Pokémon Predator & Prey

Pokémon Predator & Prey
Developer(s)	Lunatic Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	PC, Wii U, 3DS, 2Ds
Genre(s)	2D Top-Down, Action, RPG
Release Date(s)	On Hiatus
Mode(s)	Single Player, Multiplayer
Age Rating(s)	T for Teen
Media Included	Direct download

Pokémon Predator and Prey is a fan game set in the Pokémon universe created in conjuncture between Nintendo, Game Freak Inc and Lunatic Entertainment. Unlike most other Pokémon games, these games follows a darker, though not necessarily gritty, storyline. Several new and unique features are introduced in these two games.

The game's main attraction was the idea of Pokémon consuming one another, but the secondary feature was various subspecies of existing Pokémon. However, with the release of Pokémon Sun & Moon and the Alola Forms, Predator & Prey went into hiatus status. Three other features included new evolutions for "orphaned" lineages such as Farfetch'd, an attempt to cover all type combinations that had not yet been touched upon by other Generations and the use of scrapped Pokémon that never made it into the games.

Article updates

1. 10/09/2015: Created article.
2. 02/01/2017: Made major update to regional Pokédex.
3. 01/10/2018: Added images for Bufouette, the Spinning Pokémon; Kurusu, the Sea Dog Pokémon; Gorillaimo, the Eighth Wonder Pokémon; and Godzillante, the City Terror Pokémon.
4. 01/12/2018: Added image for Marink, the Warm Hamster Pokémon.
5. 01/17/2018: Added images for Rokku, the Grapeshot Pokémon; Nyosuka, the Frog King Pokémon; Honoguma, the Burning Bear Pokémon; Southern Shellos, the Sea Slug Pokémon
6. 01/31/2018: Added images for Mira, the Forward Pokémon; and Arim, the Backward Pokémon.
7. 02/06/2018: Added images for Tentacute, the Tiny Jelly Pokémon; Tentaduel, the Rival Jelly Pokémon; Tyrante, the Crag Lizard Pokémon; Poppi, the Nervewrack Pokémon; and Papyo, the Stinkbug Pokémon.
8. 06/28/2019: Added image for Happa, the Sprout Pokémon and the False Grass starter.
9. 06/30/2019: Added image for Platterkat, the Duck Lynx Pokémon and the Water Predator starter.

Unique features

New to the game is that the games follow 2 non-conflicting related storylines, with each game following a similar path of two individuals attempting to accomplish the same overall goals. This allows a player who plays one game to more readily be willing to access the other to fully tell the complete storyline.

The game also introduces a new nation, which currently remains unnamed. In this region the usage of Pokémon is more controversial than in other locations, and protesters can be seen picketing here and there, primarily in major cities. The region also allows Pokémon to follow their natural dietary instincts, and having one's Pokémon eat wild Pokémon is neither illegal nor uncommon. If the player's Pokémon is battling against the correct type of Pokémon (not necessarily battle types but more specific such as types of insects or plants) than they have an option once the opponent has been weakened to eat the opponent (for predator Pokémon) or kill their predator (for prey Pokémon). Doing so will give the Pokémon stat increases, or in the case of predators will recover health. Instead, prey killing their foe won't increase health but they can instead graze in grass and tall grass. Canonical Pokémon who have had descriptions indicating their meal preferences will remain true to these revelations.

The two games also feature different starters, with Predator featuring three predator Pokémon starters, and Prey featuring three prey starters.

Development

Initial conceptual development for Predator & Prey started not long after the release of Pokémon Emerald Version on the Game Boy Advance -- roughly around June 2005. The game was always a "backburner game idea" for Lunatic Entertainment, though several factors were quickly decided upon:

• Pokémon would be able to eat each other, not only because they are effectively animals and it'd make for an interesting mechanic, but certain Pokémon already had Pokédexes that referred to their predating upon others, such as Pidgey feeding on Caterpies.
• Due to game director Thor Steinbach's background in biology, the idea of subspecies were brought into play. These would be the same Pokémon you would know in terms of stats but their physiology would be altered slightly to show regional variance. This was intended also as a sensible "next step" in showing the evolution of these mystical creatures. When Alola Forms were introduced with Pokémon Sun & Moon 11 years later, this concept was temporarily dropped to not appear to be copying the concept, but was later brought back as it was a "favorite" feature of the director's and he wanted it to still appear in the game whether it seemed copied or not.
• Several Generation 1 Pokémon would be given evolutions, as Steinbach always found these Pokémon to be "disappointing". This was centered around Farfetch'd, despite knowing that this sort of ruined the in-joke behind that Pokémon's existence.

Scrapped Pokémon

Like some official games released before it, Predator & Prey had a few Pokémon currently cut during development for various reasons. These include:

• A "Scrubbing Bubble" Bug Pokémon that had appeared in the manga, for the sake of not knowing which route to evolve it.
• The removal of several formerly cut Pokémon initially planned to appear, including the "Unnamed Sheep", the Beta version of Hoppip, the Raikou/Suicune hybrid, as well as the Beta design for Treecko and Groudon. These were all removed for the sake of having more original Pokémon to fill the Pokédex without extending the game's roster too much, having the intent of returning the game in some fashion to its roots with smaller numbers of creatures to collect. They are still held on the sidelines though, with the idea of bringing them back into the roster should the Pokédex numbers get extended.
• The removal of an original lineage of Poison Types based on the idea of royalty combined with nuclear power plants. This consisted of a possible pre-evolution that had gone unnamed (though considered to likely be based and named in some manner after Three Mile Island), followed by a Russian-themed one named Chernoble, and finally a Japanese-themed one named Fukushogan. These were ultimately scrapped before announcement due to the painful memories it may bring back to some survivors of the disasters, especially Fukushima.

List of Pokémon

Pokédex No.	Sprite / Pokémon	Diet	Type(s)
000	Missingno. (Glitch Pokémon)	N/A
001	Ermatch	Predator
002	Weselerant	Predator
003	Warvosene	Predator
004	Ignetel	Prey
005	Flareweed	Prey
006	Putchking	Prey
007	Pankit (Duck Cat Pokémon)	Predator
008	Platterkat (Duck Lynx Pokémon)	Predator
009	Pummelion	Predator
010		Prey
011		Prey
012		Prey
013	Snaplyn (Sneaky Cub Pokémon)	Predator
014	Panthesy (Shy Cat Pokémon)	Predator
015	Dandileo (Wild King Pokémon)	Predator
016		Prey
017		Prey
018		Prey
019	Kokana (Gentle Bug Pokémon)	Prey
020	Kasanagi (Social Bug Pokémon)	Prey
021	Kasanight (Surly Bug Pokémon)	Prey
022	Fledgewing	Predator
023	Bacondor	Predator
024	Babiroost	Predator
025	Pichu (Tiny Mouse Pokémon)	Prey
026	Pikachu (Mouse Pokémon)	Prey
027	Raichu (Mouse Pokémon)	Prey
028	Kabiin (Creepy Face Pokémon)	Predator
029	Nidoran (Poison Pin Pokémon)	Prey
030	Nidorina (Poison Pin Pokémon)	Prey
031	Nidoqueen (Drill Pokémon)	Predator
032	Nidorino (Poison Pin Pokémon)	Prey
033	Nidoking (Drill Pokémon)	Predator
034
035	Ninjerbil (Rogue Pokémon)	Prey
036	Nymfloat (Aerostat Pokémon)	Predator
037	Ledybash (Spotty Pokémon)	Predator
038	Azurill (Polka Dot Pokémon)	Prey
039	Marill (Aqua Mouse Pokémon)	Prey
040	Azumarill (Aqua Rabbit Pokémon)	Prey
041	Zubat (also known as "Zudrac") (Bat Pokémon)	Predator
042	Golbat (also known as "Golula") (Bat Pokémon)	Predator
043	Crobat (also known as "Dracro") (Bat Pokémon)	Predator
044
045
046
047
048	Toxipilla (Hornworm Pokémon)	Prey
049	Thrashcase (Grumpy Shell Pokémon)	Prey
050	Sonikoth (Hawk Moth Pokémon)	Prey
051	Heracross (Single Horn Pokémon)	Predator
052	Curlicle (Icy Bird Pokémon)	Predator
053	Snipiper (Serac Bird Pokémon)	Predator
054	Psyduck (Duck Pokémon)	Prey
055	Golduck (Duck Pokémon)	Prey
056	Rokku (Grapeshot Pokémon)	Prey
057	Slingorn (Slingshot Pokémon)	Prey
058	Tunorn (Tuning Fork Pokémon)	Prey
059 South Shellos North Shellos	Shellos (Sea Slug Pokémon)	Prey
060 South Gastrodon North Gastrodon	Gastrodon (Sea Slug Pokémon)	Prey
061	Buhi (Slow Moving Pokémon)	Prey
062	Bufouette (Spinning Pokémon)	Predator
063	Mira (Forward Pokémon)	Prey
064	Arim (Backward Pokémon)	Predator
065	RESERVED FOR GORILLAIMO DEVOLUTION	Predator
066	Gorillaimo (Eighth Wonder Pokémon)	Predator
067	Wingull (also known as "Wingoon") (Seagull Pokémon)	Predator
068	Pelipper (also known as "Plundipper") (Water Bird Pokémon)	Predator
069	Hypnowag (Impressionable Pokémon)	Prey
070	Nyoroppi (Squat Frog Pokémon)	Predator
071	Nyosuka (Frog King Pokémon)	Predator
072	Tentacute (Tiny Jelly Pokémon)	Predator
073	Tentacool (also known as "Tentaduel") (Rival Jelly Pokémon)	Predator
074	Tentacruel (Also known as "Tentarule") (Jelly King Pokémon)	Predator
075	Nosepass (Compass Pokémon)	N/A
076	Probopass (Compass Pokémon)	N/A
077	Budew (Bud Pokémon)	Prey
078	Roselia (Thorn Pokémon)	Prey
079	Roserade (Bouquet Pokémon)	Prey
080	Magnemite (Magnet Pokémon)	N/A
081	Magneton (Magnet Pokémon)	N/A
082	Magnezone (Magnet Area Pokémon)	N/A
083	Farfetch'd (Wild Duck Pokémon)	Prey
084	Flonin (Adrift Duck Pokémon)	Prey
085	Miyamalard (Warrior Duck Pokémon)	Prey
086	Hartebahn	Prey
087	Avegnu	Prey
088	Boulevaard	Prey
089	Alleydillo	Prey
090	Shellder (Bivalve Pokémon)	Prey
091	Shellbro (Angry Clamp Pokémon)	Predator
092	Shellking (Bliss Clam Pokémon)	Prey
093	Combee (Tiny Bee Pokémon)	Prey
094	Vespiquen (Beehive Pokémon)	Prey
095	RESERVED FOR MALE COMBEE EVOLUTION	Prey
096	Kurusu (Sea Dog Pokémon)	Predator
097	RESERVED FOR KURUSU EVOLUTION (Sea Wolf Pokémon)	Predator
098	Buku (Puffed Pokémon)	Prey
099	Stangler (Ambush Pokémon)	Predator
100	Swablu (also known as "Swablak") (Cotton Bird Pokémon)	Prey
101	Altaria (also known as "Altarmigan") (Humming Pokémon)	Prey
102	Kangasquire (Emancipated Pokémon)	Prey
103	Kangaskhan (Parent Pokémon)	Prey
104	Cubone (Lonely Pokémon)	Prey
105	Marowak (Bone Keeper Pokémon)	Prey
106	Babirec (Pickpocket Pokémon)	Prey
107	Henchhog (Lackey Pokémon)	Prey
108	Kingpig (Mastermind Pokémon)	Predator
109	Koffing (Poison Gas Pokémon)
110	Weezing (Poison Gas Pokémon)
111	Hakking (Poison King Pokémon)
112	Absol (Disaster Pokémon)	Predator
113	Dronant (Busy Ant Pokémon)	Prey
114	Durant (Iron Ant Pokémon)	Predator
115	Polant (Cutter Ant Pokémon)	Predator
116	Firant (Fiery Ant Pokémon)	Predator
117	Gunant (Bullet Ant Pokémon)	Predator
118	Fusant (Bomber Ant Pokémon)	Predator
119	Buizel (Sea Weasel Pokémon)	Predator
120	Floatzel (Sea Weasel Pokémon)	Predator
121	Drifloon (Balloon Pokémon)	Predator
122	Drifblim (Blimp Pokémon)	Predator
123	Lingermax (Lazy Cannon Pokémon)	N/A
124	Widebertha (Fat Cannon Pokémon)	N/A
125	Dentipede (Supergun Pokémon)	N/A
126	Riolu (also known as "Skiftolu") (Emanation Pokémon)	Predator
127	Lucario (Aura Pokémon)	Predator
128	Marink (Warm Hamster Pokémon)	Prey
129	Honoguma (Burning Bear Pokémon)
130	Mimii (Star Travel Pokémon)	Predator
131	RESERVED FOR MIMII EVOLUTION	Predator
132	Ditto (Transform Pokémon)	Unique
132+	Mega Ditto (Transform Pokémon)	Unique
133	Eevee (Evolution Pokémon)	Prey
134	Vaporeon (Bubble Jet Pokémon)
135	Jolteon (Lightning Pokémon)
136	Flareon (Flame Pokémon)
137	Espeon (Sun Pokémon)
138	Umbreon (Moonlight Pokémon)
139	Leafeon (Verdant Pokémon)
140	Glaceon (Fresh Snow Pokémon)
141	Sylveon (Intertwining Pokémon)
142	Antherabit (Petal Bunny Pokémon)	Prey
143	Tulepus (Flower Hare Pokémon)	Prey
144	Pestone (Rock Baby Pokémon)	Prey
145	Godzillante (City Terror Pokémon)	Predator
146	Tyrante (Crag Lizard Pokémon)	Predator
147	Rigla (Wiggly Worm Pokémon)	Prey
148	Tumbla (Box Shell Pokémon)	N/A
149	Kulex (Vampire Pokémon)	Predator
150
151
152
153
154	Greeby (Paranoid Pokémon)
155	Loonest (Protective Pokémon)	Prey
156	(Field Trip Pokémon)	Prey
157	Heruppi (Wanderlust Pokémon)	Prey
158	Axolunge (Powerhouse Pokémon)	Prey
159	Olmesper (Clairvoyant Pokémon)	Prey
160	Dragonaut (Dainty Eel Pokémon)	Predator
161	Nothogon (Surf Lizard Pokémon)	Predator
162	Foragon (Water Dragon Pokémon)	Predator
163	Poppi (Nervewrack Pokémon)	Prey
164	Papyo (Stinkbug Pokémon)	Prey
165	Klinka (Cheers Pokémon)	Prey
166	Stemtenna (Classy Pokémon)	Prey
167	Celebreetle (Big Event Pokémon)	Prey
168	Splishy (Wishful Fish Pokémon)	Prey
169	Splashy (Flying Fish Pokémon)	Prey
170	Krashy (Diving Bird Pokémon)	Predator
171	Happa (Sprout Pokémon)	Prey
172	RESERVED FOR FALSE GRASS STARTER 2	Prey
173	RESERVED FOR FALSE GRASS STARTER 3
174	Burneep (Warm Chick Pokémon)
175	RESERVED FOR FALSE FIRE STARTER 2
176	Blatias
176+	Mega Blatias
177	Terrapond (Longing Pokémon)
178	Archelake (Nautical Pokémon)
179	Karabajio (Shore Leave Pokémon)
179	Mega Karabajio
180	RESERVED FOR LEGENDARY
181	RESERVED FOR LEGENDARY
182	RESERVED FOR LEGENDARY
183	RESERVED FOR LEGENDARY