>>52422229I guess when they added the knight and guardian themes to the design, they felt it shouldn't be female only anymore, but Gallade existing really makes it feel like they regretted it.
They were still testing the waters with humanoid mons back then, going by intterviews, they weren't even sure if Blaziken would be popular.
>>52422915The Nintendo hacks from a few years ago iirc, same as the gen 4 beta sprite leaks.
