Lost Pokemon of the Day: Beta Wartortle Evolution
First revealed when Gen 1 beta assets leaked in February 2019, this Pokemon was the original evolution of Wartortle -- in Gen 1's beta, Blastoise was unrelated.
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(2/4) 1990 concept art shows Blastoise was created by Ken Sugimori, and was one of the earliest Pokemon ever created (pictured below).
However, Squirtle & Wartortle were created much later by Atsuko Nishida -- the female designer who also created Pikachu, Bulbasaur & Charmander.
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(3/4) In Feb 2019, Gen 1 beta assets were leaked & published by . This leak included assets for Wartortle's beta evolution, dating back from the time BEFORE Wartortle and Blastoise were related.
His back sprite was included, but unfortunately not his front sprite.
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(4/4) As a result, this Pokemon's true appearance is still unclear -- the artwork used here is speculative. Read more about Gen 1's beta leak: bit.ly/2ttWara
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1. Speculative art by
2. Squirtle family back sprites
3. Squirtle family
4. 1990 concept art
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It always seemed kind of weird that Blastoise lost both Wartortle's wings and tail swirl when it evolved and got cannons out of nowhere. It would be cool to see a combination of this rendition with the real one someday.
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Looks like it could have been water/dragon, but that would have been OP af in gen 1.
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Bonitão, faz sentido, mas o blastoise é pica demais, que bom que mudaram
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