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The '''beta release''' of a typical piece of software is a common name for the release that is first seen by the public. In a beta version of software, most functions are identical to those in the final release, however, there may still remain several software bugs that have not been addressed.
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This is a list of '''[[Pokémon games]] which have had their ROMs data-mined.''' This process is used to extract information from the game's code for purposes such as understanding its inner workings and discovering unused content.


Several aspects of the later development stages of the [[Pokémon games]] have been discovered by players, either through later hacking of the final game to find disabled features, or through the initial screenshots and media released to the public.
* [[Pokémon Red and Green beta]]
 
* [[Pokémon Yellow beta]]
==Generation I==
* [[Pokémon Gold and Silver beta]]
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** [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo]]
Despite having been in development for six years by their release, several supposedly dummied-out aspects of {{game|Red and Green|s}} were discovered through [[glitch]]es in the software which allowed for their appearance. [[Missingno.]] is the most well-known of these aspects, as it is essentially the "null data" Pokémon possibly used for testing various aspects of gameplay.
* [[Pokémon Crystal beta]]
 
* [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire beta]]
==Generation II==
* [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen beta]]
{{main|Pokémon Gold and Silver beta}}
* [[Pokémon Emerald beta]]
The most well-known of the beta Pokémon games, the unfinished version of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} went through many changes in its development. As it is essentially based on the coding of {{game|Yellow}}, far more so that any other later-generation game on the coding of a previous generation, several aspects of this game can be found through hacking, and others (such as [[happiness]]) became fully fleshed-out in this game pair.
* [[Pokémon Colosseum beta]]
 
* [[Pokémon XD beta]]
==Generation III==
* [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl beta]]
===Ruby and Sapphire===
* [[Pokémon Platinum beta]]
{{main|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire beta}}
* [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver beta]]
Through the movement of Pokémon from the very similar Game Boy and Game Boy Color, which the series had been developed on since it was begun in 1990, to the Game Boy Advance, the developers initially saw fit that they attempt to upconvert aspects from the previous generation's games to get the hang of the new ability offered to them.
* [[Pokémon Black and White beta]]
 
* [[Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 beta]]
===FireRed and LeafGreen===
* [[Pokémon X and Y beta]]
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* [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire beta]]
Though based on the [[Generation I]] games in name and setting, the coding for {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} is based on that of Ruby and Sapphire before them. As such, items from those games appear and can be obtained through hacking.
* [[Pokémon Sun and Moon beta]]
 
* [[Pokémon Sword and Shield beta]]
===Emerald===
{{main|Pokémon Emerald beta}}
 
==Generation IV==
===Diamond and Pearl===
{{main|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl beta}}
Diamond and Pearl feature numerous elements that were redone, including backsprites for many Pokémon which seem to have been merely upconverts from the [[Generation III]] and before 64×64 size to [[Generation IV]]'s 80×80 size. As well, a {{type2|???}} version of the final Pokémon of the generation, {{p|Arceus}}, exists in the games' coding.
 
===Platinum===
{{Main|Pokémon Platinum beta}}
Platinum features many of the same beta items in its code, likely to maintain compatibility between the three games without the hassle of changing [[index number]]s, however, it also contains unused sprites which are different from both the Diamond and Pearl spriteset ''as well as'' the Platinum spriteset.
 
===HeartGold and SoulSilver===
{{Main|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver beta}}
As with most paired games, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} had some elements changed between their announcement and their release. For example, later in development, {{ga|Silver}}'s sprite was altered to more closely resemble Ken Sugimori's artwork while an early screenshot of [[Slowpoke Well]] did not show [[Rocket Executive]] [[Proton]] as being present as he is in the final version (instead, a [[Team Rocket grunts|grunt]] is standing where Proton is in the final version). {{ga|Ethan}}'s back sprite, as well as {{p|Pichu}} and {{p|Pikachu}}'s front sprites, were slightly altered as well.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Unreleased Pokémon and characters]]
* [[List of unused Pokémon and character designs]]


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Latest revision as of 06:40, 26 June 2024

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This is a list of Pokémon games which have had their ROMs data-mined. This process is used to extract information from the game's code for purposes such as understanding its inner workings and discovering unused content.

See also

Beta versions of Pokémon games
Generation I
Red and Green • Yellow
Generation II
Gold and Silver (Spaceworld '97 demo) • Crystal
Generation III
Ruby and Sapphire • FireRed and LeafGreen • Emerald • Colosseum • XD
Generation IV
Diamond and Pearl • Platinum • HeartGold and SoulSilver
Generation V
Black and White • Black 2 and White 2
Generation VI
X and Y • Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Generation VII
Sun and Moon • Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Generation VIII
Sword and Shield
Unreleased
Pokémon Picross
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