The Internet Reacts To Those Unused Pokemon Designs

Nintendo recently announced two new Pokemon games coming to Switch later this year and one that’s out now called Pokemon Quest. There’s also a bigger Pokemon RPG coming in 2019.

The real news this week though is that there actually used to be a ton of weird and adorable Pokemon that were planned for Pokemon Gold and Silver which never made it into the final games, and if there’s one thing the internet loves more than new Pokemon its super-pixelated old ones.

Screenshot: The Cutting Room Floor (ResetEra)

A ROM of a 1997 demo for what would become Pokemon Gold and Silver just got into the hands of the public after two decades. Included in it, among other things, were sprites for Pokemon that never ended up getting to see the light of day. Until now.

Some of these “beta” Pokemon are super cute, others are tragically monstrous. Almost all of them are baby forms of already beloved creatures such as Meowth and Tangela though, so people are understandably jacked that they exist.

https://twitter.com/mushbuh/status/1002287987898638336

baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! baby meowth!!!! pic.twitter.com/UhR5abF4uJ

— “SEBMAL” is “LOOKING FOR WORK” (@sebmal) May 31, 2018

This unofficial pokemon looks like a meowth kitten pic.twitter.com/3CzmPPgGoK

— Cas Casarollie Herrera 💫 (@Casarollie) May 31, 2018

Beta baby meowth is adorable 🐱💕
Isn’t that a 5 yen coin on its head?? pic.twitter.com/ciPRTi6a2e

— Mi-eau 🎀 (@Mi_eau) May 31, 2018

More G/S beta cuties pic.twitter.com/CQ2h1iSaAG

— ByronB@ACEN D15 (@YukaOmatic) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/peabuggy/status/1002274610627383296

https://twitter.com/_Mizumi/status/1002275903823466496

The beta design of Elekid looks like a freaking Earthbound enemy pic.twitter.com/rgbKVFAdiy

— PK Ben (@Ben_Faulstick) May 31, 2018

pic.twitter.com/sXm5923M3p

— Cow?! (@viviatpeace) May 31, 2018

all my friends are like pic.twitter.com/W1P4JSLYUg

— ◒✧PHI (@sanigo_) May 31, 2018

“What if Tangela got a sweet haircut?” (from the leaked beta silver/gold pokemon) pic.twitter.com/zIZcVjuRE3

— Pseudonym Jones NLM (@pseudonymjones) May 31, 2018

those proto-pokemon designs…. sobs pic.twitter.com/MZ0H2f2hGe

— allie (@Grind3h) May 31, 2018

Hello Hi,
These are the pokemon from that GS demo that I would immediately lay down my life for pic.twitter.com/XdHzAZbrno

— Mary Cagle (@cubewatermelon) May 31, 2018

so many good cat pkmn in the beta…i feel Robbed…. pic.twitter.com/bJrnBCqt6N

— s sobole (@crapmachine) May 31, 2018

What you all were expecting: me drawing something that relates to the recently announced Pokémon titles
What is actually happening: I’m drawing scraped Pokémon from 1997 pic.twitter.com/xHzRNzYP4A

— ☆ Siplick! @ MCM LONDON #A03 (@Siplick) May 31, 2018

http://pinkgermy.tumblr.com/post/174436923042/hamster-tigre-pok%C3%A9mon

omfg i just read about the old pokemon designs that got leaked and I’m screaming at the final evolution of the water starter allegedly being named Aquaria in english

— Aquaria 🤌🏼 (@aquariaofficial) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/cloversealife/status/1002274274558660608

https://twitter.com/Kate_Farina/status/1002236412446453760

https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1002281212268851200

I know we are all lovin the pre-designs for the baby pokemon but can we tALK ABOUT NIGHTMARE GIRAFARIG… pic.twitter.com/TfFcca30Al

— Sam King 🐝 (@SamanthaCKing) May 31, 2018

Most perfect sprite in the Pokemon beta? Yes, too perfect for this world 🐸🌸 pic.twitter.com/8szXv7v6QC

— crisalys✨ (@Criisalys) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/MrClemps/status/1002253552503459841

http://kundroid.tumblr.com/post/174440878510/aaaa

The biggest takeaway from those beta pokemon is that this evolution line used to make sense pic.twitter.com/RB665QCgpA

— Battery Man (@batterycapacity) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/luulubuu/status/1002150357517119490