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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Promotional art, source boxart images, manuals, logos, gen1 to gen6
https://gofile.io/d/AQvRdz
Design sheets (Pokemon, backgrounds, items, trainers) for various Pokemon anime, up to BW.
https://gofile.io/d/Lem9Zp
Technical document, including Dream World documents and partial source, spanning Ruby and Sapphire to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
https://gofile.io/d/v2ZVMH
Document and emails for Drill Dozer GBA, Pokemon cards, design for Diamond and Pearl, and more.
https://gofile.io/d/0DTGps
there are some weird WinXP file compatibility things
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GameFreak's response to BW's poor initial reception - specifically the lack of old Pokemon. This led directly to the decision to focus on old Pokemon in XY ('Beauty') and the Mega Evolution mechanic.
Pokemon Fusion, a mechanic intended for XY, was scrapped in favor of Mega Evolutions. Mewtwo's new form in the Genesect movie (which would later become Mega Mewtwo Y) is referred to as a 'fusion.' Ohmori specifically cites that fans will only be interested in a dragon-type Charizard and not in a rock-type Emboar, so they should only focus on Charizard.
The focus of Megas is immediately specifically for popular old Pokemon (Lucario, Absol, and Blaziken are cited as immediate examples), again in response to BW backlash. The decision to only focus on Pokemon from 'Japan' and not 'New York' was also informed by the backlash to BW.
'Sequel' (BW2) was meant to have brand-new Pokemon, but was changed to instead include old Pokemon in order to appease fans. The new designs drafted for BW2 were instead saved for XY. 'T-rex' (Tyrantrum?) is cited as having been already been designed, and initially intended for BW2.