By now, dedicated Pokémon fans have surely heard the glorious news: a new installment of Pokémon Snap is in development for Nintendo Switch. The N64 original was a highlight of many young gamers’ childhoods, one of our very first glimpses of Pokémon in a 3D environment. A celebration of Generation I’s timeless designs—celebrating them in the sense of heaving Pester Balls at them.

Having said that, we’ve got to address the fact that only 63 different critters featured in the original Pokémon Snap. As a result, some true Kanto icons were notable for their absence. Let’s take a look at just a few Generation I pokémon that were passed up back in 1999.

10 Ivysaur And Venusaur

That’s right, friends. Of course, the full Charmander line was present and correct in Pokémon Snap. We don’t know what these fiery critters did to deserve such special treatment, but the much-beloved Charizard appeared in spectacular fashion, evolving from a Charmeleon that fell into a volcano.

Naturally, good old Captain-Two-Different-Mega-Evolutions is sure to appear in New Pokémon Snap alongside its pre-evolutions, but what of Ivysaur and Venusaur? The critters that kicked off the Kanto Pokédex are equally iconic, but only Bulbasaur featured in the original game.

9 Wartortle And Blastoise

The Water-type is among the most popular and prolific in the series, and Squirtle is the Water starter that… started it all. The only one of its generation not to adopt a secondary typing throughout its evolution line, Squirtle did appear in Pokémon Snap. A whole squad of them, in fact, waddling along in the Valley stage.

Much as we appreciated that, the same holds true again, as both Wartortle and Blastoise were nowhere to be seen. Flagrant fiery favoritism at work once again. Luckily, in this case, the team has learned the error of their ways, as Blastoise appears front and center in the New Pokémon Snap trailer.

8 The Machop Line

Here’s another off omission. While Machop, Machoke, and Machamp may not be among everybody’s top picks for Generation I Pokémon, they really could’ve added something fantastic to the N64’s Pokémon Snap.

The crux of the gameplay lied in teasing out certain behaviors from the wild pokémon in order to get more interesting shots. Sometimes, they’d have to be knocked into each other, thrown by other Pokémon, etc. With this in mind, just imagine the carnage that pint-sized pugilist Machop and its evolved forms could have caused. Seeing them heaving a heavy pokémon above their heads would have made for one heck of a photograph.

7 Aerodactyl (And The Other Fossil Pokémon)

Naturally, there are obvious reasons why no Fossil pokémon were featured in Pokémon Snap. Being extinct and everything, you don’t tend to find these guys just wandering happily along beaches living their best lives.

Even so, Aerodactyl, in particular, was a sad loss for the game. We’re not sure how they’d finagle it, but the skies of the original Pokémon were very bereft of interesting Flying-types. Groups of majestic Aerodactyl swooping around would be a heck of a sight to behold.

6 Raichu

Yes, we’ve already mentioned Charizard and the lashings of love that Game Freak heap upon it, but Pikachu is on an entirely different level. This thing gets special forms, merchandise, clone pokémon, and silly seasonal hats in Pokémon GO like it’s all going out of fashion. Needless to say, there was absolutely zero question that Pikachu would feature prominently in Pokémon Snap.

Oddly, though, Raichu did not. This seems a strange exclusion, as the Power Plant stage could perhaps have offered some interesting evolution shots for the iconic electric rodent. Maybe in New Pokémon Snap?

5 Gastly And Gengar

As we saw with Bulbasaur and Squirtle, Pokémon Snap sometimes cut evolution lines egregiously short. The Gastly line is a very special case, though.

While Gastly and its final evolution Gengar were missing from the game, Haunter was actually included. Some players may not have been aware of this, but, on hopping into the Tunnel stage and entering the second doors, a mysterious purple energy sphere was visible to the left of the screen. The player had to snap away at it. When they returned to Oak, they discovered that it was actually a Haunter!

4 Weezing

Koffing and Weezing are true Gen I icons. They’ve been with us all the way, from their early days with James and Team Rocket to Weezing’s majestic new top-hat-wearing Galarian form. Unsurprisingly, Koffing did appear in Pokémon Snap, bobbing along in Cave stage with fellow floating critter Jigglypuff.

Sadly, Weezing didn’t make the cut. Again, it would have been interesting to see how it would’ve interacted with fellow pokémon given its stinky nature. Hopefully, New Pokémon Snap will show us!

3 Hitmonchan And Hitmonlee

At the time of Pokémon Snap’s release, Hitmontop was just a glimmer in the eye of one Game Freak’s aspiring breakdancers. Tyrogue hadn’t been introduced, either. As such, there were only two pokémon in this family: Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. Neither of them made an appearance in the game.

Fighting-types, as we’ve mentioned, lend themselves well to the more dynamic, natural style of Pokémon Snap. Perhaps these two could’ve been lured together by items, at which point they could’ve begun to spar? That would’ve been super neat, and a great opportunity for a high-scoring photo to boot.

2 Mr. Mime

Pokémon fans have always had mixed opinions about dear old Mr. Mime. Is it adorable? Is it terrifying? Is it super unique? Is it all of these things at once? The world may never agree.

One thing we can say for sure, though, is that it would’ve been a great addition to the original Pokémon Snap. After all, the game is all about Catching Pokémon in dynamic action shots, and this thing is an expert mime! Imagine the kind of poses it could pull off when affected by certain items/other Pokémon. We really want to see Mr. Mime busting various moves in New Pokémon Snap.

1 Flareon, Vaporeon, And Jolteon

As fans will surely remember, Eevee was featured in the original game. One of the first pokémon to pop up, it’s chasing what appears to be a ball—actually a Chansey—between two rocks on the Beach stage, and it can be a real nightmare to get an excellent photo of.

Yes, it’s all so adorable that our hearts could grow several sizes like the Grinch’s just thinking about it. The real issue here is that Eevee’s original three Eeveelutions didn’t appear in the game. This was a shame, as some item shenanigans on the beach stage could’ve easily resulted in a Vaporeon at the very least. Still, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon have been added to the mix since then. If they make an appearance alongside Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, and Eevee itself in New Pokémon Snap, all will be forgiven.

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