List of unused Pokémon and character designs
There are Pokémon and characters that were just a few of many different designs that Game Freak created. Only a few were added, and even those often went through redesigns before making it into the final product.
Unreleased Pokémon
Nothing is known about this Pokémon other than its Pokédex number, #124, the same as Jynx. | ||
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Nothing is known about this Pokémon other than its Pokédex number, #211, the same as Qwilfish. | ||
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In the artwork featuring early versions of Red and Rhydon inside a cave, an unidentified Pokémon can be seen. It appears to be hatching from an egg. | ||
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Nothing is known about this first Pokémon 'Godzillante'. It may have been a Fire-type, as it is shown to be breathing fire. As its name implies, it was most likely based on Godzilla. Godzillante notably shares a resemblance to one of the fake Pokémon toys shown in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga volume 1 (p. 107). Nothing is known about the second Pokémon 'Gorillaimo'. Its hat could be a reference to the character Ninten from the Ape Inc. game, Mother. Its also resembles the Nintendo character Donkey Kong. | ||
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Nothing is known about this Pokémon other than its Pokédex number, #174, the same as Igglybuff. | ||
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Nothing is known about this Pokémon. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Red and Green beta |
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Nothing is known about this Pokémon. It may be a Bug-type. | ||
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The evolution of Kasanagi. It may be a Bug-type as it resembles Ledyba. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Red and Green beta |
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Kurusu | ||
The only known information about this creature is its name and image. While it resembles a seal, this image appeared in magazines after the release of Red and Green so while many fans believe it may have been an early version of Seel, this may not be true because Seel already existed at the time. However, it is most likely a Template:Type2 and could have been a scrapped pre-evolution for Lapras or an extremely early version of a member of the Spheal evolution family. In the alpha of Gold and Silver, its National Pokédex number was 212, it was a Template:Type2, and knew the moves Growl, Water Gun, and Tackle. Despite the numbering, it was the Water-type starter in the alpha demos. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Gold and Silver beta |
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Honōguma | ||
Honōguma's name is a combination of 炎 honō for flame, and 熊 kuma for bear. Like Kurusu above, its name and image are all that is known. While not confirmed, its name almost definitely means it was a Template:Type2. It bears a slight resemblance to Raichu, but doesn't share the same type or species of animal (Raichu being a rodent and Honōguma being a bear), so it is highly unlikely it was related to it. Given its name refers to it as a bear, it could have been an early version of the Teddiursa evolution family, or, while not a bear, but having the same bipedal stance and being Fire-type, an early version of the Cyndaquil evolution family. In the alpha it was a Template:Type2, and knew the moves Ember, Scratch, and Leer; and was the Fire-type starter. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Gold and Silver beta |
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Unnamed creature | ||
This strange creature appeared as art but was never given a name. Its extremely odd appearance is somewhat similar to Hitmontop; namely the multiple feet around its midsection. Although this creature has its point located on its bottom, and Hitmontop has its point located on its head, this creature is most likely a very early version of Hitmontop, possibly before the designers decided to add it to the Tyrogue evolution line. It also resembles Clefairy and may have been a very early version of Cleffa. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Gold and Silver beta |
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Unnamed turtle | ||
Nothing is known about this turtle Pokémon. Notably, it barely resembles anything that was released in Generation II. Some fans have speculated it may have been an alternative take on Magcargo or Donphan or maybe an extremely early, and different take on Corsola or Pupitar. Also, the fact that it's just a head sticking out of a shell, somewhat resembles that of Shuckle. The Pokémon it most closely resembled was Squirtle, but Squirtle was in Red and Green, which pre-dates the appearance of this image. Torkoal from Generation III, and the Turtwig evolution family from Generation IV bear the closest resemblance prior to its appearance, but it is highly unlikely they are related. It also bears a striking resemblance to Tirtouga from Generation V. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Gold and Silver beta |
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first cloned sheep, but it was deemed to be "too controversial." Since Dolly, the cloned sheep, was born several months after the release of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan, it's more likely that this Pokémon would have been intended for Generation II. | Nothing is known about this Pokémon, nor is there any artwork of it known to exist. An interview in @Gamer magazine with Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori, directors of development and art respectively at Game Freak, revealed that there was a rejected Pokémon design, based off of the||
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Altered Pokémon
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The background artwork for the Japanese Pokémon Blue uses some ambiguous Pokémon designs. One of these is of Squirtle, with a larger shell and a different tail. Another is of Ekans, with visible teeth and a larger face than in the final game. There is a design in the center that resembles a Machoke, only with a slightly different face. Near the bottom right is a Pokémon face, possibly based on Nidorino. | ||
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Tyranitar | ||
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Unreleased characters
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This art of a female character (with Squirtle) looks similar to Green, as seen to the right. The image was shown on the boxes for the games, as well as in official strategy guides. It is unknown if she was ever intended to be a playable character, like Red, or if she was supposed to be a supporting character, and act similar to the partner/rival of the player in Ruby and Sapphire. When Red and Green were later remade, players finally got the chance to use a female character. It is possible she was based on this character, namely due to the near exact resemblance of this character and Green, who later donned the same outfit as this character in the FireRed & LeafGreen arc of Pokémon Adventures. The lower artwork additionally raises the possibility of the female character being planned to appear in a Generation I game, showing that the same character has been used in several artworks. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Red and Green beta |
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Female Trainer | ||
This unnamed female Trainer art was revealed in a magazine prior to Generation II but never officially released. It is unknown who this Trainer was supposed to represent, be it a main character, a supporting character, or just an NPC. Visually, she has similarities to multiple Trainer classes. Her age and appearance make her appear similar to a Beauty or Cool Trainer, but her outfit is similar to a Lass or Picnicker. There is an object on her shirt that looks like what could have been a gym badge. This badge has a rain drop on it, meaning she could have been a Water-type Gym Leader. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Gold and Silver beta |
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Male Trainer | ||
Hiding in the background of the same magazine as the female Trainer above was a male Trainer that was never used. As with the female Trainer, it is unknown if he was designed as a main character, or supporting character, or was simply representing a Trainer class. He has hints of multiple classes, such as a Tamer, Psychic, Juggler, Burglar, PokéManiac, Gambler and a male Rocket Executive. There is an object on his bandana that looks like what could have been a gym badge. This badge has a red diamond on it. Due to the dark colors used and the fact that he is pictured with Tyranitar, it is possible he was a Dark-type Gym Leader. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Gold and Silver beta |
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There is an unused Trainer seen on the beta sketch of Latiken. It is very difficult to tell what this trainer's role in the games was as she barely resembles anyone. Whether she was a player character, rival, or supporting character is currently unknown. This character has a strong resemblance to the character shown riding Latios in other art. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire beta |
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Unknown cries
In Red and Blue
Within the coding of Pokémon Red and Blue, there is data for nine unused Pokémon cries. The cries are defined accordingly to the Pokémon's index numbers. Whereas cry data for 30 Missingno. are left blank, resulting in voice 0 (Nidorino), pitch 0 and length 0 cries, there are a number of remaining cries which appear to have been defined intentionally. Cry 181 was notably reused for Crobat in Gold and Silver.
Base 0, Pitch 128, Length 16. Similar to Togepi. | ||
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Base 29, Pitch 244, Length 64. Similar to Golbat. | ||
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Base 34, Pitch 255, Length 64. | ||
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Base 14, Pitch 224, Length 96. Loosely resembles Poliwag, may be a reference to its prototype design or Nyosuke. | ||
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Base 15, Pitch 64, Length 192. Similar to Dragonair. | ||
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Base 15, Pitch 32, Length 192. Similar to Dragonite. | ||
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Base 17, Pitch 32, Length 16. | ||
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Base 15, Pitch 64, Length 128. Similar to Dragonair, longer than cry 94. | ||
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Identical to Crobat. Base 29, Pitch 0, Length 128. | ||
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In Ruby and Sapphire
In a leaked German version of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, labelled 'Debugging Version 0509A' the cries of Pokémon with index numbers 252-276 are playable in the 'Driver Test' menu. Although these Pokémon normally correspond with ?, they have the cries of existing Pokémon exclusively to the Driver Test, suggesting that they may have once been real Pokémon.
There is an unused Pokémon cry assigned to index number 266. | ||
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There is an unused Pokémon cry assigned to index number 269. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire beta |
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