Every Pokémon has the ability to shrink. This is not a modern thing, but part of the lore since the '90s. Some references to this have simply been lost in translation.
The first Pokémon movie has a similar plot to the anime movie Akira.
The director of the Arceus movie said in an interview that he didn't have an idea of how to weaken Arceus; therefore, the meteor that almost killed Arceus should be considered an outlier.
Blastoise was probably not part of the Squirtle line. The beta version of Pokémon Red and Green reveals that Blastoise is treated as a separate Pokémon.
Bulbasaur was meant to evolve. Early promotional materials from the early anime depicted Ash's team with Venusaur.
The original script for Movie 3 of Pokémon is lost.
There is a short scene featuring Team Rocket in Movie 4 that is West-only. 4Kids simply ordered this scene.
@PersonalityChad
The first Pokémon movie has a similar plot to the anime movie Akira.
The director of the Arceus movie said in an interview that he didn't have an idea of how to weaken Arceus; therefore, the meteor that almost killed Arceus should be considered an outlier.
Blastoise was probably not part of the Squirtle line. The beta version of Pokémon Red and Green reveals that Blastoise is treated as a separate Pokémon.
Bulbasaur was meant to evolve. Early promotional materials from the early anime depicted Ash's team with Venusaur.
The original script for Movie 3 of Pokémon is lost.
There is a short scene featuring Team Rocket in Movie 4 that is West-only. 4Kids simply ordered this scene.
@PersonalityChad
