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

Ikari was the gen 2 precursor to Sharpedo from Gen 3, although the anchor part of the design got cut. We would later see an anchor Pokemon separate from Sharpedo in Gen 7 with Dhelmise. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

This little rock gremlin might’ve eventually been somehow turned into Clamperl. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

One of the many cut concept mons from Gen 3. It appears to have been a literal mountain lion. There’s another design on the same sheet, but it’s unknown if it’s just an alternate design or an evo. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon

Gen 2 had a lot of odd Pokemon cut from it including this weird gargoyle. It looks similar to aerodactyl, but without wings/arms and with a blade tail. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Elekid was originally more of an egg with a more cute face and no arms. Weirdly at one point in development, this design and the final design existed at the same time. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Ponyta was gonna get a pre evolution in Gen 2. Unfortunately, Puchikoon wasn’t really necessary and just looked like a smaller ponyta. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Sentret was originally a bit thinner to kinda go along with furret’s more cylindrical body and had whisker lines on its face. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX

Ledian originally had a body type more similar to Ledyba. Its Pokédex category “the five star Pokemon” actually came from this design with the stars on its back. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Espeon was originally bright yellow and had two tails instead of its final forked tail. It was also originally super effective on Umbreon due to Umbreon being poison typed instead of dark. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

The first water/fire type actually wasn’t Volcanion. It was Bomushikaa from the Spaceworld gold demo. He’s similar to Popplio in that he’s a seal that balances balls on his nose, except instead of bubble balls, he balances fire balls. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX

Tangela originally got both a pre evolution and an evolution in Gen 2. If they wouldn’t have been cut, Tangela and Roselia would be the only Pokemon to gain both an evo and pre evo in a later Gen than when the base Mon was introduced. This guy here is Monja. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Mime Jr. was planned as far back as Gen 2. It was originally based on ballerinas according to its original Japanese name, Barririna. It was also shaped like an egg. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon

Gen 2 almost introduced a cherry blossom Pokemon. Interestingly it was a fish, so the petals were fins. After it was cut, we’d eventually get cherubi and cherrim in Gen 4. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

A fire type fennec fox way before Fennekin. Gen 2 also tried to give vulpix a pre evolution (after it was already cut from Gen 1), so there would’ve been multiple fire foxes introduced in Gen 2 if they both didn’t get cut. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

One of the more weirder cut designs from Gen 2. A flying fish with actual wings and bird legs. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Before Feraligatr, we had Aquaria. It looks very similar to lapras. People have compared it to Primarina. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX

This little dino was potentially a gen 2 fossil mon that got cut. Its concept looks similar to what cranidos would eventually become in gen 4. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon

This weird little eel guy was the original pre evolution to Gurotesu, the underbited eel that eventually became huntail later. For some reason in the spaceworld demo, Gurotesu’s pre evolutions were changed to be Manbo and the shark with an anchor for a tail. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

This long fox weasel guy was probably eventually reworked into furret. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX

This cute little guy is based off of yuki usagis, Japanese snow man rabbits. It had a pre evolution, and an evolution. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Dunsparce had 3 beta designs, 1 being a sprite that’s unfinished. The particular design is way more snake like (as well as chubbier) than the design we got in the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Gen 9’s Bombirdier was likely loosely based on this scrapped Gen 2 stork. This stork actually delivered babies instead of boulders. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

The “original typhlosion.” Dynabear ultimately got replaced by both typhlosion and kinda ursaring since its pre evolution honooguma got resprited into teddiursa. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon

Out of all the scrapped gen 2 pre evolutions, Gyopin probably deserved cut the most. Goldeen on it’s own isn’t the greatest… If it had to get anything, an evo would be way more beneficial to Seaking than a pre evo. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Politoed was originally more of a standard frog/toad shape and lacked the curled hair on its head. Some people have noted that its face slightly resembles bellibolt’s. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Manboo, during its development life, had two different evolution lines. One with mons that actually looked similar to it and another with random fish Pokemon. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

The original evolution to lickitung before lickilicky came along. Nameeru had a hat and a mustache. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Kingdra originally veered away from its previous evo’s sea horse design to become more of a sea dragon. It probably ended up being changed to stay more in line with horsea and seadra. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX