Before Pokémon designs become iconic, they go through strange, experimental beta phases — and not all of them are winners. This deep dive explores early prototype designs that were scrapped before ...

Pokemon recently underwent the largest batch of leaks in the series' history. Nearly every game in the series has been exposed, with secrets big and small now flooding community discussion. Although ...

Pokémon developer Game Freak has confirmed its servers were hacked in August. The breach meant internal materials — from source codes to early and even scrapped character designs — were circulating on ...

Jack is a gaming features and news writer from the United Kingdom. He has been writing and publishing his own fictional stories and game-related blog posts since he was 14, but he's been playing games ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for GameRant since 2015. She kicked off her video game journey after meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. After years of playing them, she decided ...

Water is a classic Pokemon type and has the most Pokemon out of any other type, including good and bad designs.

There are some incredible Fire-type Pokemon designs in the series, but there are several that missed the mark.