While honoguma was still the fire starter, the first design of Cyndaquil was invented. Cyndaquil was then used as a place holder for Larvitar before it usurped the fire starter crown. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
On noctowl’s sprite scratchpads, there was this different hoothoot design. It’s unknown when this design was made since the Spaceworld 97 design was much closer to the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Porygon2 originally leaned more into the more rounded design. It was eventually changed to resemble Porygon a lot more. Weirdly the old design closely resembled the Mr. Donut mascot, Pon de Lion even though Pon came out after. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Huntail started its development all the way back in gen 2 when it was called Gurotesu. It would eventually go from this to a more purple design than to its final design. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Other than politoed, gen2 had one other frog Pokemon planned. It was some sort of horned frog. We would get toxicroak later on that had a spike on its head. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Poor Mikon, Vulpix’s pre evo, got cut from 3 gens that we know of. It even got a complete redesign in Gen 4 like Mime Jr. did. The design shown here is its original design from Gen 1 and 2. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon
This guy is a combo of plesiosaur, xylophone, and maybe ocarina. It does look a little similar to a beta version of dunsparce, but without a proper color palette, it is unknown if they were ever related. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt
At some point in development, Gen 2 had this deer warthog guy that looks kinda similar to the swinub line. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt
Scizor was originally green like Scyther. A variant of its beta palette would be used as Scyther’s shiny colors in the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Bellossom was originally the same navy blue color as the rest of the Oddish line, but was changed to green at the last minute to avoid a similar controversy to jynx. Its beta sprite also had leaves on the head flowers and sparkles surrounding it. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt
Skiploom originally had more pointed ears and a longer tail to go with the more cat theme of the line at the time. It was also all yellow and not green. #Pokemon #IbisPaintX #BetaMon #DigitalArt
Qwilfish was originally planned to get an evolution. Two separate designs were made neither of which were in the final game. Although Johto qwilfish still can’t evolve, the hisui form can with Overqwil. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
At some point between Spaceworld 97 and the final, politoed had this mustachioed design. It sort of resembles the back sprite of a cut Pokemon from Gen 1. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
At one point in development, Growlithe’s cut pre evo Pudi had this alternate bipedal design. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Heracross originally had beady eyes and a different mouth. It also lacked a lot of smaller details that it’d eventually gain in the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Sunkern was created after sunflora and originally was this little guy with a sprout coming out of its mouth. Once Bayleef was finalized, it stole sunkern’s name. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX
When Girafarig’s pre evo was turned into Wobbuffet, there was this little stepping stone discovered in Wobbuffet’s scratch pad. It looks similar to Shuppet and even had a name that was similar to Shuppet’s Japanese name. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt
Around 1999, Blissey got a redesign from what it was in Spaceworld 97 that was closer to what we got in the final. The sprite however had a palette error causing it to be yellowish instead of pink. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt
Teddiursa had a very interesting development cycle. It started out as the Johto fire starter, but then got redesigned to be a normal bear and had its two evos cut for ursaring. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt
In between Spaceworld 97 and the final, was this design for Pichu. It looked very similar to fat pikachu. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Slugma had a bit more basic design in the beta and like Magcargo was originally pink in color. In the final versions of gold and silver, magcargo’s shiny was blue. This would eventually be changed to the original sprite’s pink color in later games. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt
Azumarill’s beta palette would later get reused as its shiny colors. Beta Azumaril also had two tails and conjoined ears similar to swoobat. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Hitmontop was originally more weird in its design. It had 3 eyes which would eventually be reduced to two normal eyes in the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Doduo’s scrapped pre evo, Hinaazu, oddly had three heads like Dodrio instead of one or two. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Cleffa originally had an odd design feature. Instead of having the signature swirl hair like clefairy and Clefable, it had a spike with a ball on it. It also lacked the brown color on its ears. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX
During the Spaceworld 97 era, Sunflora didn’t have a pre evolution, or proper legs just roots. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Out of the 3 original Johto starters, Chikorita was the one to change the least in the final. The only difference the line had between the beta and the final was Bayleef. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX
Despite so many Gen 2 pre evolutions getting cut, surprisingly Smoochum made it through. Its design got a complete rework from just being a baby jynx. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
Tangela would eventually get an evolution in gen 4, but it was originally supposed to get an evo in gen 2 with Jaranra. Jaranra’s body shape and face kinda resembles Snorunt to me, but could just be me who notices that. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX
This little baby blob was originally Grimer’s pre evo, Betobebii. Imagine if this guy didn’t get cut and got an Alolan variant like it’s evos. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX
