These have ranged from unused Pokémon who never saw the light ... redesigned with purple skin and some early episodes of the anime being pulled from the air. So maybe Game Freak is just gunshy ...

Mega Voltage, the next chapter in the Pokemon Horizons branch of the ongoing new anime series, will involve a timeskip for Liko, Roy, and Captain Pikachu (H/T Screen Rant). As you can see below ...

Konya was an unused pre-evolved form of Meowth ... Scratch Catâ s role as a major character in the long-running Pokemon anime, where it could speak in human language and served as a member ...