Gen 2 had a lot of cut birds. This little quail being one of them. It’s currently unknown if it evolved into the clef shaped bird that was found in the same batch of Gen 2 sprites. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Torterra always had the world turtle concept for its design, but the beta design was still a bit different than the final. Personally, I prefer the final design over this. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Back in 1993, Ken Sugimori made up some New Year’s cards featuring really early drawings of a couple Gen 1 Pokemon. One of which being Kangaskhan sporting a very vivid color scheme. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Trying to build off of Hippopotas’s bland beta design, Game Freak came up with this. Hippowdon was originally orange with blue accents including a blue mouth. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Despite being known as Pikablu, Marill was originally pink. The zigzag tail was also missing in its original design. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

One of the many cut Gen 2 Pokemon was this Quetzalcoatl snake fella. There’s a chance that its concept was eventually reworked into Rayquaza. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Right before the final design of Phanpy, there was this design. It featured more donphan treads on its head and orange tipped ears and nose. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Back in 2005, a magazine scan popped up for a sequel to Hey You, Pikachu on the DS. In it was this little mouse guy, Korechu. To this day, Hey You Pikachu DS still has not been released. The day it was first shown off: April 1st. #Pokemon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt #AprilFools

While Blastoise had a pre evolution, Wartortle had a different evolution. It actually kept the fluffy tail and ears from Wartortle. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Originally, Blastoise was separate from squirtle and wartortle. It even had its own pre evolution. Ultimately, the lines were combined as Game Freak saw the two separate turtle lines as redundant. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Crocky here was one of the few Gen 1 beta mons that was officially revealed. It was a kooky little lizard that had the potential to be a gen 1 dragon. In the end, the Dratini line were the only dragon types introduced in gen 1. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

When Pichu was made, pikachu became a 3 stage line. Originally though in gen 1, Raichu was supposed evolve into Gorochu. The only thing we have left of Gorochu’s existence is its back sprite. To this day, we don’t know its full design. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

To this day, we still don’t have a kiwi Pokemon. We almost had one introduced in gen 2 with this little unnamed weirdo #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Imagine the secret of the unown movie with this guy as the main Mon. Luckily Entei got redesigned to be more “legendary.” #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

The legendary beasts were all originally dogs instead of cats. Raikou originally looked like a super saiyan. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Hoppip was one of the first Gen 2 Pokemon that we knew about. It’s the only one of its line to keep the cat theming in the final. It was originally dark green with no arms and legs. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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

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