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The development cycle of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, released in 1999 in Japan and 2000 elsewhere, is probably the most discussed and researched of all releases in the [[Version|main series]] games during the history of the franchise. A relatively broad amount of official material in combination with later investigations reveal a lot of details about incomplete and unreleased elements. Several aspects from the development stages are proof of the over two-year period in which [[Game Freak]] undertook with the sequels to the [[Generation I]] games.

Another screenshot also depicts possible prototypes of [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] as well as of a gate, possibly the gate that leads to Route 35 or rather the [[Magnet Train]] station in [[Goldenrod City]].

File:1997 GS Building.png|Coming out of a building.

File:1997 GS Violet City.png|A possible prototype of [[Ecruteak City]] or a completely scrapped location.

File:1997 GS Violet City 2.png|The same location on a different stage of development.

===Delayed release===

The end of 1997 passed without a release for ''Pocket Monsters 2: Gold & Silver''. The potential release date was removed, and things generally stayed quiet until March 1998, where it was officially announced that the release would be delayed.

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===More information===

Following nearly a year without press releases, the [[Nintendo]] of Japan website was finally updated with new information on {{game3|Gold and Silver|''Pocket Monsters: Gold & Silver''|s}}. A revised release date of June 1999 was given and it was announced the games would be compatible with the then soon-to-be-released [[Game Boy Color]].

The screenshots released look very similar to the actual footage of the final release. The locations shown do not appear to be part of the final map, though they look similar.

File:1999 Slowking Artwork.png|Artwork of {{p|Slowking}}

File:1999 Marill Artwork.png|Artwork of {{p|Marill}}

The final releases have a large number of incomplete maps that detail what most [[Johto]] towns looked like during the development stages. Some data pertaining to [[Kanto]] locations that are not available is also present.

Another complete map is a house in [[Olivine City]], where a woman refers to a pharmacy in [[Ecruteak City]] instead of [[Cianwood City]] on both Japanese and English releases. This possibly suggests that the pharmacy was originally planned for Ecruteak City. Oddly enough, she has a {{p|Rhydon}} inside her house, which uses a bugged overworld sprite that intermittently changes between its own and the one resembling a {{p|Clefairy}}.

One of the most complete prototype maps found in their internal data is a rough version of the {{safari|Kanto}}. Surprisingly, it has several of its attributes defined, such as music, connections to [[Fuchsia City]] and even [[wild Pokémon]] found by [[fishing]] in a small pool in the area, which other prototype maps do not have. The Safari Zone also appears in the internal list of [[Pokégear]] map locations, along with [[Viridian Forest]], [[Cerulean Cave]], and {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}.

Full maps without events programmed in exist for the [[Pokémon Lab]] in [[Cinnabar Island]], indicating that Cinnabar Island was originally planned to make an appearance without the erupted volcano, or at least that the Lab was going to remain.

File:New bark beta.png|Prototype [[New Bark Town]]

File:Cherrygrove beta.png|Prototype [[Cherrygrove City]]

A mine cart image was discovered on the cave tilesets. An unused regular sprite was also discovered, and it matches that of the {{player}} but it does not depict {{ga|Ethan|him}} carrying his [[Bag]]. This sprite may have been originally intended to be used by {{ga|Cal}}, but was later scrapped in favor of the player's own sprite. Another hypothesis is that it may have been intended as the sprite used for the player naming screen at the beginning of a new saved game.

This unused event was removed from {{game|Crystal}}.

There is also unused text strings for an event related with the [[Burned Tower]], where someone's daughter was missing.<ref>[http://iimarck.us/i/ecruteak-daughter/ Ecruteak Daughter]</ref> It is possible that this event made its final debut as the missing granddaughter in the [[S.S. Aqua]].

If the unidentified [[Non-player character|NPC]] were to give Sweet Honey to the {{player}}:

If the player had room on the Bag:

Other text related to Sweet Honey includes:

===Naming the mother===

===Bird type===

===Items===

===Cal===