• Ezergill@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      Nah, the bootleg merch we got in the post-Soviet countries had the black tail tip long before Pichu was a thing.

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      22 days ago

      Its actually just due to old Pokemon cards and early merch. Early pokemon merch and card art were not accurate to the game.

      It was proven that both designs of Pikachu were used back in the 90s. Along with a few other designs that people have just forgotten about.

      Pokemon where not nearly as fixed in design back in the 90s as they are today.