Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo: Difference between revisions

Pokémon Gold demo;
	; Title screen of the Pokémon Gold demo
Pokémon Silver demo;
	; Title screen of the Pokémon Silver demo
Basic info
Platform:	Game Boy (enhanced for the Super Game Boy)
Category:	RPG demo
Players:	1 player
Connectivity:	None
Developer:	Game Freak
Publisher:	Nintendo/The Pokémon Company
Part of:	Generation II
Ratings
CERO:	N/A
ESRB:	N/A
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	November 21, 1997
North America:	N/A
Australia:	N/A
Europe:	N/A
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Space World
English:	N/A

Latest revision as of 16:27, 13 September 2024

The Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo is an early build of the games Pokémon Gold and Silver that was shown at Nintendo Space World '97 from November 21 to 23, 1997. At the time, the final game was estimated to be about 80% complete and was set to be released for the original Game Boy—the Game Boy Color would not be announced until late March of the following year.^[1]^[2] However, due to a variety of delays, including a complete overhaul to the game, it would not be released until late 1999.

During the two years after it was first shown at Nintendo Space World '97 until its final release in November 21, 1999, the game changed extensively from this early demo. As with the final games, the demo used the Japanese Pokémon Blue as its basis for development.

Up until 2018, little information was known about this demo, due to the majority of the game being locked off from players. Only a few photographs were taken, and most of the information known comes from testimony of attendees. On May 26, 2018, however, ROM files of both the Gold and Silver demos were anonymously posted online, including versions with debug menus, allowing players to explore data that was blocked off at Space World.

Beyond what was intended to be played appears unfinished: many Pokémon have unfinished and placeholder base stats; scripts, NPCs, and warp data is largely absent; collision data is missing; and some areas are completely missing. Nevertheless, a large amount of information can be gathered from what is present, including many redesigned or scrapped Pokémon designs, minigame Easter eggs, and a completely different region.

Gameplay

The demo begins with a monologue from Professor Oak, similar to the final game. However, there is no option to give the player a gender or a name, who is instead automatically a boy named Satoshi (サトシ)^G or Shigeru (シゲル)^S. Afterwards, the player begins in his room in a town called Silent Hill (サイレントヒル); this town is also named Silent Hills (サイレントヒルズ) in the Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters (Japanese: ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック), published earlier in 1997. The player will already have 3000$ and eight Badges, although the Gym Leaders are blacked out. One of three first partner Pokémon, randomly chosen, is already placed in the player's party.

Type:
Grass	Unknown

Held item:

None

ハッパ Lv.8

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Type:
Fire	Unknown

Held item:

None

ホノオグマ Lv.8

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Type:
Water	Unknown

Held item:

None

クルス Lv.8

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Silent Hill has exits to the west, north, and east; however, the northern and eastern exits are blocked to prevent the player from accessing unfinished areas. A Pokémon Center which the player can enter is present in the town, but all of its functions are unavailable. Silent Hill also has a laboratory, but it cannot be entered.

The player will then move west to Route 1, a typical route with a dungeon called Silent Hill (しずかなおか) in the middle. (Although the English translations for both サイレントヒルズ and しずかなおか are the same, they are written differently in Japanese: the town is a transliteration of the English term "Silent Hill" in katakana, and the dungeon area in Route 1 is the Japanese native translation for "Silent Hill," written in hiragana.) Silent Hill has the first Trainers to encounter in the game. After going through Silent Hill, the player reemerges on the other side of Route 1, where they will encounter another trainer. At the end of Route 1, the rival, automatically named Shigeru (シゲル), stops the player, and the demo ends. The demo will also end if the player blacks out.

Differences from the final game

The demo and the final versions of the Generation II games had numerous differences.

Morning
Day
Night

The demo was meant to be played on Game Boy hardware and was not designed to take advantage of the colors available on a Game Boy Color; as such, the colors available through the Super Game Boy were less detailed. The day and night system is present, but due to running on a Game Boy color scheme, the change in colors for the time of the day are just shades of blue. Playing the final games on a Super Game Boy yields a similar effect.

The intro lacks music, and instead of showing the Generation II first partner Pokémon at the end of the intro, Venusaur and Blastoise are shown instead; Charizard, which was present in the final game's intro, has a slightly less detailed design.

Generation I Pokédex entries were carried over as placeholders for Pokémon until new Pokédex entries were able to be written for them. All Pokédex entries for Generation II Pokémon use the same placeholder text:「はっけんされた　ばかりの　ポケモン　げんざい　ちょうさちゅう。」 In an odd occurrence, it was also possible to battle wild Pokémon twice in a row without moving from a grass panel; why this was an implemented feature at the time is unknown.

Kanto Route 1 music plays for all Routes. The music of Viridian City, Saffron City, and Pewter City plays for all cities and towns present. Trainer and wild Pokémon battles both use Pokémon Red and Green Gym Leader music. More tracks from Pokémon Red and Green are present for events that are not normally possible in this build.

Type chart

Several type match ups differed from the final version of the game. Notably, Normal and Dark would be super effective against Dark types, while Normal types would only take resisted damage from Dark-type moves, Water and Electric would have been super effective against Metal, and Poison would be resisted by the Metal type instead of Poison type moves doing no damage. Additionally, Bug and Poison remained super effective against each other, something that existed in Generation I, but was changed to Poison dealing neutral damage to Bug and Bug being resisted by Poison in the final version. Ghost and Dark would both deal neutral damage against Metal (like Generation VI onwards) instead of Metal resisting both types.

In the below type chart, bold text and a different shade of the color means that the type matchup is different than in the final version.

×	Defending type
×
Attacking type	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	0×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
	2×	1×	½×	½×	1×	2×	½×	0×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×
	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×
	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	2×	½×	½×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×
	1×	1×	0×	2×	1×	2×	½×	1×	1×	2×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×
	1×	½×	2×	1×	½×	1×	2×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×
	1×	½×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	½×	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	2×
	0×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	½×
	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	0×	1×	½×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×
	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	½×	½×	2×	1×	1×	2×	½×	1×
	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	2×	1×	1×	2×	2×	½×	½×	½×	1×	1×	½×	1×
	1×	1×	½×	½×	2×	2×	½×	1×	1×	½×	2×	½×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×
	1×	1×	2×	1×	0×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	2×	½×	½×	1×	1×	½×	1×
	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	½×
	1×	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	2×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×
	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×
	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	2×
These matchups are suitable for the Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo.

Demo restrictions

As this game was meant to be publicly played at Space World '97, there were several restrictions put in place to make sure the game could not lock up or be set up to not work for other players. The only options available at the start screen are "ポケモンをあそぶ" (Play Pokémon) and "せっていをかえる" (Change Settings). There is no Continue option as the player is not able to save in the demo build. The player is given a random level 8 first partner Pokémon.

The player could only heal using Potions as Pokémon Centers are not accessible in the demo. PCs are also not able to be used. Trying to visit a Pokémon Center or use a PC gives the text of "under repair" or "being adjusted." This was likely to prevent a single attendee from hogging the demo by repeatedly healing to avoid blacking out.

The player and rival's names are random pre-selected names. First partner Pokémon and wild Pokémon that appear in the demo are not able to evolve. When an NPC loses, they do not have any losing dialog, presumably to make the demo faster to play. The player can only visit Silent Hill and early routes up to the forest area. When all the player's Pokémon faint, the game returns to the title screen to ensure the next person could have a turn.

Pokémon

Main article: Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Pokémon

Although only a few new Pokémon can be seen in the demo through normal gameplay, 100 new Pokémon had been designed at the time. Some of these Pokémon were kept into the final release largely unchanged; some had major modifications; others went completely unused. 16 of the unused Pokémon were related to the original 151 Generation I Pokémon, and two of the unused Pokémon were related to Generation II Pokémon which made it into the final release.

Many of the 151 Generation I Pokémon still used their sprites from Pokémon Blue as placeholder sprites during this time. Several Pokémon would have also gained either an evolution or a pre-evolution. Certain scrapped Pokémon correspond to, and may have inspired, later-generation Pokémon such as Leafeon or Lickilicky.

Many new Pokémon that were unused in the demo had placeholder base stats, which were all 50.

List of new Pokémon

Ndex	Pokémon	Type
#152	Happa	Grass
#153	Hanamogura	Grass
#154	Hanaryū	Grass
#155	Honōguma	Fire
#156	Borubeā	Fire
#157	Dainabea	Fire
#158	Kurusu	Water
#159	Akua	Water
#160	Akueria	Water
#161	Hōhō	Flying
#162	Bōbō	Flying
#163	Pachimē	Electric
#164	Mokoko	Electric
#165	Denryū	Electric
#166	Mikon	Water
#167	Monja	Grass
#168	Jaranra	Grass
#169	Hanēi	Water	Flying
#170	Pukū	Water
#171	Shibirefugu	Water
#172	Pichū	Electric
#173	Py	Normal
#174	Pupurin	Normal
#175	Mizūo	Water
#176	Neiti	Flying	Psychic
#177	Neitio	Flying	Psychic
#178	Gyopin	Water
#179	Mariru	Water
#180	Manbō1	Water
#181	Ikari	Water	Metal
#182	Gurotesu	Water	Metal
#183	Ekushingu	Poison	Flying
#184	Para	Bug
#185	Kokumo	Bug	Poison
#186	Tsūheddo	Bug	Poison
#187	Yoroidori	Flying	Metal
#188	Animon	Normal
#189	Hināzu	Normal	Flying
#190	Sanī	Grass	Psychic
#191	Paon	Ground
#192	Donfan	Ground
#193	Tsuinzu	Dark	Normal
#194	Kirinriki	Dark	Normal
#195	Peintā	Normal
#196	Kōnya	Normal
#197	Rinrin	Dark
#198	Berurun	Dark
#199	Nyorotono	Water
#200	Yadokingu	Water	Psychic
#201	Annōn	Normal
#202	Rediba	Bug	Flying
#203	Mitsuboshi	Bug	Flying
#204	Puchikōn	Normal
#205	Ēfi	Psychic
#206	Burakkī	Poison
#207	Tāban	Water
#208	Betobebī	Poison
#209	Teppouo	Water
#210	Okutan	Water
#211	Gongu	Fighting
#212	Kapoerā	Fighting
#213	Pudi	Fire
#214	Haneko	Grass	Flying
#215	Poponeko	Grass	Flying
#216	Wataneko	Grass	Flying
#217	Baririna	Normal
#218	Rippu	Ice
#219	Erebebī	Electric
#220	Bubyi	Fire
#221	Kireihana	Grass	Poison
#222	Tsubomitto	Grass	Poison
#223	Mirutanku	Normal
#224	Bomushikā	Water	Fire
#225	Gifuto	Water	Ice
#226	Kotora	Electric
#227	Raitora	Electric
#228	Madāmu	Normal	Flying
#229	Norowara	Ghost
#230	Kyonpan	Ghost
#231	Yamikarasu	Dark	Flying
#232	Happī	Normal
#233	Shizāsu	Bug	Flying
#234	Purakkusu	Bug
#235	Debiru	Fire
#236	Herugā	Fire
#237	Urufuman	Ice
#238	Wāurufu	Ice
#239	Porigon2	Normal
#240	Namēru	Normal
#241	Haganēru	Metal	Ground
#242	Kingudora	Dragon	Water
#243	Rai	Electric
#244	En	Fire
#245	Sui	Water
#246	Nyūra	Dark
#247	Houou	Flying
#248	Togepī	Normal
#249	Bulu	Psychic
#250	Teiru	Normal
#251	Rīfi	Grass

Special entry animations

Pikachu and Sanī used the special "stars" animation, which would be later used for Shiny Pokémon. However, this demo lacked a special animation linked to Shininess.^[3]

Hōhō used a special "fade-in" animation, which remains in the final games, but is unused.

There was also a special "wave" animation, which was unused even in the demo.

Shiny Pokémon

Shiny Pokémon had much different mechanics than in the final games. Instead of exact DV requirements (Defense, Speed and Special DVs at 10, and Attack DV of 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 or 15), all Shiny Pokémon had DVs of 10 or higher for all stats other than HP, which translates to Shininess odds of 81/4096, or ~1.977%. Shiny Pokémon had no special star animation when sent out, although that animation is implemented in-game. For some reason, it only applies to non-Shiny Pikachu and Sanī.

Due to technical limitations caused by the Super Game Boy's hardware, each color palette also had an assigned Shiny palette. Thus, all Pokémon with a given color palette also had the same Shiny palette.

Color	Standard palette				Shiny palette
Green	#E7E7E7	#A7D787	#4FA75F	#272727	#E7E7E7	#BFAF87	#676757	#272727
Orange	#E7E7E7	#FFA757	#D75737	#272727	#E7E7E7	#B77F87	#8F172F	#272727
Cyan	#E7E7E7	#AFCFEF	#779FCF	#272727	#E7E7E7	#7FA7A7	#2F8787	#272727
Brown	#E7E7E7	#E7A77F	#AF774F	#272727	#E7E7E7	#A78F97	#976F5F	#272727
Yellow	#E7E7E7	#FFE777	#D7A707	#272727	#E7E7E7	#D7BF87	#EF774F	#272727
Blue	#E7E7E7	#97A7DF	#5F7FBF	#272727	#E7E7E7	#8797AF	#576797	#272727
Purple	#E7E7E7	#DFB7C7	#AF7FBF	#272727	#E7E7E7	#BF7F9F	#772767	#272727
Human	#E7E7E7	#F7B78F	#87779F	#272727	#E7E7E7	#BF9F6F	#77678F	#272727
Faded	#E7E7E7	#D7AFB7	#7F7F97	#272727	#E7E7E7	#979797	#575757	#272727
Pink	#E7E7E7	#F7B7C7	#E77FAF	#272727	#E7E7E7	#AFCFEF	#F7B7C7	#272727

Trainer Classes

This article is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Every Trainer Class found in the demo.

In the demo, the majority of trainer classes present would go on to be unused or have drastic character redesigns when compared to the final game. In this build, the Gym Leader "classes" work just like in Generation I, with each entry only being the character's name. In the final release they're all just known as Gym Leader, with their name added after it.

Trainer Classes

Trainer # (Hex)	Class (Demo)	Class (Final)	Overworld (Final)	Battle (Final)	Notes
01	ハヤト Hayato	ジムリーダー Gym Leader			The first Gym Leader, Falkner, has a different design. Leader of Old's Gym.
02	アカネ Akane	ジムリーダー Gym Leader			The second Gym Leader, Whitney, uses a placeholder sprite and reuses a copy of Bugsy's overworld sprites, though Whitney also is listed as the second Gym Leader internally in the final. West's Gym has Bugsy as the leader, meaning he may have already been decided as the second leader at an earlier point. It is unknown where she would have been battled, though a female Gym Leader can be found in High-Tech's Gym.
03	ツクシ Tsukushi	ジムリーダー Gym Leader			The third Gym Leader, Bugsy, has a different design. Can be found in West's Gym.
04	エノキ Enoki	ジムリーダー Gym Leader			The fourth Gym Leader, Morty, has a different design. Overworld sprites depict him with a ponytail, though this is never used in the demo. It is unknown where he would have been battled, though the Birdon Gym features pitfalls much like Morty's in the final game and is also the fourth city with a Gym, suggesting that he may have still been the fourth leader. Enoki was the name given to Morty in Ken Sugimori's early conceptual sketches for the characters.^[4] It seems to originate from the Japanese name of the Chinese hackberry, often referenced in folklore surrounding the ghostly light Kitsunebi, a kind of Will-o'-the-wisp.
05	オケラ Okera	ジムリーダー Gym Leader	N/A	N/A	The fifth Gym Leader, seemingly related to Pryce. Uses a placeholder sprite and reuses a copy of Jasmine's overworld sprites. The name Okera was Pryce's name early in development,^[5] with this class sharing the same ID of Pryce in the final game. It is unknown where he would have been battled, though Newtype would be the next Gym after Birdon and contains a male leader.
06	ミカン Mikan	ジムリーダー Gym Leader			The sixth Gym Leader, Jasmine, has a different design. Her overworld sprites go unused in the demo, so it is unknown where she would have been battled, since the gym in Blue Forest appeared to be a Ghost gym. It may suggest that Jasmine was originally a Ghost-type leader, or that the map was based on an even earlier arrangement of leaders.
07	ブルー Blue	ジムリーダー Gym Leader	N/A	N/A	The seventh Gym Leader, seemingly Red. Uses a placeholder sprite, with an overworld sprite of Red being in the Kanto Gym. ブルー is the default name for the player in Pokémon Blue. This does not refer to the rival character Blue, who is known as Green in Japan. It is unknown where he would have been battled, though the aforementioned Kanto Gym appears to be most likely, a role ironically fulfilled by the rival character Blue in the final game.
08	ガマ Gama	ジムリーダー Gym Leader	N/A	N/A	The eighth Gym Leader, uses a placeholder sprite. Gama may come from the Japanese name of the Common Cattail of the genus Typha, which is named after Typhon—a serpentine giant in Greek mythology. It is unknown where they would have been battled, though due to their placement as the final Gym Leader, this may be an early iteration of Clair, who uses Pokémon that fit a similar description in the final game, such as Dragonair and Gyarados.

Maps

Demo map of Johto

Main article: Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations

Although only Silent Hill and the route and forest leading from it to Old City are accessible in the demo, many other locations are programmed into the game. However, the inaccessible locations lack collision and warp data.

The final map of Johto shares little resemblance to the region present in the demo, which was based on the entirety of Japan, with Kanto included as a large city within it. Apart from Kanto and a prototype of the Ruins of Alph, none of the areas from the final game appear in the demo; however, some maps bear similarities.

Mini-games

This build of the game contained far more mini-games, with a total of 5.

Title screen

A hidden mini-game involving Pikachu can be played if the game is left idle at the title screen for an extended period of time. The player tries to avoid obstacles and collect musical notes while catching up to Jigglypuff. The game ends once Pikachu catches up to Jigglypuff and returns to the title screen. After playing, the title screen will have musical notes flying across the screen, rather than fire.

Alternate title screen for Gold
Alternate title screen for Silver

Picross

A picross mini-game featuring Pokémon was present.

Some Pokémon picross puzzles would later appear in Picross NP Vol. 1. Pokémon Picross would also be announced for the Game Boy Color; however, it was ultimately cancelled. A Pokémon picross game would not be released until Pokémon Picross in December 2015.

Poker

The poker mini-game was based on the real-life game of poker but with various Pokémon on the cards instead of clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades. It would be replaced with card flip in the final version of the game.

Memory game

A memory game is a game where the player attempts to match five pairs of cards in five turns. However, no coins are actually rewarded for any matches. This game remains unused in the final game.

Slide puzzle

The last mini-game is a 15-tile slide puzzle game where the player has to try rearranging the tiles to reveal who the Pokémon is.

Gallery

Title screen mini-game
Picross
Poker
Memory game
Slide puzzle

Items

Main article: Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Items

With the introduction of held items, many new items and Key Items were added that would be cut, have slight changes in how they worked, or be scrapped altogether.

References

↑ Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver Nintendo Space World 97 version - geocities.jp (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)
↑ SPACEWORLD'97 Exhibit GAME BOY software vol.3 - nintendo.co.jp (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)
↑ Pokémon Gold and Silver/Spaceworld 1997 Demo/Pokémon → Shinies | The Cutting Room Floor
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230201102400/https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/566790273804419073
↑ https://twitter.com/xdanieldzd/status/1253849097062285313

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

Pokémon demos

Tech demos:

Pikachu: DS Tech Demo

Generation II:

Gold and Silver (Spaceworld '97 • Spaceworld '99)

Generation III:

Ruby and Sapphire • XD: Gale of Darkness

Generation IV:

Diamond and Pearl • Mystery Dungeon: Gold Rescue Team

Generation V:

Black and White

Generation VI:

X and Y • Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Generation VII:

Sun and Moon • Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Generation VIII:

Sword and Shield

Pokémon game templates

Core series • Side series • Spin-off series • Pokémon mini • Individual spin-offs • Betas • Demos

This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.

[1] Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver Nintendo Space World 97 version - geocities.jp (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)

[2] SPACEWORLD'97 Exhibit GAME BOY software vol.3 - nintendo.co.jp (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)

[3] Pokémon Gold and Silver/Spaceworld 1997 Demo/Pokémon → Shinies | The Cutting Room Floor

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230201102400/https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/566790273804419073

[5] ttps://twitter.com/xdanieldzd/status/1253849097062285313

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Contents

Gameplay

Differences from the final game

Type chart

Demo restrictions

Pokémon

List of new Pokémon

Special entry animations

Shiny Pokémon

Trainer Classes

Maps

Mini-games

Title screen

Picross

Poker

Memory game

Slide puzzle

Gallery

Items

References

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-The '''Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo''' is an early build of the games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} that was shown at {{wp|Nintendo Space World}} '97 from November 21 to 23, 1997. At the time, the final game was estimated to be about 80% complete and was set to be released for the original [[Game Boy]]—the [[Game Boy Color]] would not be announced until late March of the following year.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190307015419/http://www.geocities.jp/pcakatsuki/pokemonlab/prepm2.html ''Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver Nintendo Space World 97 version'' - geocities.jp] (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990505010142/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n12/swgbsoft/swgb03.html ''SPACEWORLD'97 Exhibit GAME BOY software vol.3'' - nintendo.co.jp] (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)</ref> However, due to a variety of delays, including a complete overhaul to the game, it would not be released until late 1999.
+The '''Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo''' is an early build of the games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} that was shown at [[Nintendo Space World]] '97 from November 21 to 23, 1997. At the time, the final game was estimated to be about 80% complete and was set to be released for the original [[Game Boy]]—the [[Game Boy Color]] would not be announced until late March of the following year.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190307015419/http://www.geocities.jp/pcakatsuki/pokemonlab/prepm2.html ''Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver Nintendo Space World 97 version'' - geocities.jp] (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990505010142/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n12/swgbsoft/swgb03.html ''SPACEWORLD'97 Exhibit GAME BOY software vol.3'' - nintendo.co.jp] (archived; retrieved June 21, 2021)</ref> However, due to a variety of delays, including a complete overhaul to the game, it would not be released until late 1999.
 During the two years after it was first shown at Nintendo Space World '97 until its final release in November 21, 1999, the game changed extensively from this early demo. As with the final games, the demo used the Japanese {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}} as its basis for development.
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 Up until 2018, little information was known about this demo, due to the majority of the game being locked off from players. Only a few photographs were taken, and most of the information known comes from testimony of attendees. On May 26, 2018, however, ROM files of both the Gold and Silver demos were anonymously posted online, including versions with debug menus, allowing players to explore data that was blocked off at Space World.
-Beyond what was intended to be played appears unfinished: many Pokémon have unfinished and placeholder base stats; scripts, NPCs, and warp data is largely absent; collision data is missing; and some areas are completely missing. Nevertheless, a large amount of information can be gathered from what is present, including many redesigned or scrapped Pokémon designs, minigame easter eggs, and a completely different region.
+Beyond what was intended to be played appears unfinished: many Pokémon have unfinished and placeholder base stats; scripts, NPCs, and warp data is largely absent; collision data is missing; and some areas are completely missing. Nevertheless, a large amount of information can be gathered from what is present, including many redesigned or scrapped Pokémon designs, minigame Easter eggs, and a completely different region.
 ==Gameplay==
-The demo begins with a monologue from [[Professor Oak]], similar to the final game. However, there is no option to give the player a gender or a name, who is instead automatically a boy named Satoshi (サトシ){{sup/2|G}} or Shigeru (シゲル){{sup/2|S}}. Afterwards, the player begins in his room in a town called Silent Hill (サイレントヒル); this town is also named Silent Hills (サイレントヒルズ) in the Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters (Japanese: ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック), published earlier in 1997. The player will already have 3000{{PDollar}} and eight [[Badge]]s, although the [[Gym Leader]]s are blacked out. One of three [[starter Pokémon]], randomly chosen, is already placed in the player's party.
+The demo begins with a monologue from [[Professor Oak]], similar to the final game. However, there is no option to give the player a gender or a name, who is instead automatically [[Ethan (game)|a boy]] named Satoshi (サトシ){{sup/2|G}} or Shigeru (シゲル){{sup/2|S}}. Afterwards, the player begins in his room in a town called Silent Hill (サイレントヒル); this town is also named Silent Hills (サイレントヒルズ) in the Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters (Japanese: ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック), published earlier in 1997. The player will already have 3000{{PDollar}} and eight [[Badge]]s, although the [[Gym Leader]]s are blacked out. One of three [[first partner Pokémon]], randomly chosen, is already placed in the player's party.
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 The demo was meant to be played on Game Boy hardware and was not designed to take advantage of the colors available on a Game Boy Color; as such, the colors available through the Super Game Boy were less detailed. The day and night system is present, but due to running on a Game Boy color scheme, the change in colors for the time of the day are just shades of blue. Playing the final games on a Super Game Boy yields a similar effect.
-The intro lacks music, and instead of showing the Generation II starters at the end of the intro, {{p|Venusaur}} and {{p|Blastoise}} are shown instead; {{p|Charizard}}, which was present in the final game's intro, has a slightly less detailed design.
+The intro lacks music, and instead of showing the Generation II first partner Pokémon at the end of the intro, {{p|Venusaur}} and {{p|Blastoise}} are shown instead; {{p|Charizard}}, which was present in the final game's intro, has a slightly less detailed design.
 [[Generation I]] Pokédex entries were carried over as placeholders for Pokémon until new Pokédex entries were able to be written for them. All Pokédex entries for Generation II Pokémon use the same placeholder text:{{tt|「はっけんされた　ばかりの　ポケモン　げんざい　ちょうさちゅう。」|Now investigating this newly discovered Pokémon.}} In an odd occurrence, it was also possible to battle wild Pokémon twice in a row without moving from a grass panel; why this was an implemented feature at the time is unknown.
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 ===Type chart===
-Several type match ups differed from the final version of the game. Notably, {{t|Normal}} and {{t|Dark}} would be super effective against Dark types, while Normal types would only take resisted damage from Dark-type moves, {{t|Water}} and {{t|Electric}} would have been super effective against {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Poison}} would be resisted by the Steel-type instead of Poison-type moves doing no damage.
+Several type match ups differed from the final version of the game. Notably, {{t|Normal}} and {{t|Dark}} would be super effective against Dark types, while Normal types would only take resisted damage from Dark-type moves, {{t|Water}} and {{t|Electric}} would have been super effective against {{t|Steel|Metal}}, and {{t|Poison}} would be resisted by the Metal type instead of Poison type moves doing no damage. Additionally,  {{t|Bug}} and Poison remained super effective against each other, something that existed in [[Generation I]], but was changed to Poison dealing neutral damage to Bug and Bug being resisted by Poison in the final version. {{t|Ghost}} and Dark would both deal neutral damage against Metal (like [[Generation VI]] onwards) instead of Metal resisting both types.
 In the below type chart, bold text and a different shade of the color means that the type matchup is different than in the final version.
-{| class="roundy" style="border: 2px solid #111111; background:#555555; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px"
+{| class="roundy" style="border: 2px solid #111111; background:#555555" margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px"
 |-
-! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ×
+! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="color:#FFF;" | ×
-! colspan="17" style="{{roundytr|5px}} background:#4C4BA4" | <small>Defending type</small>
+! colspan="17" style="{{roundytr|5px}} background:#4C4BA4; color:#FFF" | <small>Defending type</small>
 |-
 ! style="background:#{{normal color}}" | {{ic|Normal}}
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 ! style="background:#{{dark color}}" | {{ic|Dark}}
 |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%"
-! rowspan="17" style="background:#A44C4B" | <small>A<br>t<br>t<br>a<br>c<br>k<br>i<br>n<br>g<br><br>t<br>y<br>p<br>e</small>
+! rowspan="17" style="background:#A44C4B; min-width:1.5em; color: #FFF;" | <div style="writing-mode:vertical-rl; text-orientation:upright; letter-spacing:5px;"><small>Attacking type</small>
 ! style="background:#{{normal color}}" | {{ic|Normal}}
 | 1×
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 ==Demo restrictions==
-As this game was meant to be publicly played at Space World '97, there were several restrictions put in place to make sure the game could not lock up or be set up to not work for other players. The only options available at the start screen are "ポケモンを あそぶ" (Play Pokémon) and "せっていを かえる" (Change Settings). There is no Continue option as the player is not able to [[save]] in the demo build. The player is given a random level 8 [[starter Pokémon]].
+As this game was meant to be publicly played at Space World '97, there were several restrictions put in place to make sure the game could not lock up or be set up to not work for other players. The only options available at the start screen are "ポケモンを あそぶ" (Play Pokémon) and "せっていを かえる" (Change Settings). There is no Continue option as the player is not able to [[save]] in the demo build. The player is given a random level 8 [[first partner Pokémon]].
-The player only has [[Potion]]s as [[Pokémon Center]]s are not accessible in the demo. PCs are also not able to be used. Trying to visit a Pokémon Center or use a PC gives the text of "''under repair''" or "''being adjusted''." This is likely to prevent a single attendee from hogging the demo by repeatedly healing to avoid [[black out|blacking out]].
+The player could only heal using [[Potion]]s as [[Pokémon Center]]s are not accessible in the demo. PCs are also not able to be used. Trying to visit a Pokémon Center or use a PC gives the text of "''under repair''" or "''being adjusted''." This was likely to prevent a single attendee from hogging the demo by repeatedly healing to avoid [[black out|blacking out]].
-The {{Player}} and rival's names are random pre-selected names. Starter Pokémon and wild Pokémon that appear in the demo are not able to evolve. When an NPC loses, they do not have any losing dialog, presumably to make the demo faster to play. The player can only visit Silent Hill and early routes up to the forest area. When all the player's Pokémon faint (i.e. the player [[black out|blacks out]]), the game returns to the title screen, ready for the next person to play.
+The {{Player}} and rival's names are random pre-selected names. First partner Pokémon and wild Pokémon that appear in the demo are not able to evolve. When an NPC loses, they do not have any losing dialog, presumably to make the demo faster to play. The player can only visit Silent Hill and early routes up to the forest area. When all the player's Pokémon faint, the game returns to the title screen to ensure the next person could have a turn.
 ==Pokémon==
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 ===List of new Pokémon===
-Pokémon whose names are in ''italics'' are present in the final game, but with different names.
-Pokémon whose names are in '''bold''' are not present in the final game at all.
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 ! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #{{gold color light}}" | Ndex
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 ! style="background: #{{gold color light}}" | Pokémon
 ! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #{{gold color light}}" colspan="2" | Type
-{{demodex|''[[Chikorita (Pokémon)|Happa]]''|152|Plant|1|Grass}}
+{{demodex|Happa|152|Plant|1|Grass}}
-{{demodex|'''Hanamogura'''|153|Plant|1|Grass}}
+{{demodex|Hanamogura|153|Plant|1|Grass}}
-{{demodex|''[[Meganium (Pokémon)|Hanaryū]]''|154|Plant|1|Grass}}
+{{demodex|Hanaryū|154|Plant|1|Grass}}
-{{demodex|'''Honōguma'''|155|Rhydon|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Honōguma|155|Rhydon|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|'''Borubeā'''|156|Rhydon|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Borubeā|156|Rhydon|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|'''Dainabea'''|157|Rhydon|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Dainabea|157|Rhydon|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|'''Kurusu'''|158|Aquatic|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Kurusu|158|Aquatic|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Akua'''|159|Aquatic|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Akua|159|Aquatic|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Akueria'''|160|Aquatic|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Akueria|160|Aquatic|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|[[Hoothoot (Pokémon)|Hoothoot]]|161|Bird|1|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Hōhō|161|Bird|1|Flying}}
-{{demodex|'''Bōbō'''|162|Bird|1|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Bōbō|162|Bird|1|Flying}}
-{{demodex|''[[Mareep (Pokémon)|Pachimē]]''|163|Animal|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Pachimē|163|Animal|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|[[Flaaffy (Pokémon)|Flaaffy]]|164|Animal|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Mokoko|164|Animal|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|[[Ampharos (Pokémon)|Ampharos]]|165|Rhydon|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Denryū|165|Rhydon|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|'''Mikon'''|166|Animal|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Mikon|166|Animal|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Monja'''|167|Plant|1|Grass}}
+{{demodex|Monja|167|Plant|1|Grass}}
-{{demodex|'''Jaranra'''|168|Plant|1|Grass}}
+{{demodex|Jaranra|168|Plant|1|Grass}}
-{{demodex|'''Hanēi'''|169|Fish|2|Water|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Hanēi|169|Fish|2|Water|Flying}}
-{{demodex|''[[Qwilfish (Pokémon)|Pukū]]''|170|Fish|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Pukū|170|Fish|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Shibirefugu'''|171|Fish|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Shibirefugu|171|Fish|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|[[Pichu (Pokémon)|Pichu]]|172|Pikachu|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Pichū|172|Pikachu|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|[[Cleffa (Pokémon)|Cleffa]]|173|Clefairy|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Py|173|Clefairy|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|[[Igglybuff (Pokémon)|Igglybuff]]|174|Jigglypuff|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Pupurin|174|Jigglypuff|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|''[[Quagsire (Pokémon)|Mizūo]]''|175|Rhydon|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Mizūo|175|Rhydon|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|[[Natu (Pokémon)|Natu]]|176|Bird|2|Flying|Psychic}}
+{{demodex|Neiti|176|Bird|2|Flying|Psychic}}
-{{demodex|[[Xatu (Pokémon)|Xatu]]|177|Bird|2|Flying|Psychic}}
+{{demodex|Neitio|177|Bird|2|Flying|Psychic}}
-{{demodex|'''Gyopin'''|178|Fish|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Gyopin|178|Fish|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|[[Marill (Pokémon)|Marill]]|179|Jigglypuff|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Mariru|179|Jigglypuff|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Manbō1'''|180|Fish|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Manbō1|180|Fish|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Ikari'''|181|Fish|2|Water|Steel}}
+{{demodex|Ikari|181|Fish|2|Water|Metal}}
-{{demodex|'''Gurotesu'''|182|Fish|2|Water|Steel}}
+{{demodex|Gurotesu|182|Fish|2|Water|Metal}}
-{{demodex|''[[Crobat (Pokémon)|Ekushingu]]''|183|Zubat|2|Poison|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Ekushingu|183|Zubat|2|Poison|Flying}}
-{{demodex|'''Para'''|184|Bug|1|Bug}}
+{{demodex|Para|184|Bug|1|Bug}}
-{{demodex|''[[Spinarak (Pokémon)|Kokumo]]''|185|Bug|2|Bug|Poison}}
+{{demodex|Kokumo|185|Bug|2|Bug|Poison}}
-{{demodex|''[[Ariados (Pokémon)|Tsūheddo]]''|186|Bug|2|Bug|Poison}}
+{{demodex|Tsūheddo|186|Bug|2|Bug|Poison}}
-{{demodex|''[[Skarmory (Pokémon)|Yoroidori]]''|187|Bird|2|Flying|Steel}}
+{{demodex|Yoroidori|187|Bird|2|Flying|Metal}}
-{{demodex|'''Animon'''|188|Amorphous|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Animon|188|Amorphous|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|'''Hināzu'''|189|Bird|2|Normal|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Hināzu|189|Bird|2|Normal|Flying}}
-{{demodex|''[[Sunflora (Pokémon)|Sanī]]''|190|Plant|2|Grass|Psychic}}
+{{demodex|Sanī|190|Plant|2|Grass|Psychic}}
-{{demodex|''[[Phanpy (Pokémon)|Paon]]''|191|Quadruped|1|Ground}}
+{{demodex|Paon|191|Quadruped|1|Ground}}
-{{demodex|[[Donphan (Pokémon)|Donphan]]|192|Quadruped|1|Ground}}
+{{demodex|Donfan|192|Quadruped|1|Ground}}
-{{demodex|'''Tsuinzu'''|193|Gengar|2|Dark|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Tsuinzu|193|Gengar|2|Dark|Normal}}
-{{demodex|[[Girafarig (Pokémon)|Girafarig]]|194|Animal|2|Dark|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Kirinriki|194|Animal|2|Dark|Normal}}
-{{demodex|''[[Smeargle (Pokémon)|Peintā]]''|195|Human|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Peintā|195|Human|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|'''Kōnya'''|196|Animal|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Kōnya|196|Animal|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|'''Rinrin'''|197|Animal|1|Dark}}
+{{demodex|Rinrin|197|Animal|1|Dark}}
-{{demodex|'''Berurun'''|198|Animal|1|Dark}}
+{{demodex|Berurun|198|Animal|1|Dark}}
-{{demodex|[[Politoed (Pokémon)|Politoed]]|199|Poliwag|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Nyorotono|199|Poliwag|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|[[Slowking (Pokémon)|Slowking]]|200|Rhydon|2|Water|Psychic}}
+{{demodex|Yadokingu|200|Rhydon|2|Water|Psychic}}
-{{demodex|[[Unown (Pokémon)|Unown]]|201|Unown|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Annōn|201|Unown|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|[[Ledyba (Pokémon)|Ledyba]]|202|Bug|2|Bug|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Rediba|202|Bug|2|Bug|Flying}}
-{{demodex|'''Mitsuboshi'''|203|Bug|2|Bug|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Mitsuboshi|203|Bug|2|Bug|Flying}}
-{{demodex|'''Puchikōn'''|204|Quadruped|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Puchikōn|204|Quadruped|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|[[Espeon (Pokémon)|Espeon]]|205|Animal|1|Psychic}}
+{{demodex|Ēfi|205|Animal|1|Psychic}}
-{{demodex|[[Umbreon (Pokémon)|Umbreon]]|206|Animal|1|Poison}}
+{{demodex|Burakkī|206|Animal|1|Poison}}
-{{demodex|'''Tāban'''|207|Animal|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Tāban|207|Animal|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Betobebī'''|208|Amorphous|1|Poison}}
+{{demodex|Betobebī|208|Amorphous|1|Poison}}
-{{demodex|[[Remoraid (Pokémon)|Remoraid]]|209|Fish|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Teppouo|209|Fish|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|[[Octillery (Pokémon)|Octillery]]|210|Fish|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Okutan|210|Fish|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Gongu'''|211|Wrestler|1|Fighting}}
+{{demodex|Gongu|211|Wrestler|1|Fighting}}
-{{demodex|[[Hitmontop (Pokémon)|Hitmontop]]|212|Wrestler|1|Fighting}}
+{{demodex|Kapoerā|212|Wrestler|1|Fighting}}
-{{demodex|'''Pudi'''|213|Animal|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Pudi|213|Animal|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|''[[Hoppip (Pokémon)|Haneko]]''|214|Plant|2|Grass|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Haneko|214|Plant|2|Grass|Flying}}
-{{demodex|''[[Skiploom (Pokémon)|Poponeko]]''|215|Plant|2|Grass|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Poponeko|215|Plant|2|Grass|Flying}}
-{{demodex|''[[Jumpluff (Pokémon)|Wataneko]]''|216|Plant|2|Grass|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Wataneko|216|Plant|2|Grass|Flying}}
-{{demodex|'''Baririna'''|217|Human|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Baririna|217|Human|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|'''Rippu'''|218|Human|1|Ice}}
+{{demodex|Rippu|218|Human|1|Ice}}
-{{demodex|'''Erebebī'''|219|Human|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Erebebī|219|Human|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|''[[Magby (Pokémon)|Magby]]''|220|Human|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Bubyi|220|Human|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|[[Bellossom (Pokémon)|Bellossom]]|221|Plant|2|Grass|Poison}}
+{{demodex|Kireihana|221|Plant|2|Grass|Poison}}
-{{demodex|'''Tsubomitto'''|222|Plant|2|Grass|Poison}}
+{{demodex|Tsubomitto|222|Plant|2|Grass|Poison}}
-{{demodex|[[Miltank (Pokémon)|Miltank]]|223|Quadruped|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Mirutanku|223|Quadruped|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|'''Bomushikā'''|224|Aquatic|2|Water|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Bomushikā|224|Aquatic|2|Water|Fire}}
-{{demodex|''[[Delibird (Pokémon)|Gifuto]]''|225|Clefairy|2|Water|Ice}}
+{{demodex|Gifuto|225|Clefairy|2|Water|Ice}}
-{{demodex|'''Kotora'''|226|Animal|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Kotora|226|Animal|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|'''Raitora'''|227|Animal|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Raitora|227|Animal|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|'''Madāmu'''|228|Bird|2|Normal|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Madāmu|228|Bird|2|Normal|Flying}}
-{{demodex|'''Norowara'''|229|Gengar|1|Ghost}}
+{{demodex|Norowara|229|Gengar|1|Ghost}}
-{{demodex|'''Kyonpan'''|230|Gengar|1|Ghost}}
+{{demodex|Kyonpan|230|Gengar|1|Ghost}}
-{{demodex|[[Murkrow (Pokémon)|Murkrow]]|231|Animal|2|Dark|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Yamikarasu|231|Animal|2|Dark|Flying}}
-{{demodex|''[[Blissey (Pokémon)|Happī]]''|232|Rhydon|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Happī|232|Rhydon|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|''[[Scizor (Pokémon)|Shizāsu]]''|233|Bird|2|Bug|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Shizāsu|233|Bird|2|Bug|Flying}}
-{{demodex|'''Purakkusu'''|234|Bug|1|Bug}}
+{{demodex|Purakkusu|234|Bug|1|Bug}}
-{{demodex|''[[Houndour (Pokémon)|Debiru]]''|235|Animal|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Debiru|235|Animal|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|[[Houndoom (Pokémon)|Houndoom]]|236|Animal|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|Herugā|236|Animal|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|'''Urufuman'''|237|Rhydon|1|Ice}}
+{{demodex|Urufuman|237|Rhydon|1|Ice}}
-{{demodex|'''Wāurufu'''|238|Rhydon|1|Ice}}
+{{demodex|Wāurufu|238|Rhydon|1|Ice}}
-{{demodex|[[Porygon2 (Pokémon)|Porygon2]]|239|Artificial|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Porigon2|239|Artificial|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|'''Namēru'''|240|Rhydon|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Namēru|240|Rhydon|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|[[Steelix (Pokémon)|Steelix]]|241|Snake|2|Steel|Ground}}
+{{demodex|Haganēru|241|Snake|2|Metal|Ground}}
-{{demodex|[[Kingdra (Pokémon)|Kingdra]]|242|Aquatic|2|Dragon|Water}}
+{{demodex|Kingudora|242|Aquatic|2|Dragon|Water}}
-{{demodex|'''Rai'''|243|Animal|1|Electric}}
+{{demodex|Rai|243|Animal|1|Electric}}
-{{demodex|'''En'''|244|Animal|1|Fire}}
+{{demodex|En|244|Animal|1|Fire}}
-{{demodex|'''Sui'''|245|Animal|1|Water}}
+{{demodex|Sui|245|Animal|1|Water}}
-{{demodex|[[Sneasel (Pokémon)|Sneasel]]|246|Animal|1|Dark}}
+{{demodex|Nyūra|246|Animal|1|Dark}}
-{{demodex|[[Ho-Oh (Pokémon)|Ho-Oh]]|247|Bird|1|Flying}}
+{{demodex|Houou|247|Bird|1|Flying}}
-{{demodex|[[Togepi (Pokémon)|Togepi]]|248|Clefairy|1|Normal}}
+{{demodex|Togepī|248|Clefairy|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|[[Snubbull (Pokémon)|Snubbull]]|249|Clefairy|1|Psychic}}
+{{demodex|Bulu|249|Clefairy|1|Psychic}}
 {{demodex|Teiru|250|Animal|1|Normal}}
-{{demodex|''[[Leafeon (Pokémon)|Rīfi]]''*|251|Animal|1|Grass}}
+{{demodex|Rīfi|251|Animal|1|Grass}}
 |}
-*Rīfi does not appear in the final Gold and Silver versions, but would go on to appear as Leafeon in ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]]''.
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+|}
+==Trainer Classes==
+{{incomplete|needs=Every Trainer Class found in the demo.}}
+In the demo, the majority of trainer classes present would go on to be unused or have drastic character redesigns when compared to the final game. In this build, the [[Gym Leader]] "classes" work just like in [[Generation I]], with each entry only being the character's name. In the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|final release]] they're all just known as ''Gym Leader,'' with their name added after it.
+{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{gold  color light}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{silver color}};"
+|-
+! Trainer Classes
+|-
+|
+{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{gold  color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin:auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
+|- style="background:#{{silver color light}};"
+! Trainer # (Hex)
+! Class (Demo)
+! Class (Final)
+! Overworld (Demo)
+! Overworld (Final)
+! Battle (Demo)
+! Battle (Final)
+! Notes
+|-
+|01
+|ハヤト<br>Hayato
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|[[File:Hayato-1 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Hayato-2 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Hayato-3 SW97 II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Falkner II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS SW97 Hayato.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS Falkner.png]]
+|The first Gym Leader, [[Falkner]], has a different design. Leader of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|Old's]] Gym.
+|-
+|02
+|アカネ<br>Akane
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|[[File:Tsukushi-1 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Tsukushi-2 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Tsukushi-3 SW97 II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Whitney II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Spr RG Bug Catcher.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS Whitney.png]]
+|The second Gym Leader, [[Whitney]], uses a placeholder sprite and reuses a copy of Bugsy's overworld sprites, though Whitney also is listed as the second Gym Leader internally in the final. [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|West]]'s Gym has [[Bugsy]] as the leader, meaning he may have already been decided as the second leader at an earlier point. It is unknown where she would have been battled, though a female Gym Leader can be found in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|High-Tech]]'s Gym.
+|-
+|03
+|ツクシ<br>Tsukushi
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|[[File:Tsukushi-1 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Tsukushi-2 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Tsukushi-3 SW97 II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Bugsy II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS SW97 Tsukushi.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS Bugsy.png]]
+|The third Gym Leader, [[Bugsy]], has a different design. Can be found in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|West]]'s Gym.
+|-
+|04
+|エノキ<br>Enoki
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|[[File:Enoki-1 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Enoki-2 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Enoki-3 SW97 II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Morty II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS SW97 Enoki.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS Morty.png]]
+|The fourth Gym Leader, [[Morty]], has a different design. Overworld sprites depict him with a ponytail, though this is never used in the demo. It is unknown where he would have been battled, though the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|Birdon]] Gym features pitfalls much like Morty's in the final game and is also the fourth city with a Gym, suggesting that he may have still been the fourth leader. '''Enoki''' was the name given to Morty in [[Ken Sugimori]]'s early conceptual sketches for the characters.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230201102400/https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/566790273804419073</ref> It seems to originate from the Japanese name of the {{wp|Celtis sinensis|Chinese hackberry}}, often referenced in folklore surrounding the ghostly light {{wp|Kitsunebi}}, a kind of Will-o'-the-wisp.
+|-
+|05
+|オケラ<br>Okera
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|[[File:Mikan-1 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-2 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-3 SW97 II OD.png]]<br>[[File:Mikan-4 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-5 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-6 SW97 II OD.png]]
+|'''N/A'''
+|[[File:Spr RG Jr Trainer M.png]]
+|'''N/A'''
+|The fifth Gym Leader, seemingly related to [[Pryce]]. Uses a placeholder sprite and reuses a copy of Jasmine's overworld sprites. The name '''Okera''' was Pryce's name early in development,<ref>https://twitter.com/xdanieldzd/status/1253849097062285313</ref> with this class sharing the same ID of Pryce in the final game. It is unknown where he would have been battled, though [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|Newtype]] would be the next Gym after [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|Birdon]] and contains a male leader.
+|-
+|06
+|ミカン<br>Mikan
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|[[File:Mikan-1 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-2 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-3 SW97 II OD.png]]<br>[[File:Mikan-4 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-5 SW97 II OD.png]][[File:Mikan-6 SW97 II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Jasmine II OD.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS SW97 Mikan.png]]
+|[[File:Spr GS Jasmine.png]]
+|The sixth Gym Leader, [[Jasmine]], has a different design. Her overworld sprites go unused in the demo, so it is unknown where she would have been battled, since the gym in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|Blue Forest]] appeared to be a Ghost gym. It may suggest that Jasmine was originally a Ghost-type leader, or that the map was based on an even earlier arrangement of leaders.
+|-
+|07
+|ブルー<br>Blue
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|
+|'''N/A'''
+|[[File:Spr RG PokéManiac.png]]
+|'''N/A'''
+|The seventh Gym Leader, seemingly {{ga|Red}}. Uses a placeholder sprite, with an overworld sprite of Red being in the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|Kanto]] Gym. '''ブルー''' is the default name for the player in {{game|Red and Blue|s|Pokémon Blue}}. This does not refer to the rival character {{ga|Blue}}, who is known as '''Green''' in Japan. It is unknown where he would have been battled, though the aforementioned [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations|Kanto]] Gym appears to be most likely, a role ironically fulfilled by the rival character Blue in the final game.
+|-
+|08
+|ガマ<br>Gama
+|ジムリーダー<br>Gym Leader
+|
+|'''N/A'''
+|[[File:Spr RG Super Nerd.png]]
+|'''N/A'''
+|The eighth Gym Leader, uses a placeholder sprite. '''Gama''' may come from the Japanese name of the Common Cattail of the genus Typha, which is named after {{wp|Typhon}}—a serpentine giant in Greek mythology. It is unknown where they would have been battled, though due to their placement as the final Gym Leader, this may be an early iteration of [[Clair]], who uses Pokémon that fit a similar description in the final game, such as [[Dragonair]] and [[Gyarados]].
+|-
+|}
 |}
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 ===Title screen===
-[[File:GoldDemoTitle alternate.png|thumb|Alternate title screen]]
 A hidden mini-game involving {{p|Pikachu}} can be played if the game is left idle at the title screen for an extended period of time. The player tries to avoid obstacles and collect musical notes while catching up to {{p|Jigglypuff}}. The game ends once Pikachu catches up to Jigglypuff and returns to the title screen. After playing, the title screen will have musical notes flying across the screen, rather than fire.
+<gallery>
+File:Japanese GoldTitle SW97 alt SGB demo.png|Alternate title screen for Gold
+File:Japanese SilverTitle SW97 alt SGB demo.png|Alternate title screen for Silver
+</gallery>
 ===Picross===
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 {{-}}
 {{beta|gold|silver}}
-{{Demo Games}}<br>
+{{Demo Games}}
 {{Project Games notice}}

Pokémon Gold demo
Title screen of the Pokémon Gold demo
Pokémon Silver demo
Title screen of the Pokémon Silver demo
Basic info
Platform:	Game Boy (enhanced for the Super Game Boy)
Category:	RPG demo
Players:	1 player
Connectivity:	None
Developer:	Game Freak
Publisher:	Nintendo/The Pokémon Company
Part of:	Generation II
Ratings
CERO:	N/A
ESRB:	N/A
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	November 21, 1997
North America:	N/A
Australia:	N/A
Europe:	N/A
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Space World
English:	N/A