I don't often cover generations after 2 due to a lack of information, but some recent findings with Pokemon HOME have finally given me something to look at. This is some rather new information brought forward by a Twitter user, but I wasn't sure about bringing this article up due to a lack of info. Thanks to an old friend named Eric though, he dug up a Reddit post that brought me to a source for some extra spicy stuff to put together for a new theory.
Back in 2012,Nintendo laid down new trademarks for their Pokemon receiving Mega Evolutions. At the time random (due to Black and White 2 being on the horizon), this included all of the XY Mega Evolutions. It also included Latias and Latios who were in the code of said game, but not released until ORAS. In addition, in 2013, Aggron and Absol were also added to this list. However, there was one, significant outlier: Jynx, who never received a Mega at all. Nobody knew why Jynx was on this list at all. So, what gives? There has been for a while, a long-running idea that Jynx possibly had a Mega Evolution cut back in the day due to this article. And thanks to a tweet by Mattyoukhana_, this has finally received some significant validity. In Pokemon HOME, an unused cry was found that was strikingly similar to Jynx's, with a Mega reverb to boot;
Those who played Generations 6 and 7 should absolutely know what that reverb is: it's a trademark of a Mega cry. My theory, is that this is a removed asset from Pokemon X and Y. Some have said it's a Galarian evolution, but the reverb and echo simply don't match that. Given the trademarks, the context here is clearly different. Besides, if this were the case, where's all the other content from the DLC?
A day later, we also got this tweet stating that Jynx is highly likely to be an alternate form. This lines up with how Galarian and Mega forms are put into the game. In fact, through hacking, it is possible to have Mega Evolutions stored in exactly this way through both Bank and Home. So it definitely isn't Gigantamax.
So, why was this removed? Those who have followed this blog know that I have covered Jynx's controversial aspects in-depth on a good few occasions. Back in 1997 over to around 2001, Jynx was the recipient of a good deal of backlash by critics of the Pokemon series. This prompted a change in design, having its skin colour changed from black to purple. It's not unknown to my readers that Jynx's previous role in Gold and Silver was cut, likely due to this controversy. Jynx also hasn't appeared in the anime since 2006, in "Mean with Envy". Jynx is, to put it bluntly, Game Freak's problem child.
So, why would Jynx have been the intended recipient of a Mega Evolution? Well, by this time, the controversy had pretty much completely died down. Electabuzz and Magmortar received evolutions in Diamond and Pearl after all three gained Baby Pokemon in Gold and Silver. Clearly there is some inconsistency here. Jynx, Magmar and Electabuzz have all been seen as a trio in the past, while Pinsir, Scyther and Heracross are another. So, giving it something to make up for this seems quite logical. However, due to how controversial Jynx is, it was left in the dust. For all we know, there could just be a Mega Jynx design in Game Freak's old design vault. Maybe even that Mega Flygon that was also dropped. In fact, the very quote that is used here implies it was planned since XY; "...Flygon has had the potential to have a Mega Evolution since XY, but we were unable to complete a design and so it was dropped from consideration."
In which case, well, why don't we see Mega Flygon on the copyright list? Simple answer here is, well, he was cut early on. All the Mega Evolutions noted here must have been confirmed and/or had designs sorted. Filing a trademark isn't exactly cheap. This would strengthen the idea that Jynx, once again, likely has a Mega form all tucked away in Game Freak's vault. Obviously though, this is all speculation.
However, on this trademark list, we don't see Blaziken at all. I believe that Mega Blaziken may well have replaced Jynx after this discrepancy, as well as to foreshadow - and to build up hype for - ORAS. Far less risky and far more profitable. Jynx is simply not an easily marketable Pokemon, up there with Kadabra. Even the Kanto lovers have a common distaste for it. Can this Pokemon ever catch a break? So, what do I think of this? Well, as a person who's looked heavily into Jynx's history, I would love to see a redemption arc in this PR train wreck. My friend who tipped me off on this is actually a bit of an enthusiast! Jynx is among the most interesting Pokemon in the series, and almost viable to boot. Access to Fake Out, a very accurate sleep move in Lovely Kiss, very nice special attack, and a fairly good speed stat of 95: just 10 points away from breaking the dreaded 100 threshold. An old OU titan in Generations 1-2, and an underdog in Gen 3, seeing Jynx return to the Smogon Singles metagame would be pretty nice. I'd rather see ol' Tauros though, personally. I have requested The Cutting Room Floor, cut content enthusiasts, to have a look through XY to check for this cry. I'm not exactly savvy in datamining anything past GBA, but there are some individuals eager to try and seek out this cry in the data. Or perhaps, something more. Should anything occur, I will post a follow-up article as soon as possible. I have also contacted Mattyoukhana_ for comment.
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