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The question that Pokémon fans ask more than anything is "What's next?". When a new pair of games is announced, we speculate as to what new features the game will have, what new species of Pokémon we will be able to catch, and what new characters we will meet on our new journeys, and even come up with our own ideas. After it has been released, and we have exhausted every new species, every secret, every nook and cranny that it has to offer, we then ask what {{bp|Game Freak}} will come up with next. It is just our nature. Back in the earliest days of the fandom, however, this speculation was taken to a completely different level in the form of PokéGods. | The question that Pokémon fans ask more than anything is "What's next?". When a new pair of games is announced, we speculate as to what new features the game will have, what new species of Pokémon we will be able to catch, and what new characters we will meet on our new journeys, and even come up with our own ideas. After it has been released, and we have exhausted every new species, every secret, every nook and cranny that it has to offer, we then ask what {{bp|Game Freak}} will come up with next. It is just our nature. Back in the earliest days of the fandom, however, this speculation was taken to a completely different level in the form of {{bp|PokéGods}}. | ||
PokéGods were fan-made concepts for Pokémon spread online in the height of {{bp|Generation I}}. Some of them were based on real Pokémon, whereas some were completely made-up. Many of them were made just for fun, but a lot of people claimed that they were real, and contrived elaborate instructions on how to obtain them as to fool others into doing it. | PokéGods were fan-made concepts for Pokémon spread online in the height of {{bp|Generation I}}. Some of them were based on real Pokémon, whereas some were completely made-up. Many of them were made just for fun, but a lot of people claimed that they were real, and contrived elaborate instructions on how to obtain them as to fool others into doing it. | ||
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People soon began to take the rumors to a new level and come up with their own ideas for Pokémon, PokéGods. The name branches from the fact that many of these creations were mysterious and godlike, and possessed powers surpassing {{bp|Mewtwo}}, who was regarded to be the strongest Pokémon in the games. These new rumors took advantage of the lack of knowledge that the fandom had of the games at this time and used it to describe elusive Pokémon that can only be caught in inaccessible areas on the map. One would often have to beat the Elite Four a given number of times or evolve their unevolvable Pokémon through some previously unknown means. The people that spread these rumors often succeeded in fooling so many people by saying that they or one of their family members worked at Nintendo. | People soon began to take the rumors to a new level and come up with their own ideas for Pokémon, PokéGods. The name branches from the fact that many of these creations were mysterious and godlike, and possessed powers surpassing {{bp|Mewtwo}}, who was regarded to be the strongest Pokémon in the games. These new rumors took advantage of the lack of knowledge that the fandom had of the games at this time and used it to describe elusive Pokémon that can only be caught in inaccessible areas on the map. One would often have to beat the Elite Four a given number of times or evolve their unevolvable Pokémon through some previously unknown means. The people that spread these rumors often succeeded in fooling so many people by saying that they or one of their family members worked at Nintendo. | ||
{{quote|There are such things as pokegods. To get them beat the Elite Four 30 times without talking to anyone in between the nurse in the pokecentre at Indigo Platue or what ever it is, and the riv . On the thirtith times Professer Oak will say "I'm getting tired of this" and he will let you walk around the hall of fame which leads to a new city where people will swap pokegods.|Copypasta|Copypasta that explains one of the first and most popular rumors}} | {{quote|There are such things as pokegods. To get them beat the Elite Four 30 times without talking to anyone in between the nurse in the pokecentre at Indigo Platue or what ever it is, and the riv . On the thirtith times Professer Oak will say "I'm getting tired of this" and he will let you walk around the hall of fame which leads to a new city where people will swap pokegods.|Copypasta|Copypasta that explains one of the first and most popular rumors|cat=no}} | ||
Some people even made modified versions of the games to produce fake Pokédex entries. | Some people even made modified versions of the games to produce fake Pokédex entries. | ||
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====Notable PokéGods==== | ====Notable PokéGods==== | ||
{{TCGGallery| | {{TCGGallery| | ||
image1=Doomsay. | image1=Doomsay.png| | ||
caption1=| | caption1=| | ||
image2=Doomsday.png| | |||
image2=Doomsday. | caption2=Evolved form of Doomsay.| | ||
caption2= | image3=Mewthree PokeGod.png| | ||
caption3=Supposed evolved form of Mewtwo.| | |||
image3 | image4=Tyranticus.png| | ||
caption4=| | |||
image5=Flareth.png| | |||
caption5=Supposed evolution of {{bp|Flareon}}| | |||
image6=Diminox.png| | |||
caption6=Supposed evolution of {{bp|Onix}}. | | |||
image7=Hellraiser.png| | |||
caption7=| | |||
}} | }} | ||
A website named [http://pokefactory.pokemology.com Pokémon Factory] was founded for the purpose of creating an entire new section of the Pokédex with PokéGods. It was created more for artistic purposes than for spreading rumors. It went on to create expanded Pokédexes for {{bp|Johto}}, {{bp|Hoenn}}, and {{bp|Sinnoh}} as well. | A website named [http://pokefactory.pokemology.com Pokémon Factory] was founded for the purpose of creating an entire new section of the Pokédex with PokéGods. It was created more for artistic purposes than for spreading rumors. It went on to create expanded Pokédexes for {{bp|Johto}}, {{bp|Hoenn}}, and {{bp|Sinnoh}} as well. | ||
[[File:Pikablu. | [[File:Pikablu.png|frame]] | ||
The announcement of sequels to the Generation I core series titles breathed new life into the PokéGods fandom as new games meant that more species of Pokémon would be added. This lead to speculation as to what Pokémon are to be expected in the new games, and as official artwork was released, the hype increased. | The announcement of sequels to the Generation I core series titles breathed new life into the PokéGods fandom as new games meant that more species of Pokémon would be added. This lead to speculation as to what Pokémon are to be expected in the new games, and as official artwork was released, the hype increased. | ||
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*[http://pokefactory.pokemology.com The Pokémon Factory] | *[http://pokefactory.pokemology.com The Pokémon Factory] | ||
*Last article mentioned in Kotaku: [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/01/the-most-infamouspokmonbootleg/ The Most Infamous Pokémon Bootleg] | *Last article mentioned in Kotaku: [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/01/the-most-infamouspokmonbootleg/ The Most Infamous Pokémon Bootleg] | ||
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