Yeah, that honestly makes sense. I have to wonder if that's the case for all of the Moonstone Pokemon not stated to come from space...

Glad you liked it! We were chuckling over that line in the writing process. I think we have Returnofmch to thank for that one.

I've been wanting stuff like this for a long time too... Hence why I made the series lol. I got started on the Internet with Zelda timeline theorizing around 2010, so I love this kind of stuff. Glad you're enjoying it!

I haven't played much Dragon Quest yet (just the first one really), but with how big DQ is out there, as well as Creatures' history with DQ-inspired games (namely Mother), I would actually be shocked if that weren't an intentional reference. Thanks for bringing it up!

Yeah. He was named Blue in the west because we were introduced to the franchise with Red and Blue, but since Japan had Red and Green, that's the name he kept out there. Though actually, in the original games, both Red and Blue were given names depending on which game you were playing. In Green version, the player character was Green and the rival was Red. To my knowledge, the Japanese names were codified in Gold & Silver.

The Safari Zone is established to be a curated hunting ground, full of harder to find Pokémon. Yellow did switch up the routes a lot, mostly to match the anime, and due to its inconsistency with other games both before and after, I dismissed those locations. My reasoning for Pikachu was not only because he’s the highest level Pokémon, but also because his team reflects one that only really works with a game where all three main starters are available to him. Yellow is weird to parse honestly. On one hand, it’s clearly based on anime canon, but on the other, the games clearly like calling back to it. Writing it out now, I recognize the inconsistency with the way I approach the game. It’s probably worth considering, since “a version of FRLG except with the starter situation from Yellow” just… doesn’t make sense. I guess if it isn’t that, I’d assume his starter is Venusaur, due to his appearance in the Let’s Go games.

This is true. A lot of gym leaders did actually. I’ve been considering doing a separate series covering the manga or anime canons, but I’m not sure yet

It would be a cool series to explore. I'd enjoy watching it, honestly. Giovanni was one of my favorite leaders. They were never clear whether he had the same or similar ability as Yellow or Lance. I always wondered it.

@@Ometecuhtli13thGate I’m sure it would be something to discuss, I can’t say I’m sure either. Honestly I’ve barely read the manga since I was a kid, so I’d be going at it with kind of fresh eyes

@SpoilerGoblin It's always good to get a fresh look and perspective. I hope that you are having a good day, by the way. 💯

@@Ometecuhtli13thGate thanks, I have been! Hope you are too

I'm going to stick with the official localizations for my videos, but honestly, that's a fair statement. The character is definitely intended to have that name, though I think the difference in names is a fun localization detail. And yes, Green's Japanese name is Blue. So we'll file that alongside other funny translation situations like Lance, of Fire Emblem's Alondite and Ettard.

I would've agreed, if it weren't for Rainbow Rocket. Giovanni has a Mewtwo in a world where he completed his goal. It seems to be a statement of confirmation in my opinion.

@@SpoilerGoblin It's an alternate universe. Things went differently there.

It IS an alternate universe, but the implication is that the villains had the same goals and the only difference is that they succeeded. To me, that says Mewtwo was part of his plan. Even if that wasn't intended in 1996, it was retconned in come 2017.

@@SpoilerGoblin To me, it's just unproven speculation. The AU Giovanni could've simply learned about Mewtwo later.

It's possible, and I can see how reasonable minds could differ on that front. I just feel like that's the intended implication of Mewtwo's use, even if it's true that it isn't said in as many words.

What are you on about?

While the Japanese region is pronounced Kahn-toe, but the anime pronounces the Pokemon region Can-toe, so as far as I can tell, that's the official pronunciation of the Pokemon region, even if it's incorrect to the Japanese. I should've spent a little more time to pronounce the real-life location correctly, though I only said its name a handful of times.