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135 Pages of New Pokemon Translations

Hey y'all. Apologies it's been a while since I've added a new translation article here on Patreon, but I've got two for you today that add up to about 135 pages. Also got another short one coming f...

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Some New Translations and Other Stuff

A couple weeks ago I added a Satoshi Tajiri book translation publicly available on my website: http://l...

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New Japanese Magazine Translation (HeartGold/SoulSilver, 7 pages)

Hey guys, got a lengthy HeartGold/SoulSilver magazine interview translation for you today. The original Japanese interview was published as seven pages in the November 2009 edition of Japanese maga...

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New 9 Page Translation (Gen 3)

Hey guys, I know I tend to make these updates super long, so I'll keep today's short. I just posted a new and very long interview with Sugimori and Masuda covering Ruby & Sapphire's development...

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2 Translations, 1 Video, Some Updates

Hey guys, I've got three things for y'all today, and a few updates. The first is an interview with Takashi Kawaguchi, Gen 1's producer and the man who Tajiri pitched the Capumon concept to. Next, s...

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New: 8 Page Tajiri Interview (1997)

Hey y'all. So today's translation is an 8 page interview with Satoshi Tajiri talking about Gen 1 and 2's development, and also just having a bit of fun (he gives away a Red cartridge where the play...

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New Translation: Game Freak Origins

Hey folks. So today's translation is a 5 page interview with Junichi Masuda discussing the early days of Game Freak and Pokemon. As usual, I've included some outside sources, including about 25 tra...

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Pokemon Colosseum Interview & Concept Art

Last year I was doing a lot Gen 5 translations, and this year it's mostly been Gen 1 translations. So for a change of pace, I thought I'd bring y'all the only Pokemon Colosseum interview ever condu...

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New Translation/Archive Available, Other Updates

Heya folks. For this update I've got a new translation/archive, some updates on other projects in the works, and links to all previous Patreon-exclusive articles (in case you missed them). Okay, I'...

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Quick Update, Big News

Hey guys, as always I wanna start by thanking y'all so much for the support. It really makes a world of difference. Okay first a quick update, then the reason I'm actually making this post.

M...

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New Translation: Professor Oak's Lecture (1996)

Hey y'all -- as always I wanna start off by saying thanks so much for your continued Patreon support. These kinds of translations literally wouldn't be possible without you guys. Further down in th...

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New Article (1996 artwork archive)

Hey guys -- first off, thanks as always for the support. It really does mean a lot. For new Patrons, I just wanna mention that the previous Patreon post has links to all the Patreon-exclusive artic...

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Huge New Translation

First of all I just wanna thank y'all for all the support that makes these big translations possible. And to the folks who just signed up -- at the bottom of this post there are links to all the Pa...

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Important, Quick Update

Hey folks, as always, I wanna start by saying so much for the monthly support :) I'll be quick in this one, just two things I share -- first, there's gonna be a huge Satoshi Tajiri translation arti...

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Translating 1996's Lost Pokedex

Big update below. First off, let me just say to the new Patreon supporters -- thanks so much for signing up, it really means a lot. The previous 3 or 4 Patreon posts have links to some translation ...

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Book Translations

Before getting to the new information -- for new Patreon supporters, you can find some Patreon exclusive video and interview translations in the previous two Patreon posts. Thanks so much for your ...

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Carddass Update

Hey guys. First of all, I just wanna say thanks once again for y'all's support on Patreon. It really means a lot personally, and it also helps fund various projects. Usually that means commissionin...

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Two Mew Translation Videos

Hey guys, first off I just wanna say thanks so much y'all's support on Patreon. It really means a lot. About 20 of y'all just signed up this month, which has allowed me to commission a lot more tra...

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New Developer Interview Article

I just posted a new Diamond & Pearl development interview, featuring Masuda, Sugimori, Ohmori, and Unno. It's pretty long, and includes lots of information from outside sources like blog transl...

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Patreon-Only Translations

Hey guys, I posted this a few weeks ago, but Daniel just pointed out there was an issue with the second link. For some reason even after replacing the part 2 link, it still led to part 1. So here's...

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New Interview Translation

New Pokemon interview translation, with Sugimori and four other developers discussing Gen 1 and a little Gen 2: lavacutcontent.com/sugimori-masuda-developer-interview/

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New Translation: Graffiti Charizard, Pikachu's Boobs

Hey guys, got a new translation for ya, a pretty long one: http://lavacutcontent.com/satoshi-tajiri-...

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New interview: Pokemon Platinum

In this newly-transcribed 2009 interview, Junichi Masuda and (Platinum's director) Takeshi Kawachimaru discuss Gen 4's development, and in the process talk about earlier games as well. There's some...

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New (Short) Developer Translation

 

Hey guys, I've got a new translation for y'all today. This one's pretty short, and to be honest isn't as exciting as most of the other translations I've posted in the past. But after I...

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HUGE new translation finished, read it today

I just finished a huge new translation -- it was originally 6 pages in a Japanese book, and now with my commentary added, the length has about doubled. It's an interview with Ken Sugimori, Atsuko N...

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Patron-exclusive content summary

Between my website, Twitter, and YouTube, I've posted a lot about Lost Pokemon History over the past couple years. But in recent months, I've also published some stuff here on Patreon that hasn't b...

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New Lost Pokemon article, video updates

I've just finished a new Lost Pokemon article, this one's about White Pichu. Here's the link: http://lavacutc...

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New Translation & Blue Beta Sprites

I've just finished a new translation-based article. I'll publish it probably in a couple weeks, but I wanted to let y'all see it first. Here's a download link for the PDF: 2020-02-01 06:20:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Download: Rare Art Book

Working on three large projects together right now, but I thought I'd share this with you guys while those are still in progress. Here's a download link: 2020-01-29 04:23:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon Art Director Deletes Development Info... Because of Me >_<

Well, I'm used to covering Lost Pokemon History... but this is the first time Pokemon History BECAME lost because of me.

On December 15, I went through the entire Twitter history of James Tur...

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