>>50356714Pic related was literally put into the games, and it will be re-added as soon as the frog is coded into anything again; they already put work into making models and special animations for it.
Also, despite all the 'Yajima!' cope, GameFreak had input in this thing's creation because nobody can create new Pokémon or forms without having GameFreak's express permission; they have an iron grip on what the anime is allowed to do with THEIR creatures.
Anyone with more than surface-level knowledge of the franchise is well aware of these things.