How does it feel to know we could have gotten this (Gorochu) as a third evolution to Pikachu and instead all we got was a useless baby pre-evolution that nobody gives a shit about?
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feels good
dodged a bullet
Frick you Pichu is my homie. If anything, Gorochu should be introduced as a regional evo and Raichu slowly phased out. Alolan Raichu is cooler anyway. Based Electric/Paychic pancake devourer.
Alolan has a kino type but it's ears look like shit.
Pichu is literally a shitty useless pre-evolution that serves no purpose other than make pre-teen girls go "OH SO KAWAIIIII!" frick that shit. Give me my testosterone-fueled version of Pikachu ffs. Bunch of sissy weaboo pricks
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I really hate Gorochu. All the spikes and shit just detract from an otherwise perfectly sleek and clean design. I especially dislike how the ears just sort of blend in with the rest of the spikes. Raichu is already the perfect final evolution.
Gorochu was erased long before Pichu was even concept art. Its not an either or thing, if anything the reason Gorochu doesn't exist is because it would be stronger than CHARIZARD
Yeah OR they could have just made Raichu weaker tho lmao
They really didn't have to. They could've made Gorochu only have a BST of 540 or 550 or something. Something that always bugged me is that Pikachu was clearly intended to be something like a 4th starter with the stats it has. I think Raichu would've been a bit weaker if they didn't scrap Gorochu, have a BST around the same as the second stage of the starters, then Gorochu would've probably been just a bit stronger than the starters.
This would have been awesome and everyone would have Gorochu
Could have been a Paradox.
We could still get fourth stages one day,
Even if that were true they would never give Pikachu one. Having Piachu evlve further would just make Pikachu seem incomplete and babyish in comparison. They already regret making Raichu.
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No, they like Raichu. Don't like Pikachu's overselling make you think Raichu is neglected. He's the most popular contrarian pick for people who aren't contrarian
They had to create a whole new form just to give a pokemon a fourth ability, the way the game is structured it's probably too much for them to add one
>yet another UOH BELLY BELLY TUMMY BELLY TUMMY RUB BURP OVERFEED BELLY BELLY BELLY HIS PAWS ME FACE mon
no thank you
This, that shit looks bland
>Agumon yeah! Greymon awesome!
>I choose you, Pika-CHARIZARD!
He could stand to be more heroic atleast, I find is odd that evolution is a key feature yet the main mascot's is underwhelming and so averse to marketing, concept and anime plot they do everything in their power to make Pikachu outshine and even outclass it.
>THE STAR POKEMON SHOULDN'T EVOLVE OR EVEN GET A SPECIAL BULLSHIT TEMPORY BATTLE EVOLUTION
Stupid dumbass was even the perfect time to give Eevee a special normal evo too.
But everything about pokemon refuses to evolve and grow.
raichu is so underappreciated
What do you think Gorochu would sound like? Really deep voice? Or like a low mild lion roar maybe, kek
Pained Raichu
Baby Pokémon incentivize breeding in Gen 2 and is useful in marketing
I would much rather Pikachu evolve into Gorochu as a branch evolution.
Anon gets it. The problem was that breeding should have worked differently. Like breeding a baby mon allowing you to evolve it to another branch evolution or ensuring good stats.
You should have been able to catch them before the Kanto evo. Only a few games really did this well, like DP and SM and even then it was a limited few.
>Baby Pokémon incentivize breeding in Gen 2
that seems kind of backwards though, if the only incentive to Breed is baby Pokemon then its kind of pointless
> and is useful in marketing
I don't have that list of pokmeon the sell the most merch that been spreading around but iirc the only baby Pokemon on it was Togepi, no one give a shit about the others, at best they are ignored and at worst they are actively hated.
maybe regret is a strong word, but there was a SM dex entry that basically said Raichu is rare becase no one wants to evolve it.
>but there was a SM dex entry that basically said Raichu is rare becase no one wants to evolve it.
>Because so many Trainers like the way Pikachu looks, you don’t see this Pokémon very often
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Locking certain species behind a new game mechanic has always been a thing in Pokémon. Gen 2 introduced rare spawns, Rock Smash, tree spawns, and breeding. Gen 4 had honey trees and Grand Underground for Spiritomb and fossils.
Pichu and Munchlax were everywhere in marketing in Gens 2 and 4. And there was an active push for Mime Jr., Bonsly, and Wynaut as well. Gen 5 had phenomenon such as rustling grass and dust clouds. Gen 7 had SOS encounters.
What better way to introduce a new mechanic (breeding) than to design pre evolved babies of wild or gift Pokémon?
we would have a competent mon, and i'd still be able to use pikachu in stadium 2
>pikachu in stadium 2 little cup
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No, the real tragedy is that it isn't even a paradoxmon.
Don't care betababby. Shitmon from beta stages that got cut, got cut for a reason.
So tell me, how DOES it feel knowing they shelved a design that was dead before even getting added to game code?
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No an oldgay realist. Raichu got binned by the fanbase because no-one gave a monkey's for it and Tajoiri trashed goro for being too OP so early. Maybe if Pikaschu hadn't taken off like a rocket sled on rails, goro woyuld have gotten added. but Pika's popularity meant they were going to fill out the family aping its popularity, not trying to force a meme by gicving the also0-ran a boost.
Sorry the opinions of those who lived through pokémania trigger you, but there is a reason why Game Freak didn't miss gorochu ultimately.
I think nobody prefers Raichu to Pikachu, it just feels like an alternative Evo, and they ruined their chances to make Raichu relevant by making his Alolan form uglier and gaygier.
Pikachu looks bland and weak af who tf even prefers it to Raichu LMAO
don't care, Raichu > Gorochu
That thing looks so fricking evil, no wonder why they scrapped it that thing will scare the heck out of children while also proving the Super Religious Folks right about Pokémon being the spawn of Satan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcmIMFbR4BM
Also,it takes far away from the Pikachu/Raichu designs, and they'll have to give every Pokémon a 4th evolution which will make Pokémon with only 1 evolution considered completely obsolete.
It doesn't look that evil here especially if you remove the horns.
It's funny how everyone is basing their opinions on this can art when the recovered back sprite shows it looks very different. It only had 1 horn, and had some kind of back spikes or possibly a mane.
Still looks just as evil
I wonder if it can also use the Sharingan given the three-tomoe pattern on it's face
Too fat
>Fan design
Could have looked like absolute shit. This design is just some random Mexicans interpretation of the back sprite. Which looked like literal nonsense.
Man you homosexuals are allergic to anything remotely in the "unironically just kinda cool" design space aren't you?
Why not just make stage 4 evolutions? I mean what's the problem with doing this anyway?
None. There is a thread about it too
It's tradition at this point so it's unlikely to change outside of temporary gimmick forms like Megas or Gigantamax. I think that someone at Game Freak went on record saying they'd worry it'd make things too complex or something. It's been a while. Either way it's technically possible but undesirable for a variety of reasons.
There's nothing stopping them from adding Gorochu anyways.
>muh lines can't exceed 3 stages
It's ugly. Raichu is already cool and underappreciated, it doesn't need to be stuck as a forgotten midevo.
Ugly for your pre-teen weaboo's ass right? LMAO get a load of this absolute homosexual. Gorochu is the only way to salvage the Pikachu line an make it look like a Pokémon that you REALLY don't want to frick around with.