The Fire type Cyndaquil family was originally Flambear, Volbear, and Dynobear. To start, two of the starter families are completely different.
If you’re familiar with gen 2, you’ve probably noticed a number of changed designs and unreleased Pokémon. Until now.Īn anonymous user on 4chan has leaked the ROM file of the 1997 Space World demo of Pokemon Gold and Silver, and The Cutting Room Floor has begun to uncover data from the demo, including the mysterious missing Pokémon.Ī high-resolution image of every Pokémon sprite from the demo can be found here, and below are just the generation 2 Pokémon as sprites found in the demo’s data (in color!). This version of the game allegedly featured Pokémon that did not end up in the official release of the game, and as time passed, these cut Pokémon remained a mystery. During the 1997 Space World event (a Nintendo trade show similar to E3), an early version of Pokémon Gold and Silver was showcased through a demo (the games would release two years later in Japan).