>>37301454Vermillion is the only exception but Gorochu was also rumored to be red in color, it would have been Surge's ace.
There was a time before Mew. Mew wasn't going to literally be in the games. And it being catchable was a fluke. Even Espeon looks like a copy of mew's traits, then Celebi copied the mew template. It goes on. Mew changed everything and there's an article about how Pokémon might have never been full on Poke-mania without its rumor. Mew gave the franchise staying power. And psychic became synonymous with legendary. I'll say it again, Mew changed everything
