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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As Generation 7 begins to close its doors, I decided to look back on a certain Pokemon that has never been released since Generation 6: AZ's Floette, or officially known as Eternal Flower Floette. Many of you may have heard about this event, as it's the first to go completely unused in a Pokemon game. This Pokemon is quite unique and notorious as a result. I have done some digging myself and decided to document some stuff regarding this, as well as ironing out some rumors as well. The reason Eternal Flower Floette is the first Pokemon to go unused is because Events for Generation 6 are no longer run. As a result of this fact and how you cannot transfer Generation 7 Pokemon - regardless of the generation they were introduced - to Generation 6, Eternal Flower Floette is officially unused. This will never change. If it is released in Generation 7 later, however, it will not be unused there, but still in Generation 6 due to these facts. So, this is Eternal Flower Floette, with the Normal and Shiny Sprites (left and middle). Apologies for the resolution and present-ability, finding the animated models is a nightmare. As you can see, it is quite different to the normal Floette on the far right. It holds the flower in the opposite direction, and has a different coloration and general model. The Non-Shiny model for Eternal Flower Floette is also used during the AZ Cutscene in the ending of Pokemon X and Y. It's quite comical to look at when you know it's a battle sprite, but the scene is still cute and tear-jerking when you know the lore. It's still extremely unusual to see how it was never released during the XY Era. After all, it is a big part of the lore. Smogon has an analysis page for this Floette, as there's a policy to document all Pokemon in preparation for release. Obviously, Floette has sort of...not been released. Anyway, as you can very well see, this Floette has obnoxious stats in comparison to the original. In fact, the original Floette has 371 BST, while Eternal Flower Floette has 551 BST! A massive increase! The stats gear it towards being a Choice Scarf user or possibly a Life Orb attacker. Smogon played around the idea of a Wish Tank, and I agree that it would work well like that, especially with its unique attack. The differences don't end here either. Normal Floette gets Ally Switch, which this variant does not. What this variant does get is its own signature move in Light of Ruin, which is a 140 Base Power, 90 Base Accuracy move that deals half the damage in recoil. It also has a unique cry. This is the normal cry. Due to being an Event, Eternal Flower Floette has no access to Egg Moves. Luckily, the Flabebe Line only get these Egg Moves;
Eternal Flower Floette also gets its own Pokedex Entries in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Ultra Sun: The flower it's holding can no longer be found blooming anywhere. It's also thought to contain terrifying power. Ultra Moon: Terrifying energy is concealed within its ominous flower, but Floette still swings it about innocently. So, the flower the Pokedex is talking about must be the "Eternal Flower".
The funny thing is, Pokemon Bank itself actually has no hackcheck, which allows players to upload clearly hacked Pokemon into the system without punishment. I, myself, have tested Eternal Flower Floette in-game thanks to the QR Code Exploit back in the XY-ORAS era. I still have it...in Bank. Have had for quite a few years now, actually! Pokemon Bank reads the stats perfectly fine, and even has a sprite for it. Hell, it lists Light of Ruin with no problem either. So, what gives? It's clearly intended for use at some point, why hasn't it? It's been in the files for multiple generations, plus Bank. They also used Eternal Flower Floette for debugging in Bank in the past. Given how this Pokemon is completely in limbo right now, I don't really know what to say about its future. Given the Pokedex Data being added in USUM, one could say that it is ready to be introduced. However, there have been many opportunities TO release it in the past. Pokemon Generations Episode 18 (the finale that featured AZ), the end of the XY Anime, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire since they mention AZ, the middle of the USUM Era due to the Pokedex Data...so many have been missed. It's so, so weird. If it isn't released by Generation 8, I'm pretty sure it'll be absent entirely in the eventual Main Series Switch Games. It's usually how Nintendo and Game Freak operate: use the old games as a base, then reset completely when the next console rolls around. In which, this really cool Event Pokemon will simply fade into obscurity. I really don't want that to happen, since it'll become the first official Unused Pokemon. So there we have it as it stands: Eternal Flower Floette has a ton of stuff going for it, but it has yet to be released. Will it ever happen? Well, I don't want to doubt it. It's honestly got a really cool design and a lot of interesting lore. It would be cruel not to give the Pokemon out for some cool event with AZ in Generation 8. I feel this could be the best way to release it at this point: as a cross-generational event, like the Celebi and Zorua, and Legendary Beasts and Zoroark Movie Tie-Ins. Those events were really cool and encouraged utilizing transfer features. Here, it could work just as well. Let's just sit back and hope this doesn't become a beta element for a second time... |
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