Pokémon Black and White beta
Before their release, Pokémon Black and White went through multiple test, or beta, stages, many of which included several aspects eventually dropped or revised before the games' release.
Pre-release
Many aspects of Pokémon Black and White were shown in screenshots of videos prior to the games' release. Some of these were not present in the final game in the form(s) shown in the media.
Sprites
The starter selection sprite of Pokabu was different in some early videos. The beta sprite has a more triangular hind foot, with only one of which shown, and had slightly different shading. Also, while selecting the starter, the other two starters were not as darkened. source (CONFIRMATION NEEDED)
- Beta Pokabu sprite.png
The beta screen
- Fixed Pokabu sprite.png
The final screen
In addition, a different sprite for Black was shown in another early video. source (CONFIRMATION NEEDED)
Locations
A few prototype maps were shown in pre-release screenshots.
Hiun City
There were many changes of Hiun City, where at least three different tilesets have been shown. A few of these designs can be seen below. source (CONFIRMATION NEEDED)
Image released April 15, 2010 (CoroCoro leak April 10)
Animated view from Pokémon Sunday April 18, 2010
- BW Prerelease Hiun City 2.png
June 27 trailer from Oha Suta
- BW Prerelease Hiun City 3.png
Image from Pokemon.co.jp video
- BW Prerelease Hiun City 4.png
From Nintendo Channel ad [1]
- BW Prerelease Hiun City.png
Image released May 14, 2010
- BW Prerelease Hiun City 5.png
September 2010 issue of Dengeki Nintendo DS [2]
- BW Prerelease Hiun City 6.png
Image from Pokemon.co.jp video
