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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

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 on 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 at the time came from the 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, especially in Special Defense; scripts for events and NPC dialogue are completely absent, collision data is unfinished, and some areas, usually dungeons, 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. Additionally, the NPCs that remain give some implications for the original story; for example, an Imposter Professor Oak-like NPC can be seen in "High-Tech".

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.

ハッパ Lv.8
Type:
Grass
Ability:
No Ability
Held item:
None
Effort levels:
Tackle
Normal
Status
Growth
Normal
Status
Leech Seed
Grass
Status
ホノオグマ Lv.8
Type:
Fire
Ability:
No Ability
Held item:
None
Effort levels:
Tackle
Normal
Status
Leer
Normal
Status
クルス Lv.8
Type:
Water
Ability:
No Ability
Held item:
None
Effort levels:
Tackle
Normal
Status
Growl
Normal
Status
Water Gun
Water
Status

The player's Bag initially has the following items:

  • 5 Poké Balls
  • 10 Potions
  • 10 Full Heals
  • 1 (Japanese: きあいだま Fighting Spirit Orb), which has the same effect as Focus Band in the final game.
  • 1 (Japanese: しげきだま Stimulus Orb), which prevents the holding Pokémon from falling asleep, but it is not consumed upon use. It was not preserved in the final game.

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. They can only be challenged by directly talking to them, and won't have any dialogue when they lose. While prize money is given out, and one Beauty has a Meowth that knows Pay Day, there is no way to spend money in the demo. 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
    Morning
  • Day
    Day
  • Night
    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
 Normal 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× ½× 1× 0× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2×
Fighting 2× 1× ½× ½× 1× 2× ½× 0× ½× 1× 1× 1× 1× ½× 2× 1× 1×
Flying 1× 2× 1× 1× 1× ½× 2× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× ½× 1× 1× 1× 1×
Poison 1× 1× 1× ½× ½× ½× 2× ½× ½× 1× 1× 2× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1×
Ground 1× 1× 0× 2× 1× 2× ½× 1× 1× 2× 1× ½× 2× 1× 1× 1× 1×
Rock 1× ½× 2× 1× ½× 1× 2× 1× ½× 2× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× 1× 1×
Bug 1× ½× ½× 2× 1× 1× 1× ½× 1× ½× 1× 2× 1× 2× 1× 1× 2×
Ghost 0× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× 1× 1× ½×
Steel 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× 1× 1× 0× 1× ½× 1× ½× 1× 1× 1× 1×
Fire 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× ½× 2× 1× 1× ½× ½× 2× 1× 1× 2× ½× 1×
Water 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× 2× 1× 1× 2× 2× ½× ½× ½× 1× 1× ½× 1×
Grass 1× 1× ½× ½× 2× 2× ½× 1× 1× ½× 2× ½× 1× 1× 1× ½× 1×
Electric 1× 1× 2× 1× 0× 1× 1× 1× 2× 1× 2× ½× ½× 1× 1× ½× 1×
Psychic 1× 2× 1× 2× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× ½× 1× 1× ½×
Ice 1× 1× 2× 1× 2× 1× 1× 1× 1× ½× ½× 2× 1× 1× ½× 2× 1×
Dragon 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× 1×
Dark ½× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× 1× 1× 1× 1× 1× 2× 1× 1× 2×
This matchup table is used in the Pokémon 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." While prize money is given out, and one Beauty has a Meowth that knows Pay Day, there is no way to spend money in the demo. 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. The player can only challenge NPCs by talking to them directly. 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 Sprite Pokémon Type
#152 ハッパ
Happa 		Grass
#153 ハナモグラ
Hanamogura 		Grass
#154 ハナリュウ
Hanaryū 		Grass
#155 ホノオグマ
Honōguma 		Fire
#156 ボルべアー
Borubeā 		Fire
#157 ダイナべア
Dainabea 		Fire
#158 クルス
Kurusu 		Water
#159 アクア
Akua 		Water
#160 アクエリア
Akueria 		Water
#161 ホーホー
Hōhō 		Flying
#162 ボーボー
Bōbō 		Flying
#163 パチメエ
Pachimē 		Electric
#164 モココ
Mokoko 		Electric
#165 デンリュウ
Denryū 		Electric
#166 ミコン
Mikon 		Water
#167 モンジャ
Monja 		Grass
#168 ジャランラ
Jaranra 		Grass
#169 ハネエイ
Hanēi 		Water Flying
#170 プクー
Pukū 		Water
#171 シビレフグ
Shibirefugu 		Water
#172 ピチュー
Pichū 		Electric
#173 ピィ
Py 		Normal
#174 ププリン
Pupurin 		Normal
#175 ミズウオ
Mizūo 		Water
#176 ネイティ
Neiti 		Flying Psychic
#177 ネイティオ
Neitio 		Flying Psychic
#178 ギョピン
Gyopin 		Water
#179 マリル
Mariru 		Water
#180 マンボー1
Manbō1 		Water
#181 イカリ
Ikari 		Water Metal
#182 グロテス
Gurotesu 		Water Metal
#183 エクシング
Ekushingu 		Poison Flying
#184 パラ
Para 		Bug
#185 コクモ
Kokumo 		Bug Poison
#186 ツーへッド
Tsūheddo 		Bug Poison
#187 ヨロイドリ
Yoroidori 		Flying Metal
#188 アニモン
Animon 		Normal
#189 ヒナーズ
Hināzu 		Normal Flying
#190 サニー
Sanī 		Grass Psychic
#191 パオン
Paon 		Ground
#192 ドンファン
Donfan 		Ground
#193 ツインズ
Tsuinzu 		Dark Normal
#194 キリンリキ
Kirinriki 		Dark Normal
#195 ぺインター
Peintā 		Normal
#196 コーニャ
Kōnya 		Normal
#197 リンリン
Rinrin 		Dark
#198 べルルン
Berurun 		Dark
#199 ニョロトノ
Nyorotono 		Water
#200 ヤドキング
Yadokingu 		Water Psychic
#201 アンノーン
Annōn 		Normal
#202 レディバ
Rediba 		Bug Flying
#203 ミツボシ
Mitsuboshi 		Bug Flying
#204 プチコーン
Puchikōn 		Normal
#205 エーフィ
Ēfi 		Psychic
#206 ブラッキー
Burakkī 		Poison
#207 ターバン
Tāban 		Water
#208 べトべビー
Betobebī 		Poison
#209 テッポウオ
Teppouo 		Water
#210 オクタン
Okutan 		Water
#211 ゴング
Gongu 		Fighting
#212 カポエラー
Kapoerā 		Fighting
#213 プディ
Pudi 		Fire
#214 ハネコ
Haneko 		Grass Flying
#215 ポポネコ
Poponeko 		Grass Flying
#216 ワタネコ
Wataneko 		Grass Flying
#217 バリリーナ
Baririna 		Normal
#218 リップ
Rippu 		Ice
#219 エレべビー
Erebebī 		Electric
#220 ブビィ
Bubyi 		Fire
#221 キレイハナ
Kireihana 		Grass Poison
#222 ツボミット
Tsubomitto 		Grass Poison
#223 ミルタンク
Mirutanku 		Normal
#224 ボムシカー
Bomushikā 		Water Fire
#225 ギフト
Gifuto 		Water Ice
#226 コトラ
Kotora 		Electric
#227 ライトラ
Raitora 		Electric
#228 マダーム
Madāmu 		Normal Flying
#229 ノロワラ
Norowara 		Ghost
#230 キョンパン
Kyonpan 		Ghost
#231 ヤミカラス
Yamikarasu 		Dark Flying
#232 ハッピー
Happī 		Normal
#233 シザース
Shizāsu 		Bug Flying
#234 プラックス
Purakkusu 		Bug
#235 デビル
Debiru 		Fire
#236 へルガー
Herugā 		Fire
#237 ウルフマン
Urufuman 		Ice
#238 ワーウルフ
Wāurufu 		Ice
#239 ポリゴン2
Porigon2 		Normal
#240 ナメール
Namēru 		Normal
#241 ハガネール
Haganēru 		Metal Ground
#242 キングドラ
Kingudora 		Dragon Water
#243 ライ
Rai 		Electric
#244 エン
En 		Fire
#245 スイ
Sui 		Water
#246 ニューラ
Nyūra 		Dark
#247 ホウオウ
Houou 		Flying
#248 トゲピー
Togepī 		Normal
#249 ブルー
Bulu 		Psychic
#250 テイル
Teiru 		Normal
#251 リーフィ
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

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Reason: Overworld sprites for all Trainer classes

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 (Demo) Overworld (Final) Battle (Demo) 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. This slot was given to Chuck in the final version.
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. There is a Gym in Stand, but it is just a placeholder.
09 ライバル
Rival 		ライバル
Rival 		This Trainer class doesn't use the class name, just the name assigned to it.
0A オーキドはかせ
Professor Oak 		ポケモンはかせ
Pokémon Professor 		The name is different in the final version.
0B サカキ
Sakaki 		してんのう
The Big Four 		N/A Giovanni, uses a placeholder sprite. In the demo, Giovanni is found in the Radio Tower in West, meaning he was planned to be encountered there. Giovanni is absent from the final version, and this slot was given to Will.
0C しゅじんこう
Protagonist 		ポケモントレーナー
Pokémon Trainer 		This Trainer class doesn't use the class name, just the name assigned to it. The name is different in the final version.
0D シバ
Siba 		してんのう
The Big Four 		Bruno, uses a placeholder sprite that appears to look like Kurt, which had a sprite even in the Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '99 demo before the idea of Kurt as a Trainer was dropped.
0E カスミ
Kasumi 		してんのう
The Big Four 		Misty, uses a placeholder sprite. Due to how this section of Trainers was shuffled around, Misty was probably not intended to be an Elite Four member. Misty's entry ended up being moved to 0x12, and this ID spot was given to Karen.
0F カンナ
Kanna 		してんのう
The Big Four 		N/A Lorelei, uses a placeholder sprite. This character doesn't exist in the final version, and this slot was given to Koga.
10 ワタル
Wataru 		チャンピオン
Champion 		Lance, uses a placeholder sprite. It is unknown if Lance was intended to be the Champion at that time.
11 ゲルゲだんいん♂
Geruge Member♂ 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		N/A The unused Geruge Member Trainer class, which has a clone at index 0x3E. Both versions use a placeholder sprite. Geruge (Japanese: ゲルゲトショッキングセンター Gerugeto Shocking Center, ゲルゲ Geruge for short) was a popular Japanese radio show that hosted various Japanese celebrities. They would likely be found in the Radio Tower. This slot was given to Brock in the final version.
12 さんにんしゅう
Trio 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		N/A The unused Trio Trainer class, which uses a placeholder sprite. They may have inspired the Wise Trio in Pokémon Crystal. This slot was given to Misty in the final version.
13 さんにんしゅう
Trio 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		N/A This slot was given to Lt. Surge in the final version.
14 さんにんしゅう
Trio 		はぐれけんきゅういん
Researcher Gone Astray 		N/A This slot was given to the Scientist class in the final version.
15 ロケットだんいん♀
Rocket Member♀ 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		The female Team Rocket Grunt class, which uses a placeholder sprite. This class was moved to 0x42 in the final version, and this slot was given to Erika.
16 たんパンこぞう
Shorts Youngster 		たんパンこぞう
Shorts Youngster 		The Youngster class, who had a different design.
17 じゅくがえり
Coming Home from Cram School 		じゅくがえり
Coming Home from Cram School 		The Schoolboy class.
18 ひよっこ
Fledgling 		とりつかい
Bird Tamer 		N/A An unused Trainer class that was meant for beginning Trainers. It had similarities to the Preschooler class in later generations. Suggesting by the name that could be taken to mean "chick" or "fledgling", but also "novice" or "rookie", this may have had ties with the Bird Keeper class by being a child version of it, much like Lasses grow up to be Beauties. Coincidentally, this slot was given to the Bird Keeper class in the final version.
19 ミニスカート
Miniskirt 		ミニスカート
Miniskirt 		The Lass class. The sprite is similar to the final, but with the appearance of a Generation I Lass.
1A てんさい
Genius 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		N/A The unused Genius class, uses a placeholder sprite. This slot was given to Janine in the final version.
1B プロフェッショナル♂
Professional♂ 		エリートトレーナー
Elite Trainer 		The unused Professional class, meant as a replacement to the Cooltrainer class. Has a whip, like Generation I Cooltrainers.
1C プロフェッショナル♀
Professional♀ 		エリートトレーナー
Elite Trainer 		The unused Professional class, meant as a replacement to the Cooltrainer class. Has a whip, like Generation I Cooltrainers.
1D おとなのおねえさん
Grown-Up Woman 		おとなのおねえさん
Grown-Up Woman 		The Beauty class. The sprite is similar to the final, but with the appearance of a Generation I Beauty.
1E かいじゅうマニア
Monster Maniac 		かいじゅうマニア
Monster Maniac 		The Poké Maniac class. The sprite is similar to the final, but wears a lab coat like Generation I Poké Maniacs.
1F ロケットだんいん♂
Rocket Member♂ 		ロケットだんいん
Rocket Member 		The male Team Rocket Grunt class. The sprite is similar to the final, but has a whip like Generation I Team Rocket Grunts.
20 ジェントルマン
Gentleman 		ジェントルマン
Gentleman 		The Gentleman class, uses a placeholder sprite.
21 せんせい♂
Teacher♂ 		スキーヤー
Skier 		N/A The male Teacher class. As seen on an unused team from the Spaceworld '99 demo, this Trainer class would focus on masculine Pokémon like Machop. This slot was given to the Skier class in the final version, and male Teachers have never been seen since.
22 せんせい♀
Teacher♀ 		せんせい
Teacher 		The female Teacher class. She drops the gender symbol in the final release.
23 とっちゃんぼうや
Manchild 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		N/A Uses a placeholder sprite. The name suggests it was probably a prototype of the Pokéfan class. This slot was given to Sabrina in the final version.
24 むしとりしょうねん
Bug Catcher Boy 		むしとり
Bug Catcher 		The Bug Catcher class, has a different name in the final version.
25 つりびと
Fisher 		つりびと
Fisher 		The Fisher class. Has a cigarette, referencing the common Japanese stereotype of smoking fishermen. It can be seen on the final sprite, but was removed in the localizations.
26 かいパンやろう
Swimsuit Guy 		かいパンやろう
Swimsuit Guy 		The male Swimmer class.
27 ビキニのおねえさん
Bikini Lady 		ビキニのおねえさん
Bikini Lady 		The female Swimmer class. She winks, which can be seen on the final sprite, but was removed in the localizations.
28 ふなのり
Sailor 		ふなのり
Sailor 		The Sailor class, uses a placeholder sprite.
29 りかけいのおとこ
Science Man 		りかけいのおとこ
Science Man 		The Super Nerd class.
2A でんきやのオヤジ
Old Man Electrician 		ライバル
Rival 		N/A The Engineer class, has a unique sprite. Was intended to return in Generation II. This slot was given to Silver in the final version, used only for the battle in Mt. Moon.
2B でんきグループ
Electric Group 		ギタリスト
Guitarist 		N/A The Rocker class, uses a placeholder sprite. Was intended to return in Generation II. This slot was given to the Guitarist class in the final version.
2C やまおとこ
Mountaineer 		やまおとこ
Mountaineer 		The Hiker class, uses a placeholder sprite.
2D ぼうそうぞく
Wild-Riding Gang 		ぼうそうぞく
Wild-Riding Gang 		The Biker class.
2E ロッククライマー
Rock Climber 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		N/A The unused Rock Climber class, uses a placeholder sprite. May have had ties with the Hiker class. This slot was given to Blaine in the final version.
2F かじばドロボウ
Post-Fire Burglar 		かじばドロボウ
Post-Fire Burglar 		The Burglar class. The sprite is similar to the final, but has an outfit similar to Generation I Burglars.
30 ひふきやろう
Fire-Breathing Guy 		ひふきやろう
Fire-Breathing Guy 		The Firebreather class.
31 ジプシージャグラー
Gypsy Juggler 		ジプシージャグラー
Gypsy Juggler 		The Juggler class.
32 からておう
Karate King 		からておう
Karate King 		The Blackbelt class.
33 スポーツマン
Sportsman 		ロケットだんいん
Rocket Member 		N/A The unused Sportsman class. As seen on an unused team from the Spaceworld '99 demo, this Trainer class would focus on speedy Pokémon like Doduo. It may have therefore given inspiration for the running Triathlete or Jogger Trainer classes. This slot was given to the male Rocket Executive class in the final version.
34 ちょうのうりょくしゃ
Extrasensory Perception User 		サイキッカー
Psychicer 		The Psychic class, uses a placeholder sprite. Has a different title in the demo, only to be reverted to the Generation I title in the final version.
35 カンフーマスター
Kung Fu Master 		ピクニックガール
Picnic Girl 		N/A The unused Kung Fu Master class, uses a placeholder sprite. May have had ties to the Black Belt class. This slot was given to the Picnicker class in the final version.
36 うらないし
Fortune Teller 		キャンプボーイ
Camp Boy 		N/A The unused Fortune Teller class, uses a placeholder sprite. May have had ties to the Psychic class. This slot was given to the Camper class in the final version.
37 ふりょう
Hooligan 		ロケットだんいん
Rocket Member 		N/A The unused Hooligan class, uses a placeholder sprite. It uses overworld sprites that went completely unused in the demo, resembling classical Japanese delinquents. May have inspired the Punk Guy, Punk Girl, Street Thug, or Delinquent classes in later games. This slot was given to the female Rocket Executive class in the final version.
38 ぼうず
Monk 		ぼうず
Monk 		The Sage class, uses a placeholder sprite.
39 イタコ
Itako 		イタコ
Itako 		The Medium class. Has Buddhist prayer beads, which can be seen on the final sprite, but were removed in the localizations, per Nintendo's policy on religious references.
3A へいし
Soldier 		ボーダー
Boarder 		N/A The unused Soldier class. It is unknown what kinds of Pokémon he would use. This slot was given to the Boarder class in the final version.
3B ゲルゲだんいん♀
Geruge Member♀ 		だいすきクラブ
Fan Club 		N/A The unused female Geruge Member class. This slot was given to the male Pokéfan class in the final version.
3C まいこはん
Dancing Girl 		まいこはん
Dancing Girl 		The Kimono Girl class. The sprite was mirrored in the final version.
3D ふたごちゃん
Twins 		ふたごちゃん
Twins 		The Twins class.
3E ゲルゲだんいん♂
Geruge Member♂ 		だいすきクラブ
Fan Club 		N/A The unused male Geruge Member class. Clone of the class at 0x11, but uses a different sprite. This slot was given to the female Pokéfan class in the final version.
3F してんのう♂
The Big Four♂ 		ポケモントレーナー
Pokémon Trainer 		N/A The Elite Four class, has a placeholder sprite and a gender symbol. This slot was given to Red in the final version.
40 してんのう♀
The Big Four♀ 		ジムリーダー
Gym Leader 		N/A The Elite Four class, has a placeholder sprite and a gender symbol. This slot was given to Blue in the final version.
41 — おまわりさん
Police Officer 		N/A N/A Absent from the demo. The Officer class was added in early 1998.
42 — ロケットだんいん
Rocket Member 		N/A N/A Absent from the demo. This slot was given to the female Team Rocket Grunt class.

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, an almost fully mapped, albeit unpolished region is visible. However, the inaccessible locations use an outdated form of collision that makes areas inaccessible without debug mode; most notably, grass tiles are often treated as walls. Warps data is functional and all accessible houses feature NPCs, though dungeon maps are completely unused and the Pokémon League equivalent is nonexistent. No Trainer battles exist beyond the demo area, but a scant few areas have wild Pokémon, featuring some prototype Pokémon, averaging around level 30.

The final map of Johto bears 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 Gold
  • Alternate title screen for Silver
    Alternate title screen for Silver

Picross

A Picross mini-game featuring four unique Pokémon nonogram puzzles was present, featuring Diglett, Snorlax, Gengar, and an Unown.

Some Pokémon nonogram 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 dedicated Pokémon Picross game would not be released until Pokémon Picross for the Nintendo 3DS released 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

The Game Boy mode variant of the Pokémon Silver demo loads a very similar albeit distinct boot ROM palette to the one used by Pokémon Green.

Game Boy Color

Pocket Monsters Gold
Game Boy mode, main 		Pocket Monsters Silver
Game Boy mode, main 		Pocket Monsters Gold
Game Boy mode, alternate 		Pocket Monsters Silver
Game Boy mode, alternate

Super Game Boy

The Super Game Boy borders can be switched by pressing SELECT in the Options screen.

Pocket Monsters Gold
final border, main 		Pocket Monsters Silver
final border, main 		Pocket Monsters Gold
final border, alternate 		Pocket Monsters Silver
final border, alternate
Pocket Monsters Gold
demo-only border, main 		Pocket Monsters Silver
demo-only border, main 		Pocket Monsters Gold
demo-only border, alternate 		Pocket Monsters Silver
demo-only border, alternate

In-game screenshots

  • Title screen mini-game
    Title screen mini-game
  • Picross
    Picross
  • Poker
    Poker
  • Memory game
    Memory game
  • Slide puzzle
    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

  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. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230201102400/https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/566790273804419073
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/xdanieldzd/status/1253849097062285313
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