Pokemon Did You Knows?

[TheRealJDawgz]

Gyarados was originally planned to be a water/dragon type in Red, Blue, and Green. However, due to the fact that Gyarados would have no weakness (dragon rage did fixed damage in RBGY) and the fact that it has very high stats, it would be too broken and powerful. It was changed to a water/flying type before the game's release. This would explain why Gyarados is so dragon-like in appearance and why dragon-type trainers like Lance used it.

In Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, in Area 35 of Mt. Battle, there is a trainer that asks you if you have seen any team that is just like her's. In battle she uses a Cacnea and a Chimecho, which is a clear reference to James in the anime during the Hoenn season, as he used thes ame Pokemon.