Ghost leak from last year, it's been a wild ride.

[frankvalenzoola]

"Hammerhead shark with a harpoon like nose", you mean like the Goblin shark? A weird shark found off the coast of Japan?

[Madblaster]

7:18 A Paras that's not dead or dying!

[bladecatcake]

kotora and raitora not making it in breaks my heart. 💔

i get with raikou already in, two electric tigers in the same gen wouldn’t make sense, but. look at them round happy bois. they spark joy. literally. they make me smile :)

ikari is so awesome too. i like it better than what i guess is it’s in game realization, sharpedo. i love that it’s tied to an anchor, it makes it’s short body design more unique than just... having nothing more to it. wolfman’s line is awesome as well. and rinrin and kyonpan’s too... dammit gen 2 had some great scrapped designs i’m mad

[PonziGamingStudios]

"Dive into the unknown"
*Shows the Pokemon Unown*
Me: *slightly dies inside but gives respect*

[brysonkonoto]

This has gotta be one of my favourite videos made by you guys. Please make more beta and cut versions of games from other games as this shows how it formed Pokemon

[doofs]

dude, my brain absolutely just exploded from hearing the Kangaskhan/Marowak theory was basically confirmed!!

Damn, , i remember hearing the theory when i was just 7 browsing the internet, seeing it basically confirmed as an adult is FREAKY, but like legendary closure.