Killing Misty: A Fandom History of Misinformation

Is it true that at the end of Pokémon Johto, Pokémon's head writer had to make a decision between keeping Misty or Team Rocket in the show? Is it true that because he hated Misty and thought of her as expendable, he murdered her in cold blood in the middle of a production meeting? The answer is no. And this is a 33 minute video about why the answer is "no," how people came to believe it, and why misinformation is actually not cool at all. General Research Thanks To: Dogasu (  / dogasusbackpack  ) Dr. Lava (  / drlavayt  ) HeiseiEtranger (https://karageko.com/) Petsuchan (  / petsuchan  ) Rasenburst (‪@Critical_HitZ‬ ) Translation: WindiiGitlord (  / windiigitlord  ) Entry 201: https://truthordeal.neocities.org/tra... Thumbnail and Background Art: Ankan (  / legacy3211  ) Voice Actors: ‪@scootusproductions‬Takeshi Shudo ‪@AliceLuna‬Musashi or Jessierocketka ‪@yourMoonstone‬Bulbagarden Post and Tumblr ‪@MercuryFalcon‬Bulbagarden Posts ‪@YaroShien‬Italian Forum Stan Eshi (https://www.instagram.com/stuffpopcom...) - Portuguese Forum HarrysFiddlesticks (  / harryfiddlestik  ) - Bulbagarden Post and Italian Forum BloodAdept - German Forum The Rabbit Hole (aka, sources from the video): Shudo's AnimeStyle Columns (unencrypted, so use archive.org): General: https://web.archive.org/web/202401142... Entry 201: https://web.archive.org/web/202310141... Dogasu's Backpack: General Site: https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/ The Mythical Third Movie: https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies... Twitter Thread on Yuyama's Otomedia Interview:   / 1628011680180617223   Dr. Lava's Cut Content: General Site: https://lavacutcontent.com/ Pokemon’s Head Writer: Booze, Pills, and Ending Ash’s Story: https://lavacutcontent.com/takeshi-sh... DYKG, Lugia's Creation: A Story of Drugs, Alcohol, and Obsession. Ft. maxmoefoe:    • Lugia's Creation: A Story of Drugs, Alcoho...   HeiseiEtranger: https://karageko.com/2017/10/28/in-me... Shudo Visuals: Minky Momo Maniacs: https://peertube.fenarinarsa.com/w/nF... Nearly comprehensive list of photos:   / 1436002473127432197   PokeBeach's 2008 Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka: https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/sec... Archive of Musashi and Jessierocketka's site: https://web.archive.org/web/201010070... Japanese Animation as an Industry by Masakazu Kubo: https://www.jef.or.jp/journal/pdf/spe... Variety's Article on Pokémon Horizons debuting on Netflix: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/poke... #pokemon #anipoke #retroanime 0:00 Introduction 3:10 Who Killed Misty? 13:15 Shudo Didn't Kill Misty 17:37 Shudo and Misty 24:30 Misinformation and You!