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{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Spearow/Farfetch'd
|nick=Bird Pokémon
|type1=Unknown
|type1=Unknown
|epnum=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|epnum=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|epname=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|epname=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|desc=This unused Generation I Pokémon was revealed on a sprite sheet for Pokémon Red and Green. It looks like a bird, with traits similar to both Farfetch'd and Spearow.}}
|desc=This unused Generation I Pokémon was revealed on a sprite sheet for Pokémon Red and Green. It appears to be a bird, with traits similar to both Farfetch'd and Spearow.}}




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|desc={{main|Gengar (Pokémon)}}[[File:094Gengar.png|100px|right]][[File:033Nidorino.png|100px|right]]<br>{{main|Nidorino (Pokémon)}}<br>
|desc={{main|Gengar (Pokémon)}}[[File:094Gengar.png|100px|right]][[File:033Nidorino.png|100px|right]]<br>{{main|Nidorino (Pokémon)}}<br>
An early version of Gengar and a creature with traits of Nidorino, {{p|Gyarados}}, and {{p|Feraligatr}}.}}
An early version of Gengar and a creature with traits of Nidorino, {{p|Gyarados}}, and {{p|Feraligatr}}.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Ivysaur or Venusaur
|type1=Grass
|img=
|epnum=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|epname=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|desc=This early design shows a creature with a flower on its back, making it an early design of either Ivysaur or Venusaur.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epname=Pokémon Red and Green beta
|epname=Pokémon Red and Green beta
|desc=The evolution of Kasanagi. This was one of several Pokémon sprites shown on Game Freak's official Japanese website circa 1997, labelled "undecided". Like its pre-evolution, it was replaced by {{p|Beedrill}}, but it somewhat resembles {{p|Ledian}} and a cockroach.}}
|desc=The evolution of Kasanagi. This was one of several Pokémon sprites shown on Game Freak's official Japanese website circa 1997, labelled "undecided". Like its pre-evolution, it was replaced by {{p|Beedrill}}, but it somewhat resembles {{p|Ledian}} and a cockroach.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Unknown creature
|type1=Unknown
|epnum=Pokemon Red and Green beta
|epname=Pokemon Red and Green beta
|desc=An early design that was shown on a sprite sheet for Pokemon Red and Green. Its round body is similar to Clefairy's final design, although there are many differences, such as its horns and extremely enlarged eyes.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|desc={{main|Poliwhirl (Pokémon)}}[[File:061Poliwhirl.png|100px|right]]<br>{{main|Poliwrath (Pokémon)}}[[File:062Poliwrath.png|100px|right]]<br>
|desc={{main|Poliwhirl (Pokémon)}}[[File:061Poliwhirl.png|100px|right]]<br>{{main|Poliwrath (Pokémon)}}[[File:062Poliwrath.png|100px|right]]<br>
An early version of Poliwrath. This was one of several Pokémon sprites shown on Game Freak's official Japanese website circa 1997. Notably it is wearing a crown, similar to the [[King's Rock]] necessary to evolve Poliwhirl into {{p|Politoed}}.}}
An early version of Poliwrath. This was one of several Pokémon sprites shown on Game Freak's official Japanese website circa 1997. Notably it is wearing a crown, similar to the [[King's Rock]] necessary to evolve Poliwhirl into {{p|Politoed}}.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Seel
|type1=Water
|img=Man Who Created Pokémon manga unidentified 1.png
|epnum=Game Freak
|epname=Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Created Pokémon (manga)
|desc=[[File:086Seel.png|100px|right]] A very early design for Seel, revealed in the 2018 educational manga "Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Created Pokémon". It was again part of the contest, shown in the manga on a board. Although it does not resemble its final design, its name in Japanese, ''Pawou'' ('''パウワウ''''), is identical.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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Ken Sugimori: "Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon. At first, these incorporated an army tank motif, and the marks that look like a conveyor belt on the upper part of Zweilous's legs are the remnants of that. Initially, they didn't work as designs and were basically 'put to sleep', however, a three-stage powerful Dragon-type family was ordered and they were resurrected."}}
Ken Sugimori: "Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon. At first, these incorporated an army tank motif, and the marks that look like a conveyor belt on the upper part of Zweilous's legs are the remnants of that. Initially, they didn't work as designs and were basically 'put to sleep', however, a three-stage powerful Dragon-type family was ordered and they were resurrected."}}
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Seel
|type1=Water
|img=Man Who Created Pokémon manga unidentified 1.png
|epnum=Game Freak
|epname=Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Created Pokémon (manga)
|desc=[[File:086Seel.png|100px|right]] A very early design for Seel, revealed in the 2018 educational manga "Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Created Pokémon". It was again part of the contest, shown in the manga on a board. Although it does not resemble its final design, its name in Japanese, Pawou, is identical.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Ivysaur
|type1=Grass
|img=
|epnum=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|epname=Pokémon Red and Green Beta
|desc=This early design for Ivysaur shows that it was supposed to have a flower on its back just like Venusaur, its evolved form.}}


===Minor alterations===
===Minor alterations===
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|desc={{main|Throh (Pokémon)}}[[File:538Throh.png|100px|right]]<br>{{main|Sawk (Pokémon)}}[[File:539Sawk.png|100px|right]]<br>
|desc={{main|Throh (Pokémon)}}[[File:538Throh.png|100px|right]]<br>{{main|Sawk (Pokémon)}}[[File:539Sawk.png|100px|right]]<br>
According to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', during development, Sawk and Throh both had horns to look more like ''{{wp|oni}}''. However, these were replaced with eyebrows so as not to clash with {{p|Tornadus}} and {{p|Thundurus}}, who were originally designed to be red and blue, like Throh and Sawk.}}
According to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', during development, Sawk and Throh both had horns to look more like ''{{wp|oni}}''. However, these were replaced with eyebrows so as not to clash with {{p|Tornadus}} and {{p|Thundurus}}, who were originally designed to be red and blue, like Throh and Sawk.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Stunfisk
|type1=Ground
|type2=Electric
|epnum=Pokémon Black and White beta
|epname=Pokémon Black and White beta
|desc={{main|Stunfisk (Pokémon)}}[[File:618Stunfisk.png|200px|right]]<br>
Stunfisk was originally designed with an {{wp|anglerfish}} in mind, but became more like a {{wp|flounder}}. It was also a {{2t|Water|Electric}} type, but was changed to {{t|Ground}}/Electric to balance out the type spread of Pokémon.}}


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{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Clefairy
|nick=Stunfisk
|type1=Unknown
|type1=Ground
|epnum=Pokemon Red and Green beta
|type2=Electric
|epname=Pokemon Red and Green beta
|epnum=Pokémon Black and White beta
|desc=An early version of Clefairy was shown on a sprite sheet for Pokemon Red and Green. While it does look recognizably similar to Clefairy's final design, there are many differences, such as its horns and extremely enlarged eyes.}}
|epname=Pokémon Black and White beta
|desc={{main|Stunfisk (Pokémon)}}[[File:618Stunfisk.png|200px|right]]<br>
Stunfisk was originally designed with an {{wp|anglerfish}} in mind, but became more like a {{wp|flounder}}. It was also a {{2t|Water|Electric}} type, but was changed to {{t|Ground}}/Electric to balance out the type spread of Pokémon.}}


==Unreleased characters==
==Unreleased characters==
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