Meowth in Nintendo’s Pokémon was allegedly inspired by the creator’s cat by one of his co-designers.
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Fun Fact: The RPG That Inspired Pokemon
Pokémon was partly inspired by Final Fantasy Legend by Squaresoft, which was also released on the Nintendo Game Boy.
Fun Fact: Mew in the Original Pokemon Rumor
A truck near the S.S. Anne in the original Pokemon games was the alleged location of the Legendary Pokemon Mew. This proved to be false and the Pokemon technically can’t be caught in the English version without the use of outside sources.
Fun Fact: The Man Behind Two Versions of a Single Pokemon Game
It was actually Shigeru Miyamoto that came up the idea to make separate editions of the same game when it came to Pokemon to encourage trading and make collecting more challenging.
Fun Fact: Pokemon and the Link Cable
It was the creation of the Game Boy that really motivated the creator of Pokemon to make his game as he thought the link cable system would be perfect for trading.