This Cut Pokémon From Gold & Silver Would Fit In Perfectly In Sword & Shield
There is a cut Pokémon from the history of the series that would have fit in as the Water-type starter due to its connection to UK myth.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield will be set in the Galar region of the Pokémon world, which is based on the British Isles. The starter Pokémon in Pokémon Sword & Shield were revealed at the same time as the games themselves, but there is a cut Pokémon from the history of the series that would have fit in as the Water-type starter due to its connection to a myth from the real world.
The line-up of starter Pokémon in Pokémon Gold & Silver was drastically changed from the public demo that was made available at the Space World ’97 event and the retail version of the games that were released in 1999. The people who attended the event claimed that the Water-type starter Pokémon was a creature called Kurusu, but this was swapped out with Totodile in the final version of the game. A version of the Space World ’97 demo leaked online in 2018 and the entire Kurusu line was revealed for the first time, with its final form resembling an extinct creature known as a Plesiosaur.
The Plesiosaur was a marine reptile with a long neck and four large fins. A lot is known about the biology of the Plesiosaur due to the fossilized remains that have been discovered around the world. The existence of the Plesiosaur ties into the myth of the Loch Ness Monster, as the sightings of the creature led to speculation that it was a surviving member of the species. The fact that the starting location in Pokémon Sword & Shield is based on Scotland would have left the door wide open for a return of the Kurusu line, which would have made more sense in relation to the region than Sobble (as much as we love the little lizard), as a Loch Ness Monster Pokémon seems like a perfect fit.
One potential reason why the Kurusu line was cut was due to its resemblance to Lapras, which is also based on the Plesiosaur. Some of the earliest design documents and pieces of concept art for Pokémon Red & Green showed beta versions of Lapras, so it’s obvious that the developers had this idea for a Pokémon from the beginning. The similarities between Kurusu’s final form and Lapras are hard to deny and it’s possible that Lapras might take the Loch Ness Monster role in the final version of Pokémon Sword & Shield.
The cut Pokémon from the Pokémon Gold & Silver demo were discarded by Game Freak, but some of them have been revived in later games, such as a baby version of Mr. Mime and Leafeon. The existence of these cut Pokémon is public knowledge and the reaction to them has been positive, so it’s possible that some of them could return in the future. It’s just a shame that the Kurusu line could not return in time for the Galar region.
Pokémon Sword & Shield will be released for the Nintendo Switch on November 15. 2019.
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