NovaBrunswick
Canada Connoisseur
Rumours were probably THE most defining aspects of the earlier generations of Pokémon, particularly during Gen 1 and the transition to Gen 2. However, they seemed to die down as the franchise went on, eventually disappearing almost completely. Probably some of the most well-known rumours were:
Why were the first three gens in particular such a prolific source of rumours back in the day? Was it the relative mystique of the games, or was it because we were all young back then and were more inclined to believe in and spread rumours? Or was it because Pokémon was rather new back then and people didn't know much about it?
(The third rumour in my list did come true eventually, though you fly into space on Rayquaza, not in a rocket.)
- Mew under the truck near the S.S. Anne
- Togepi being obtainable in R/B/Y (this sometimes expanded to include Marill, then called "Pikablu", as well)
- You could fly into outer space and catch Deoxys in R/S/E after the Mossdeep rocket reached a certain number of launches
- Jirachi was hiding under the mysterious white rock in Mossdeep
- Beating the Elite 4 and Champion a silly amount of times would allow you to get a rare, never-seen-before Pokémon or battle the Professor
- The so-called "PokéGods", who were immensely powerful but required a lot of seemingly ridiculous tasks just to obtain
Why were the first three gens in particular such a prolific source of rumours back in the day? Was it the relative mystique of the games, or was it because we were all young back then and were more inclined to believe in and spread rumours? Or was it because Pokémon was rather new back then and people didn't know much about it?
(The third rumour in my list did come true eventually, though you fly into space on Rayquaza, not in a rocket.)