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Trivia

Since there is so little information to warrant separate pages for every SpaceWorld pokemon, I thought I would try writing them out as trivia to fit on the pages of existing pokemon.

Chikorita

• Chikorita is named Happa (Japanese: ハッパ') in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Its name comes from 葉っぱ happa meaning "leaf."
  • In the demo, it is likely intended to evolve into Hanamogura instead of Bayleef, who is absent from the game. It is unclear at what level this would occur, as evolution data was wiped for all Pokémon available in the playable demo area.

Bayleef

• In the 1997 SpaceWorld demo version of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Chikorita is likely intended to evolve into Hanamogura instead of Bayleef, who is absent from the game. It is unclear at what level this would occur, as evolution data was wiped for all Pokémon available in the playable demo area.

Meganium

• Meganium is named Hanaryū (Japanese: ハナリュウ) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Its name is a combination of 花 hana (flower) and 龍 ryū (dragon).
  • In the demo, it evolves from Hanamogura instead of Bayleef, who is absent from the game.

Hoothoot

• Hoothoot is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a slightly altered design, including three dots under its eyes instead of notches and a zigzagging pattern on its lower back.
  • It is a pure Flying-type instead of Normal/Flying and is likely intended to evolve into Bōbō, a possible early version of Noctowl. It is unclear at what level this would occur, as evolution data was wiped for all Pokémon located in the playable demo area.

Noctowl

• In the 1997 SpaceWorld demo version of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Hoothoot is likely intended to evolve into Bōbō, a possible early version of Noctowl. It is unclear at what level this would occur, as evolution data was wiped for all Pokémon located in the playable demo area.

Ledyba

• Ledyba is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a green coloration and seven spots on its back instead of five.
  • Due to their largely different learnsets, it is unclear whether Ledyba was intended to evolve into Mitsuboshi in the demo or if they were counterparts, as evolution data was wiped for all Pokémon located in the playable demo area.

Spinarak

• Spinarak is named Kokumo (Japanese: コクモ) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Its name comes from 子 ko (child) and 蜘蛛 kumo (spider). It evolves into Tsūheddo starting at level 23.
  • Spinarak is purple instead of green in the demo and in the final release of Pokémon Gold and Silver. As many early Pokémon were drawn directly as sprites and a green pallet was available in the game, it would seem that this was indeed Spinarak's original intended coloration.

Ariados

• In the 1997 SpaceWorld demo version of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Spinarak evolves into Tsūheddo, a possible early version of Ariados.

Crobat

• Crobat is named Ekushingu (Japanese: エクシング) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Its name seems to derive from X-ing, likely in reference to the shape of its wings.
  • As the friendship mechanic is absent in the demo, it instead evolves from Golbat starting at level 44.

Pichu

• Pichu is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a different design, featuring a round body with simpler features that may have been in reference to Pikachu's original daifuku-like design.
  • As the friendship mechanic is absent in the demo, it instead evolves into Pikachu starting at level 12.

Cleffa

• Cleffa is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a slightly different design, featuring an all-pink body, a small stubby tail, and the overall shape of a five-pointed star with a small ball on its topmost point.
  • As the friendship mechanic is absent in the demo, it instead evolves into Clefairy starting at level 12.

Igglybuff

• Igglybuff is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a slightly different design, lacking the tuft of hair on top of its body. The swirl-like pattern on its forehead was originally a curl of hair.
  • As the friendship mechanic is absent in the demo, it instead evolves into Jigglypuff starting at level 12.

Togepi

• Togepi is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. It does not evolve into any other Pokémon in the demo version of the game.

Natu

• Natu is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a tan coloration instead of green.
  • Its types are switched in the demo, making it a Flying/Psychic-type instead of Psychic/Flying, and it evolves into Xatu when exposed to a Heart Stone instead of by level.

Xatu

• Xatu is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a tan coloration instead of green and a vertical eye-like marking on its upper back.
  • Its types are switched in the demo, making it a Flying/Psychic-type instead of Psychic/Flying, and it evolves from Natu when exposed to a Heart Stone instead of by level.

Mareep

• Mareep is named Pachimē (Japanese: パチメエ) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver and has a pink coloration instead of yellow. Its name may come from パチパチ pachipachi an onomatopoeia for crackling or blinking and メー mē an onomatopoeia for the sound a sheep makes.
  • It evolves into Flaaffy starting at level 16, which then evolves into Ampharos starting at level 32.

Flaaffy

• Flaaffy is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. It evolves from Mareep starting at level 16 and evolves into Ampharos starting at level 32.

Ampharos

• Ampharos is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. It evolves from Flaaffy starting at level 32.

Bellossom

• Bellossom is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a slightly different design featuring four flowers around the top of its head instead of two.
  • It is a Grass/Poison-type instead of Grass-type, and evolves from Gloom when exposed to a Poison Stone instead of by level.

Marill

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Spaceworld '97 fan art

• Marill is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a pink coloration instead of blue. It does not evolve into any other Pokémon in the demo version of the game.
  • Its appearance was vaguely known prior to the demo leak via fan art drawn by an attendee of the Spaceworld '97 event.

Politoed

• Politoed is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a considerably different design, featuring an ovoid body with bulbous eyes and thick stripes on its hind legs and back.
  • It evolves from Poliwhirl when exposed to a Heart Stone instead of by level.

Hoppip

• Hoppip is named Haneko (Japanese: ハネコ) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver and has a slightly different design, being of a dark coloration instead of pink and with no limbs but a longer tail.
  • It is likely intended to evolve into Skiploom starting at an unknown level, as evolution data was wiped for all Pokémon available in the playable demo area.

Skiploom

• Skiploom is named Poponeko (Japanese: ポポネコ) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver and has a cat-like design with a yellow coloration and no limbs but a much longer tail. Its name is a combination of 蒲公英 tanpopo (dandelion) and 猫 neko (cat).
  • It is likely intended to evolve from Hoppip starting at an unknown level, as evolution data was wiped for all Pokémon available in the playable demo area, and evolves into Jumpluff starting at level 40.

Jumpluff

• Jumpluff is named Wataneko (Japanese: ワタネコ) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver and has a considerably different design, having a pink coloration instead of blue, a single cotton puff surrounded by large leaves on top of its head, leaf-shaped ears and no limbs but a much longer tail. Its name is a combination of 綿 wata (cotton) and 猫 neko (cat).
  • It evolves from Skiploom starting at level 40.

Aipom

• Aipom is named Teiru (Japanese: テイル) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver and has a different design with beige ears, no cowlick, and proper hands on its arms and tail. Its name derives from tail.

Sunflora

• Sunflora is named Sanī (Japanese: サニー) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver and has a slightly different design with a thin body and standing on several roots instead of two feet. Its name comes from sunny.
  • It is a Grass/Psychic-type instead of Grass-type, and does not evolve from any other Pokémon in the demo version of the game.

Quagsire

• Quagsire is named Mizūo (Japanese: ミズウオ) in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver and has a slightly different design, lacking the rounded dorsal ridge and with the dark marking along its back engulfing a longer tail, which ends in a paddle-like fin. Its name is a combination of 水 mizu (water) and 魚 -uo (fish), likely from 山椒魚 sanshouuo (salamander) which translates directly as "Japanese pepper fish."
  • It is a pure Water-type instead of Water/Ground, and does not evolve from any other Pokémon in the demo version of the game.

Espeon

• Espeon is present in the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver with a yellow coloration instead of lilac, and two separate tails rather than a single forked one. Like Umbreon, it lacks any indication of an inner ear.
  • It evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Heart Stone instead of by leveling up with high friendship during the day.

Umbreon

• In the 1997 SpaceWorld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Umbreon is a Poison-type instead of a Dark-type and evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Poison Stone instead of by leveling up with high friendship during the night.
  • Many of Umbreon's Pokédex entries refer to it having a poisonous sweat, which may be a remnant of its original Poison type.

Origin

• Considering its original Poison type, Umbreon's markings may have been inspired by the rings of the blue-ringed octopus, a highly venomous species found in the oceans near Japan.