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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 6h

Along with the beta sprite we knew about, there was also this design for Prinplup. Like final Empoleon, the beta had a finger on its flipper. This design also featured more icy looking details that would be carried into beta Empoleon. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This happy little guy has a couple designs. The body pretty much stayed the same in the designs, but each featured a different hat. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Back during Gen 2’s development, there was a little two legged snow ball rabbit. It appears they might’ve tried revisiting that concept in Gen 4 except instead of it being a snow ball, it was a rice ball. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This cut gen 4 lotus mantis dragon probably went on to inspire Lurantis in gen 7. This design kinda reminds me of flygon a little bit. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Game Freak are the experts in cutting happy grass lizards. This gen 4 one looks to be based on cabbage or lettuce and frill lizards. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This cotton candy mouse thst was cut from Gen 4 was probably reworked into swirlix in gen 6. At this point, it was apparently normal/ground typed. #Pokemon #Betamon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is Hoozukin. It’s a little red riding hood inspired mon that got cut from Gen 4. There’s a chance it was probably combined with the other cut gen 4 grass mon, Melolyri, to make Petilil. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Gen 4 had this cut cute little snail guy. We’d later get Sliggoo in Gen 6, but it was a little less basic than this snail. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sprigatito was introduced in gen 9, but game freak floated the idea around of a grass cat starter all the way back in gen 4. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Purugly originally stayed closer to glameow’s body shape. It also had devil horn shaped ears and its tail fluff went around its neck like a boa instead of around its waist like the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This cut Gen 4 line featured a mouse that evolved into multiple mice. This concept would later be reused in Gen 9 with the tandemaus line. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Two pika clones were worked on during Gen 4’s development. One got cut but its palette was used as pachirisu’s shiny and the other was reworked into shinx. Shinx’s shiny actually took this design’s color scheme. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Despite Hokkaido’s known bear population, there wasn’t a new bear introduced in gen 4. One was planned, and it was called Yasuraguma. It appears to be sleepy all the time like Snorlax and Komala. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This little plant girl was known as melolyri. After it was cut from Gen 4, its line was possibly reworked into the lilligant line. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This neat little light bulb bird was intended to evolve into a cool peacock, but like the peacock from Gen 3, it got cut. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This guy was apart of a three stage mollusk line that got cut. A Gen later they tried to make another three stage mollusk line that was also cut. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This cute little guy is some sort of bubbly unicorn dog. It’s possible that it was a cut Gen 4 starter design, but as far as we know it only had one evo. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sandyghast was thought up of all the way way back in gen 4. This design even had the arched mouth hole going all the way through it that’s seen in the final design. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of the many scrapped grass starter concepts from Gen 4. Due to their resemblance, this wolf design is theorized to have been brought back as Lycanroc in Gen 7. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

These guys are somehow related to plusle and minun, it’s unknown how though. It is noteworthy that the round ears on the orangish red one were considered for a potential gender difference for plusle and minun. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

After the cut Gen 3 hippo, game freak decided to try a new hippo design. This one featured a plover mon on its head similar to Skeledirge later on. Eventually the hippo would be combined with a cut sand castle Pokemon to create hippopotas and hippowdon. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The first turtle Turtwig design that we know of. It was a little more simple, but featured bumps on its shell that was supposed to hint at torterra’s mountains. These bumps would eventually be smoothed down in the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Drifloon originally had this blimp as a part of its line. I personally think it’s beta drifblim, but it could also be a cut evolution. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This chainsaw dino looks like it could’ve been another gen 4 fossil Mon, but it also looks like it was Steel/Dragon typed. If it were Steel/Dragon, it would explain why it was cut considering Dialga was introduced in the same generation. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Game Freak loves cutting grass lizards. This guy appears to be based on a banana and had a pre evo. Both were cut from Gen 4. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Bidoof was originally a more of a basic beaver. At some point, the beaver tail was removed and bidoof was made to be a little more goofy. It also lost the spots on its back. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It’s currently unknown whether this little skunk was beta stunky or a possible cut stunky pre evolution. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Croagunk was originally more of a basic frog shape instead of being bipedal. It might’ve been a pure poison type that would evolve into a poison/fighting type at this point. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Before Starly, the regional sinnoh bird was conceptualized to be a woodpecker Mon that evolved into a crane and a big robin. We would later get a woodpecker regional bird in gen 7 with Pikipek. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Piplup was originally more fluffy and had a more prominent crown on its head. Eventually, the crown was made to be more subtle, and the fluffy coat was changed to be more of a simple “cape.” #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Chimchar had a few revisions throughout Gen 4’s development. The earliest concept art we have of it featured the spiraled circle design that would later be exclusive to infernape. Chimchar was also originally more quadrupedal. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A bunch of beta designs for Gen 4 just dropped! This guy would end up becoming Turtwig. When it rolls up into a ball, it looks like a fruit with a leaf. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Along with an early version of kangaskhan, this more lemony design of Exeggutor was featured in a 1993 Game Freak New Year’s card. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Gen 1 almost had this deer in the dex. It was very aptly named Deer. It was later cut, but we did get Stantler in gen 2. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #BetaMon #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Dunsparce started out as a more serious snake, then became a bland yellow snake, this goofy guy, then finally the dunsparce we know today. Before dunsparce replaced it and took the sprite palette, the slot was filled by berurun, the bell cat Pokemon #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The snowball rabbit line that was cut from Gen 2 had a split evolution. One that looked closer to the snowball rabbit, and the other that looked like a cross between Exeggutor and Jynx. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It’s speculated that this komainu Mon that was cut from Gen 2 was the original silver legendary before lugia was made for the second movie. Its design kinda reminds me of the hisuian form of arcanine from legends Arceus. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The final evo of the cut Manbo line. They were all eventually cut and we wouldn’t get an ocean sunfish Mon until Gen 5 with alomomola. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In gen 4, we got the skorupi line, but a scorpion was at some point planned all the way back in gen 2. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This cut Gen 2 bird has a body that shaped like a treble clef. It’s speculated that it’s the evolved form of the cut quail Mon. I’m not exactly a fan of It’s body having a hole in it to keep the treble clef shape. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This Dumbo mouse design was attempted twice, once in gen 2 and once in gen 3. The original gen 2 design looked extremely similar to Elfilin from Kirby and the Forgotten World. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Right before it got changed to Wobbuffet, Game Freak made one last attempt at making a girafarig pre evolution. Unlike the last two attempts, this design actually looks closer to Girafarig and not at all like a conjoined ghost. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Back during the development of Gen 1, Kotora was actually a three stage lin. When Kotora was cut and attempted to be brought back in Gen 2, its original final evo was nowhere to be seen. #BetaMon #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This beetle guy and the fly mosquito thing were cut from Gen 2 in favor of Yanma. This bug in particular may have been slightly worked into Heracross. #Pokemon #IbisPaintX #BetaMon #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Originally Qwilfish was a pure water type that evolved into this doofy looking water/electric typed pufferfish, Shibirefugu. Qwilfish would later be changed to water/poison and wouldn’t get an evo until its hisuian form got one with Overqwil. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It’s unknown what this guy was supposed to be. The tongue is this drawing could’ve been interpreted as an eye in the original sprite. It’s speculated that this Mon might’ve been sunflora’s original pre evo before sunkern. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Gen 2 had a cute little snow ball Mon that had a middle evo and a split final evo. Featured here is one of its final evos. It looks to be ice/grass which we wouldn’t end up getting until Gen 4 with the snover line. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

At one point during Gen 2’s development, Manboo, the ocean sunfish Mon from the Spaceworld 97 demo, had its own evolution line that looked closer to its own design. Featured here was the middle evolution of the line. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This Tom Nook looking guy might’ve been the Charcoal Master from Gen 2’s original main Pokemon before it was replaced with Farfetch'd. There’s a chance a part of its design went into Sentret. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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Agent Ash 98 @agentash98.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Along with Donphan, Gen 2 had this different elephant mon. It looks kinda similar to a cut elephant from Gen 1. It’s unknown if in Gen 2 it was anyway related to the phanpy line. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

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