While Pokémon is generally known for its ability to let you face off against your friends these days, the feature almost didn’t make it in the original games.
Technically speaking, the main point of Pokémon, outside of becoming the champion, is catching them all (after all, the slogan is “Gotta catch ’em all!”) However, battling is obviously the main vehicle through which you achieve both of these things. You can even battle your friends, though according to a new video from Did You Know Gaming, multiplayer battles wasn’t always a planned feature.
The video sources an interview from a 1996 Pokédex book from Japan, where multiplayer battles were actually a last-minute demand from Nintendo. “President Tajiri had wanted us to implement battling for a while, but I personally didn’t find the idea very interesting, and just thought it would be a pain to program,” said producer Shigeki Morimoto.
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