Ah, so you're saying that they didn't give Charizard the Dragon type because Japanese players wouldn't view it as a dragon, and they didn't expect Pokémon to become a worldwide success? Fair enough.Yes, exactly. That's fair. But especially taking the first generation in consederation, Masuda didn't really think of Pocket Monster as a franchise that would go worldwide and his main focus was pretty much Japanese folks with its regions and traditions (like Farfetch'd). For the early stage of the franchise, it ought to be a more accurate and healthy conclusion to think of Japanese culture rather than global.