Marill's design has undergone at least two changes in its development. In the Nintendo Spaceworld 1997 demo, it was one of the Pokémon found west of Silent Hills. [1]It was also a stand-alone Pokémon (Azumarill wasn't created yet at this point).
Pink Marill[]
The early artwork for Marill
Early artwork for Marill (マリル Marill) depicted it at the time as a pink Pokémon rather than the final blue version of Marill. Other differences between the final and this concept art of Marill are the omission of its large ears, a thinner body and the lack of Marill's zig-zag tail pattern. The front sprite used in the demo, however, looks more like the final design (though still pink when in color).
Green Marill[]
Green Marill
Movie footage from Nintendo Space World 1999 (not to be confused with Spaceworld '97) used a green sprite for Marill rather than blue.
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Trivia[]
- Marill was a popular Pokégod prior to the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver used under the misnomer of Pikablu. The misnomer "Pikablu" was even used in unofficial Pokémon media.
- The Pikachu's Vacation cards from the Topp's Pokémon: the First Movie Trading Cards used to refer to Marill as Pikablu and Snubbull as Buru (its Japanese name) in the Topp's Blue Edition. This was corrected in the Topp's Black Edition, although Snubbull was erroneously spelled "Snubble".