This page lists cut content from the Pokémon Red and Blue games. The content has appeared in the beta versions of the games, but was scrapped out or changed.
Capsule Monsters Pitch Pokémon[]
These Pokémon are present in an early concept pitch booklet for Pokémon when it was still under the title Capsule Monsters. They were likely not intended to be made into real Pokémon and were created for demonstration purposes.
| English name | Japanese name | Design | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godzillante | Gojirante |  |
Design is similar to Tyranitar and Godzilla. |
| Gorillimo | Goriraimo | |
Design is similar to Donkey Kong from the Donkey Kong series or King Kong. |
| ??? | Kabiin |  |
Design is similar to Snorlax but more human-like and only made up of a head. Body may have inspired Jigglypuff (as the arms and feet look very much like Jigglypuff's). Just like Snorlax, it is a caricature of Pokémon game designer Koji Nishino. |
| ??? | Buhi |  |
Design is of a mammalian creature with no back legs and a round belly. |
| Dragon4 | Doragon4 |  |
Design is similar to Charizard. |
| ??? | Papyo |  |
Design is of a bug-like creature that emits some kind of cloud or gas. May have inspired Koffing due to it appearing to be emitting clouds of gas. It's index number actually goes beyond the originally planned 190 Pokémon once set to appear in Pokémon Red & Green. |
Along with these, several different monsters are mentioned without visuals. These include Mirage Monsters, PowerKings, Green Dragons, and Fireflies. Again, these were likely for demonstration purposes are were presumably not intended to be made into Pokémon. Interestingly, green dragon Pokémon and firefly Pokémon would debut in later generations.
Pokémon[]
| Dex number | English name | Japanese name | Design | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #??? | ??? | Rokku |  |
A small Pokémon that has a similar appearance to Rhydon. It also showcases the early design of a Poké Ball. |
| #??? | ??? | Kokana |  |
Early design of Weedle. It has a rounded top instead of a needle and there is no needle at the end of its tail. |
| #??? | ??? | Kasanagi |  |
Early design of Kakuna. Looks very different from its final design. |
| #??? | ??? | ??? |  |
Early design of Beedrill. The concept was more cockroach-like with multiple arms. May have inspired Ledian's design. |
| #??? | ??? | ??? |  |
Early design of Poliwag. It had longer feet, a less detailed tail, and no visible mouth. |
| #??? | ??? | Nyosuka |  |
Early design of Poliwrath or Politoed. Shows the King's Rock item before it was in-game. |
| #??? | ??? | ??? |  |
Early design of Seel. It is shown to have a spotted body, closely resembling a leopard seal. It has two giant tusks, lots of head-hair, a big nose, and two giant eyes with a dark face. |
| #019 | Lapras | Rapurasu |  |
Early design of Lapras. Has a longer snout, no ear curls, and a bigger body. |
| #021 | Omega | Same as English |  |
Design is very similar to Gyaoon. It has a big bill-like mouth. Front body and horns are similar to Aggron. |
| #022 | Gyarados | Same as English |  |
Design still keeps its serpentine look (except the body design and face). It resembles a Tardigrade with a large toothy mouth. |
| #026 | Strike | Sutoraiku |  |
Early design of Scyther. Its body looks more mammalian with two hoofed legs and two scythe hands. |
| #031 | ??? | Gyaoon |  |
Design is similar to Rokku or Godzillante but with a larger mouth. |
| #032 | ??? | ??? |  |
May have been a design for a member of the Nidoran families in which it would evolve into either Nidoking or Nidoqueen. |
| #050 | Baloonda | ??? |  |
Design is of a floating ball with a face on it. May have been a beta design for Jigglypuff as both Pokémon use a balloon-like motif. |
| #052 | ??? | Buu |  |
A possible evolution, male counterpart, or early design of Jynx. It's name is also similar to Erebuu and Buubaa, Electabuzz and Magmar's Japanese names, suggesting that there may have been a Jynx/Electabuzz/Magmar trio of some sort. Its internal index number (#052) is located in between Magmar (#051) and Electabuzz (#053) as well, further proving the possibility. |
| #056 | Deer | Diaa |  |
Design is of a spiny deer. May have influenced Stantler and possibly Xerneas. |
| #061 | ??? | ??? |  |
Design is of an elephant. May have influenced Donphan. |
| #062 | Crocky | Kurokkii |  |
Design is of a crocodile-like Pokémon with hair and giant eyes. |
| #063 | ??? | ??? |  |
A squid-like Pokémon. May have influenced Inkay or Malamar. It may have shared a relation to Tentacool or Tentacruel as both the Tentacool evo-line and the squid evo-line are together in the beta code. It also somewhat resembles Shellder when it's attached to Slowbro or Slowking. |
| #067 | Cactus | Kakutasu |  |
Design is of a cactus. May have influenced Pokémon like Cacnea or Maractus due to all of them being cacti. |
| #068 | Jag | Jaggu |  |
Design is of a shark with a spear nose. May have influenced Sharpedo or Mega Sharpedo. |
| #069 | ??? | ??? |  |
A bat-like Pokémon. Whether it was a pre-evolution of Zubat or its own Pokémon entirely is unknown. |
| #079 | ??? | ??? |  |
A strange fish-like Pokémon. |
| #080 | ??? | ??? |  |
A strange fish-like Pokémon and the evolved form of #079. |
| #081 | Trifox | Mikon |  |
A pre-evolved form of Vulpix. This design also reappeared in the Gold & Silver beta, and is still scrapped. |
| #086 | ??? | ??? |  |
A round spherical shaped Pokémon. Notice the topknot hair atop the creatures head and the two dark objects on its sides (possibly eyes, hands, or cheeks). |
| #087 | ??? | ??? |  |
A round, spherical-shaped Pokémon and the evolved form of #086. Notice the topknot hair atop the creature's head. It loses the two round objects at its sides when evolving. |
| #094 | ??? | ??? |  |
A strange dragon-like Pokémon. Its head shape is similar to that of Mew. |
| #095 | ??? | ??? |  |
A strange dragon-like Pokémon. It is the evolved form of #094. It gains spines on its back upon evolving. |
| #122 | ??? | ??? |  |
A squid-like Pokémon. The evolved form of #063. May have influenced Inkay or Malamar. |
| #127 | ??? | ??? |  |
A possible middle-evolution for the Psyduck-line as it is shown growing spines from the back of its head, which Golduck has. |
| #134 | Meowsy | Konya |  |
A pre-evolved form of Meowth. This design also reappeared in the Gold & Silver beta, and is still scrapped. |
| #137 | ??? | ??? |  |
Its cry is similar to Gyaoon but higher-pitched. May have been a pre-evolution for Gyaoon. |
| #140 | ??? | ??? |  |
Design looking very much like Magneton, if not the exact same. However, the side-heads are missing their magnets and they contain two small spots on them. |
| #146 | ??? | ??? |  |
An evolution of Marowak. An obvious tie between the Cubone evolution line and Kangaskhan. It carries a Cubone baby in its pouch. |
| #156 | Golppy | Gyopin |  |
A pre-evolved form of Goldeen. This design also reappeared in the Gold & Silver beta, and is still scrapped. |
| #159 | Tigrette | Kotora |  |
An electric tiger Pokémon. This design also reappeared in the Gold & Silver beta, and is still scrapped. |
| #160 | Electiger | Raitora |  |
An electric tiger Pokémon and the evolved form of #159. This design also reappeared in the Gold & Silver beta, and is still scrapped. |
| #161 | ??? | ??? |  |
An electric tiger Pokémon and the evolved form of #160. Unlike its pre-evolutions, it doesn't appear in the Gold & Silver beta. |
| #162 | Minicorn | Puchiko |  |
A pre-evolved form of Ponyta. This design also reappeared in the Gold & Silver beta, and is still scrapped. |
| #172 | ??? | ??? |  |
A strange cannon or robot Pokémon. It is in a round shape. It is thought to have been a pre-evolution for Blastoise when it was separate from the Squirtle family. |
| #174 | ??? | ??? |  |
A strange Pokémon and the pre-evolved form of #094. Its design is similar to that of Mew. |
| #175 | ??? | Gorochu |  |
The illusive evolution of Raichu. The concept has been confirmed in an interview before. |
| #181 | ??? | ??? |  |
The original final evolution of Wartortle. Blastoise could have possibly been a separate Pokémon from the Squirtle line or this is simply an early design. |
Unused names[]
| Dex number | Final name | Early name |
|---|---|---|
| #016 | Pidgey | Pidge |
| #018 | Pidgeot | Pidgeott |
| #019 | Rattata | Rattatak |
| #024 | Arbok | Nagaasp |
| #028 | Sandslash | Sandstorm |
| #035 | Clefairy | Aria |
| #036 | Clefable | Ariala |
| #037 | Vulpix | Foxfire |
| #038 | Ninetales | Ninetai |
| #039 | Jigglypuff | Pudding |
| #040 | Wigglytuff | Custard |
| #043 | Oddish | Ladish |
| #046 | Paras | Parasyte |
| #058 | Growlithe | Flamie |
| #059 | Arcanine | Blaze |
| #060 | Poliwag | Aqua |
| #061 | Poliwhirl | Aquanau |
| #062 | Poliwrath | Aquamar |
| #063 | Abra | Hocus |
| #064 | Kadabra | Pocus |
| #066 | Machop | Kara-tee |
| #067 | Machoke | Kung-foo |
| #068 | Machamp | Ju-doh |
| #072 | Tentacool | Jilly |
| #073 | Tentacruel | Man O War |
| #079 | Slowpoke | Slowmo |
| #087 | Dewgong | Manty |
| #092 | Gastly | Spirit |
| #093 | Haunter | Spectre |
| #094 | Gengar | Phantom |
| #096 | Drowzee | Sleeper |
| #099 | Kingler | Kingle |
| #102 | Exeggcute | Eggstre |
| #103 | Exeggutor | Eggscut |
| #104 | Cubone | Orphon |
| #105 | Marowak | Guardia |
| #106 | Hitmonlee | Lee |
| #107 | Hitmonchan | Chan |
| #108 | Lickitung | Tonguetyd |
| #109 | Koffing | Ny |
| #110 | Weezing | La |
| #114 | Tangela | Meduza |
| #118 | Goldeen | Goldy |
| #119 | Seaking | Neptune |
| #130 | Gyarados | Skulkraken |
| #131 | Lapras | Ness |
| #132 | Ditto | Morpho |
| #133 | Eevee | Eon |
| #137 | Porygon | Poregon |
| #138 | Omanyte | Ess |
| #139 | Omastar | Kargo |
| #140 | Kabuto | Att |
| #141 | Kabutops | Lantis |
| #147 | Dratini | Dragoon |
| #148 | Dragonair | Dragyn |
Generation 2 Pokémon[]
Inside of the code for Red & Blue, there is an Internal Index Number list. This list lists every Pokémon in the game along with a few MissingNo. glitches. The list goes down every Pokémon at which time they were programmed into the game or designed and finalized. All of the MissingNo. characters in the list can be obtained by hacking and when traded to Generation II, have the code of Generation II Pokémon. The numbers of each MissingNo. Pokémon also match up with only Beta Pokémon listed above.[1]
| Internal Index Number | Original Beta Pokémon | When traded to Gold & Silver |
|---|---|---|
| #31 | Gyaoon | Scizor |
| #32 | Middle evolution to the Nidoran lines | Shuckle |
| #50 | Baloonda | Heracross |
| #52 | Buu | Ho-Oh |
| #56 | Deer | Sneasel |
| #61 | Elephant | Teddiursa |
| #62 | Crocky | Ursaring |
| #63 | Pre-evolved squid Pokémon | Slugma |
| #67 | Cactus | Magcargo |
| #68 | Jag | Swinub |
| #69 | Zubat-like Pokémon | Piloswine |
| #79 | Fish-like Pokémon | Corsola |
| #80 | Evolved Fish-like Pokémon | Remoraid |
| #81 | Trifox | Octillery |
| #86 | Pre-evolved sphere Pokémon | Delibird |
| #87 | Evolved sphere Pokémon | Mantine |
| #94 | Middle-evolved dragon Pokémon | Skarmory |
| #95 | Fully-evolved dragon Pokémon | Houndour |
| #115 | ??? (Broken Code) | Houndoom |
| #121 | ??? (Broken Code) | Kingdra |
| #122 | Fully-evolved squid Pokémon | Phanpy |
| #127 | Middle-evolved Psyduck | Donphan |
| #134 | Meowsy | Porygon2 |
| #135 | ??? (Broken Code) | Stantler |
| #137 | Baby Gyaoon | Smeargle |
| #140 | Pseudo Magneton or evolution | Tyrogue |
| #146 | Marowak evolution | Hitmontop |
| #156 | Golppy | Smoochum |
| #159 | Tigrette | Elekid |
| #160 | Electiger | Magby |
| #161 | Evolved Electiger | Miltank |
| #162 | Minicorn | Blissey |
| #172 | Round cannon or robot Pokémon | Raikou |
| #174 | Pre-evolved dragon Pokémon | Entei |
| #175 | Gorochu | Suicune |
| #181 | Wartortle design or evolution | Larvitar |
| #182 | MissingNo. (Kabutops Skeleton) | Pupitar |
| #183 | MissingNo. (Aerodactyl Skeleton) | Tyranitar |
| #184 | MissingNo. (Lavender Town Ghost) | Lugia |
Moves[]
| English name | Japanese name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Breath | ??? | Though the PP is stated to be 70, at the time of development, Trainer Points were needed in order to use moves. It could be used by Dragon4. |
| Punch | ??? | Very realistic move name. Possibly a basic move like Tackle or Scratch. |
| Uppercut | ??? | Very realistic move name. Possibly an early replacement for Sky Uppercut, even though Sky Uppercut didn't debut until Generation III. |
| Baibai Punch | ??? | Very strange name. Baibai is similar to bye-bye. Could have possibly been an unused OHKO move. |
| ??? | Shibire Hasami | Translates into Stun Cut. Possibly an early replacement for Razor Wind or Cut. |
| ??? | Shippo | Translates into Tail. Possibly the move Tail Whip. |
| ??? | Hinotama | Name translates into Fireball. |
| Mega Fire | ??? | Another Fire-type move. Possibly an early replacement for Fire Blast. |
| ??? | Konayuki | Name translates into Powder Snow, even though Powder Snow didn't debut until Generation II. |
| Hydro Jet | ??? | Possibly an early replacement for Hydro Pump. |
| Elekitel | ??? | Possibly an early replacement for Thunder Wave or Thunder Shock. |
| 50-Man Volt | ??? | Possibly a stronger version of Thunderbolt as the move Thunderbolt is listed as 10-Man Volt. |
| ??? | Ieki | Name translates into Gastro Acid, even though Gastro Acid didn't debut until Generation IV. |
| ??? | Honoo | Name translates into Flame. |
| Star Freeze | ??? | Possibly an early replacement for Aurora Beam. |
Characters[]
| English name | Japanese name | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade NPC 1 | ??? | Used for in-game trading. | This unused NPC was originally going to be able to trade a Butterfree for a Beedrill. Though this goes unused, it is in the code for every Gen 1 game from Red & Green to Yellow. However, in all of these games, it has a different nickname when traded. In Red & Green for Japan, it is named Pipin. In Blue for Japan and Red & Blue for US, it is named Chikuchiku. In Yellow for Japan and US, it is named Stinger. |
| Trade NPC 2 | ??? | Used for in-game trading. | This unused NPC was originally going to be able to trade a Pidgeot for another Pidgeot named "Marty". |
| Trade NPC 3 | ??? | Used for in-game trading. | This unused NPC was originally going to be able to trade a Mew for another Mew named "Bart". What is strange is that Mew is only available during an event, so if anyone were to miss said-event, this NPC would be entirely useless. In the Japanese version of Yellow, these still go unused, however, they are both named "Matsumiya". |
| Professor Oak Battle | ??? | Trainer battle against Professor Oak | One of the most commonly known unused content, it is said that through hacking or glitching the game, the player can battle Professor Oak with his team of Pokémon. His team consists of Tauros, Exeggutor, Arcanine, Gyarados and the final evolution of the starter that is not chosen at the beginning of the game by either you or the rival. |
| Trainer Chief | ??? | Trainer battle against a class known as Chief. | His design is the exact sprite of Blaine and was instead used as a Trainer sprite instead of a Gym Leader. Most of them took refuge in the Silph Co. building. |
| Original Blaine Design | ??? | Original design for the Gym-Leader Blaine. | His design is more closely resembling a soldier with a jacket. An early sketch of the design can be seen on Ken Sugimori's Twitter in a post he made regarding old designs for characters. |
Other[]
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Trivia[]
- In an interview with Shigeki Morimoto, it was revealed that there were originally 190 Pokémon planned for Generation I.[2]
- In a Nintendo Power July 2000 interview with the development team, it was stated that most two-stage Pokémon were intended to be three-stage Pokémon. This can be seen in the scrapped designs for evolutionary relatives of Zubat, Vulpix, Meowth, Psyduck, Goldeen, Pikachu, Cubone, and Ponyta, who all have evolutions or pre-evolutions that aren't used. Out of all these Pokémon, Zubat and Pikachu were the only two Pokémon whose evolution lines have later became three-staged.