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But couldn't the tale be true if Magikarp turns into Dragonite then because it's a dragon?
I see your point, however Gyarados is considered to be a Dragon even though it's not a dragon type.
But couldn't the tale be true if Magikarp turns into Dragonite then because it's a dragon?
But couldn't the tale be true if Magikarp turns into Dragonite then because it's a dragon? I think it'd be cool if Dragonite was Dragon/Water
It's a stretch too big, plus, as I said before Dragon/Water was too broken back in the day Dragonite was out (still is, imo)
Hmm... I dunno.
Your theory doesn't seem too far off, though. Many things are often changed, rearranged, and/or scrapped altogether during the developmental process of video games, anime, and other media; the instances that you provided might serve to attest to this fact. However, one can never be entirely sure.
To contribute my own take on this, I present to you Blaziken:
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There is evidence to suggest that its design was either 1.) recycled after a scrapped design of an entirely different Pokemon, or 2.) was originally going to be a pre-evolved form of Latias and/or Latios who - given the fact that legendaries do not evolve - were probably originally just going to be regular old Pokemon (not legendaries). Whatever the case, the Pokemon seen in the per-alpha illustration below shares many physical attributes of the three aforementioned Pokemon, and the peculiarities are striking to say the very least.
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The Pokemon in the illustration above has been dubbed "Latiken" or "Latiaziken" by fans, and the rider appears to resemble the Dragon-Type Gym Leader Claire.
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