Junichi Masuda: Yeah, we were really surprised when I saw those photos. You can at least admit that the resemblance is pretty uncanny, right? Like for example maybe if there’s like a popular animal as a pet in a certain era then we might wanna try to come up with a certain Pokémon based off of that, to kind of really just focus on what kids of this era might like. Shigeru Ohmori: We don’t really look at current events that are going on, but one thing we do do sometimes when designing Pokémon is kind of see what kids of that era might like. Have any Pokémon designs ever been inspired by current events? But we had started the design of this Pokémon a long time back, and we didn’t have any intention to make it look like Donald Trump. Junichi Masuda: It’s a very American-centric question I think, and actually a lot of people sent me comparison photos on Twitter pointing out the resemblance. Game Informer: Is Yungoos/Gumshoos modeled after Donald Trump?
WHEN DID POKEMON SUN AND MOON COME OUT SERIES
We make it a point to ask long-time series producer, director and composer Junichi Masuda important Pokémon questions whenever we get to talk to him, like what does Rare Candy taste like, what really happens inside a Pokéball, and what's the deal with Klefki? This interview is no different, and you will also learn some new details about Pokémon Sun and Moon. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire release two years ago, which has given us plenty of time to come up with questions about the next entry in the series, as well as the broader Pokémon universe. The release of Pokémon Sun and Moon next month ends an uncharacteristically large gap between the release of core Pokémon games.