Pokémon Red and Green beta: Difference between revisions

[[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] were the first [[Pokémon games]] to be released in the US, on September 30, 1998. Several beta elements of the game have been discovered by ROM hackers who have examined the game's code.

There is a beta [[List of trainer classes|Trainer class]] omitted from the final version of the [[Generation I]] games. It is, however, in the game's code. A [[Chief]] is mentioned by a [[Team Rocket Grunt]] in [[Celadon City]] and can be battled through the [[Rare Candy Cheat|Old Man glitch]]. He can be also battled by [[cheating]] with a GameShark or similar device. Chief's sprite is identical to that of a [[Scientist]].

The Bird-type may have been a beta version of {{type2|Flying}}. This can be seen in the final version of the game: [[Missingno]], the infamous beta glitch, is part Bird-type. The Bird type is present in the [[Generation II]] games' programming; this is unsurprising, since the game engine for Gold and Silver is based on that of the [[Generation I]] games.

There is an item in the game that enables the user to {{m|Surf}} without using a Pokémon.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/file/198314/6618 Pokémon Yellow Gameshark Codes FAQ]</ref> This may mean that the move Surf was not implemented as an attack originally, or that the HMs did not initially exist. However, the Surfboard may instead have been a beta object for testers to advance quickly through the game.