#2 - Legendary Pokemon Arcanine Image via The Pokemon CompanyĪll signs point to Arcanine originally being dubbed a Legendary Pokemon. Imagine a Pokemon Pink version where the player character is forced to partner up with a crude little Clefairy? In the original Pokemon manga, Clefairy was actually the protagonist's Pokemon.

The anime's original pilot saw Ash receive a Clefairy, before it was changed to Pikachu. Before that was set in stone however, another cute and tiny Pokemon was set to be the franchise mascot.Ĭlefairy, one of the first Pokemon ever designed, was nearly destined to be the Pokemon on backpacks, in its own game, or in a feature film. The little yellow electric mouse has been the face of the franchise since the start of the anime series.

It is hard to think of Pokemon without Pikachu at the forefront. Top 3 pieces of interesting Pokemon trivia #3 - Clefairy the Franchise Mascot Image via The Pokemon Company With eight Generations and counting, hundreds of creatures, and countless adventures, Pokemon trivia is simply wonderful. Like Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Mario, and other important pieces of pop culture over the years, Pokemon is full of trivia.

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