Pokémon Yellow beta

Pokémon Yellow is a special edition of the Generation I games. It introduced the happiness system, which has since become a staple of the main series and other features, such as walking Pokémon (exclusive to itself and HeartGold and SoulSilver) and a Pikachu's Beach minigame. Few aspects of the game's initial design did not make it to the final release, either due to time constraints or due to its heavy reliance and basis on Red, Green, and Blue.

Unused battling system

Data exists for a battle situation when the Trainer has no Pokémon, though it doesn't actually happen when entering a battle with no Pokémon in the final game. In this case, selecting any option other than Run shows the message "Hurry, get away!" This may have been a prototype for the initial battle with the wild Pikachu at the start of the game (as the player has no Pokémon at that point) or against a wild Spearow with Pikachu unable to battle, leading to further reference to the anime.

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Unused music

An unused track has been encountered in the game's programming. It is not known where it would be played but it is possible that it relates to the aforementioned no Pokémon battle system. However, it is not stored in either the battle, overworld or cave soundbank. It is located in the minigame and "special trainer" (Jessie and James) soundbank, where the Pikachu's Beach music is stored, which is partly why this track only exists in Pokémon Yellow.

It may be worth noting that it closely resembles the boss battle music with Madake from BUSHI Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha for the Super Famicom, a game that Game Freak developed and released in January 1997 after the release of Pokémon Red and Green but before the Japanese release of Pokémon Yellow.

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Unused Pikachu's Beach bonus

There is unused 'Radness' data for a score of 750 points in the Pikachu's Beach minigame. It is impossible to score 750 points in this minigame regardless of how many flips Pikachu does or how they were performed.

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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