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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 theSuper 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

ThePokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo is an early build of the gamesPokémon Gold and Silver that was shown atNintendo 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 originalGame Boy—theGame 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 JapanesePokémon 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 inSpecial 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, anImposter Professor Oak-like NPC can be seen in "High-Tech".

Gameplay

The demo begins with a monologue fromProfessor Oak, similar to the final game. However, there is no option to give the player a gender or a name, who is instead automaticallya 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 eightBadges, although theGym Leaders are blacked out. One of threefirst 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:

• 5Poké Balls
• 10Potions
• 10Full Heals
• 1 (Japanese: きあいだまFighting Spirit Orb), an early iteration of theFocus Band, which occupies the same slot as in the final game.
• 1 (Japanese: しげきだまStimulus Orb). It is an item that prevents the holding Pokémon fromfalling asleep, but it is not consumed upon use. It was dummied out in the final game asTeru-sama.

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. APokémon 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 oneBeauty has aMeowth that knowsPay 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, therival, automatically named Shigeru (シゲル), stops the player, and the demo ends. The demo will also end if the playerblacks out.

Differences from the final game

The demo and the final versions of theGeneration II games had numerous differences.

• 
  Morning
• 
  Day
• 
  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 andBlastoise 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 ofViridian City,Saffron City, andPewter City plays for all cities and towns present. Trainer and wild Pokémon battles both use Pokémon Red and GreenGym 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 andDark would be super effective against Dark types, while Normal types would only take resisted damage from Dark-type moves,Water andElectric would have been super effective againstMetal, andPoison 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 inGeneration 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 (likeGeneration 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		1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	0×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
		2×	1×	½×	½×	1×	2×	½×	0×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×
		1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×
		1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	2×	½×	½×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×
		1×	1×	0×	2×	1×	2×	½×	1×	1×	2×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×
		1×	½×	2×	1×	½×	1×	2×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×
		1×	½×	½×	2×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	½×	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	2×
		0×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	½×
		1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	0×	1×	½×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×
		1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×	1×	½×	½×	2×	1×	1×	2×	½×	1×
		1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	2×	1×	1×	2×	2×	½×	½×	½×	1×	1×	½×	1×
		1×	1×	½×	½×	2×	2×	½×	1×	1×	½×	2×	½×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×
		1×	1×	2×	1×	0×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	2×	½×	½×	1×	1×	½×	1×
		1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	½×
		1×	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	2×	1×	1×	½×	2×	1×
		1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×
		½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	2×
These matchups are suitable for the 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 tosave in the demo build. The player is given a random level 8first partner Pokémon.

The player could only heal usingPotions asPokémon 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 oneBeauty has aMeowth that knowsPay 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 avoidblacking out.

Theplayer 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 151Generation I Pokémon, and two of the unused Pokémon were related toGeneration II Pokémon which made it into the final release.

Many of the 151Generation 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 apre-Evolution. Certain scrapped Pokémon correspond to, and may have inspired, later-generation Pokémon such asLeafeon orLickilicky.

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		Happa	Grass
#153		Hanamogura	Grass
#154		Hanaryū	Grass
#155		Honōguma	Fire
#156		Borubeā	Fire
#157		Dainabea	Fire
#158		Kurusu	Water
#159		Akua	Water
#160		Akueria	Water
#161		Hōhō	Flying
#162		Bōbō	Flying
#163		Pachimē	Electric
#164		Mokoko	Electric
#165		Denryū	Electric
#166		Mikon	Water
#167		Monja	Grass
#168		Jaranra	Grass
#169		Hanēi	Water	Flying
#170		Pukū	Water
#171		Shibirefugu	Water
#172		Pichū	Electric
#173		Py	Normal
#174		Pupurin	Normal
#175		Mizūo	Water
#176		Neiti	Flying	Psychic
#177		Neitio	Flying	Psychic
#178		Gyopin	Water
#179		Mariru	Water
#180		Manbō1	Water
#181		Ikari	Water	Metal
#182		Gurotesu	Water	Metal
#183		Ekushingu	Poison	Flying
#184		Para	Bug
#185		Kokumo	Bug	Poison
#186		Tsūheddo	Bug	Poison
#187		Yoroidori	Flying	Metal
#188		Animon	Normal
#189		Hināzu	Normal	Flying
#190		Sanī	Grass	Psychic
#191		Paon	Ground
#192		Donfan	Ground
#193		Tsuinzu	Dark	Normal
#194		Kirinriki	Dark	Normal
#195		Peintā	Normal
#196		Kōnya	Normal
#197		Rinrin	Dark
#198		Berurun	Dark
#199		Nyorotono	Water
#200		Yadokingu	Water	Psychic
#201		Annōn	Normal
#202		Rediba	Bug	Flying
#203		Mitsuboshi	Bug	Flying
#204		Puchikōn	Normal
#205		Ēfi	Psychic
#206		Burakkī	Poison
#207		Tāban	Water
#208		Betobebī	Poison
#209		Teppouo	Water
#210		Okutan	Water
#211		Gongu	Fighting
#212		Kapoerā	Fighting
#213		Pudi	Fire
#214		Haneko	Grass	Flying
#215		Poponeko	Grass	Flying
#216		Wataneko	Grass	Flying
#217		Baririna	Normal
#218		Rippu	Ice
#219		Erebebī	Electric
#220		Bubyi	Fire
#221		Kireihana	Grass	Poison
#222		Tsubomitto	Grass	Poison
#223		Mirutanku	Normal
#224		Bomushikā	Water	Fire
#225		Gifuto	Water	Ice
#226		Kotora	Electric
#227		Raitora	Electric
#228		Madāmu	Normal	Flying
#229		Norowara	Ghost
#230		Kyonpan	Ghost
#231		Yamikarasu	Dark	Flying
#232		Happī	Normal
#233		Shizāsu	Bug	Flying
#234		Purakkusu	Bug
#235		Debiru	Fire
#236		Herugā	Fire
#237		Urufuman	Ice
#238		Wāurufu	Ice
#239		Porigon2	Normal
#240		Namēru	Normal
#241		Haganēru	Metal	Ground
#242		Kingudora	Dragon	Water
#243		Rai	Electric
#244		En	Fire
#245		Sui	Water
#246		Nyūra	Dark
#247		Houou	Flying
#248		Togepī	Normal
#249		Bulu	Psychic
#250		Teiru	Normal
#251		Rīfi	Grass

Special entry animations

Pikachu and Sanī used the special "stars" animation, which would be later used forShiny 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-ShinyPikachu 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.

Trainer Classes

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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, theGym Leader "classes" work just like inGeneration I, with each entry only being the character's name. In thefinal release they're all just known asGym 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 ofOld'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 hasBugsy 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 inHigh-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 inWest'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 theBirdon 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 inKen Sugimori's early conceptual sketches for the characters.[4] It seems to originate from the Japanese name of theChinese hackberry, often referenced in folklore surrounding the ghostly lightKitsunebi, 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 toPryce. Uses a placeholder sprite and reuses a copy of Jasmine's overworld sprites. The nameOkera 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, thoughNewtype would be the next Gym afterBirdon 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 inBlue 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, seeminglyRed. Uses a placeholder sprite, with an overworld sprite of Red being in theKanto Gym.ブルー is the default name for the player inPokémon Blue. This does not refer to the rival characterBlue, who is known asGreen in Japan. It is unknown where he would have been battled, though the aforementionedKanto Gym appears to be most likely, a role ironically fulfilled by the rival character Blue in the final game. This slot was given toChuck 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 thecommon cattail of the genus Typha, which is named afterTyphon—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 ofClair, who uses Pokémon that fit a similar description in the final game, such asDragonair andGyarados. There is a Gym inStand, 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 inWest, meaning he was planned to be encountered there. Giovanni is absent from the final version, and this slot was given toWill. 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 likeKurt, which had a sprite even in thePokémon 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 anElite Four member. Misty's entry ended up being moved to 0x12, and this ID spot was given toKaren. 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 toKoga. 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 theChampion 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 toBrock 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 theWise Trio inPokémon Crystal. This slot was given toMisty 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 toLt. 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 theScientist 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 femaleTeam Rocket Grunt class, which uses a placeholder sprite. This class was moved to 0x42 in the final version, and this slot was given toErika. 16 たんパンこぞう Shorts Youngster たんパンこぞう Shorts Youngster TheYoungster 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 TheSchoolboy 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 thePreschooler 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 theBird Keeper class by being a child version of it, much likeLasses grow up to beBeauties. 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 TheLass 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 toJanine 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 theCooltrainer 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 theCooltrainer 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 TheBeauty 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 ThePoké 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 maleTeam 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 TheGentleman class, uses a placeholder sprite. 21 せんせい♂ Teacher♂ スキーヤー Skier N/A The maleTeacher class. As seen on an unused team from theSpaceworld '99 demo, this Trainer class would focus on masculine Pokémon likeMachop. This slot was given to theSkier 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 thePokéfan class. This slot was given toSabrina in the final version. 24 むしとりしょうねん Bug Catcher Boy むしとり Bug Catcher TheBug Catcher class, has a different name in the final version. 25 つりびと Fisher つりびと Fisher TheFisher class. Has a cigarette, referencing the common Japanese stereotype of smoking fishermen. It can be seen on thefinal 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 maleSwimmer 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 femaleSwimmer class. She winks, which can be seen on thefinal sprite, but was removed in the localizations. 28 ふなのり Sailor ふなのり Sailor TheSailor 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 TheSuper Nerd class. 2A でんきやのオヤジ Old Man Electrician ライバル Rival N/A TheEngineer class, has a unique sprite. Was intended to return in Generation II. This slot was given toSilver in the final version, used only for the battle inMt. Moon. 2B でんきグループ Electric Group ギタリスト Guitarist N/A TheRocker class, uses a placeholder sprite. Was intended to return in Generation II. This slot was given to theGuitarist class in the final version. 2C やまおとこ Mountaineer やまおとこ Mountaineer TheHiker class, uses a placeholder sprite. 2D ぼうそうぞく Wild-Riding Gang ぼうそうぞく Wild-Riding Gang TheBiker 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 toBlaine 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 TheBurglar 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 TheFirebreather class. 31 ジプシージャグラー Gypsy Juggler ジプシージャグラー Gypsy Juggler TheJuggler class. 32 からておう Karate King からておう Karate King TheBlackbelt 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 theSpaceworld '99 demo, this Trainer class would focus on speedy Pokémon likeDoduo. It may have therefore given inspiration for the runningTriathlete orJogger Trainer classes. This slot was given to the maleRocket 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 ThePsychic 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 thePicnicker 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 theCamper 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 thePunk Guy,Punk Girl,Street Thug, orDelinquent classes in later games. This slot was given to the femaleRocket Executive class in the final version. 38 ぼうず Monk ぼうず Monk TheSage class, uses a placeholder sprite. 39 イタコ Itako イタコ Itako TheMedium class. Has Buddhist prayer beads, which can be seen on thefinal 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 theBoarder 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 malePokéfan class in the final version. 3C まいこはん Dancing Girl まいこはん Dancing Girl TheKimono 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 TheTwins 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 femalePokéfan 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 toRed 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 toBlue in the final version. 41 — おまわりさん Police Officer N/A N/A Absent from the demo. TheOfficer 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 femaleTeam Rocket Grunt class.

Maps

Main article:Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Locations

Although onlySilent Hill and the route and forest leading from it toOld 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. NoTrainer 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 ofJohto bears little resemblance to the region present in the demo, which was based on the entirety of Japan, withKanto included as a large city within it. Apart from Kanto and a prototype of theRuins 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 involvingPikachu 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 toJigglypuff. 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.

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  Alternate title screen for Gold
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  Alternate title screen for Silver

Picross

APicross mini-game featuring four unique Pokémonnonogram puzzles was present, featuringDiglett,Snorlax,Gengar, and anUnown.

Some Pokémon nonogram puzzles would later appear inPicross NP Vol. 1.Pokémon Picross would also be announced for theGame Boy Color; however, it was ultimately cancelled. A dedicated PokémonPicross game would not be released untilPokémon Picross for theNintendo 3DS released in December 2015.

Poker

The poker mini-game was based on the real-life game ofpoker but with various Pokémon on the cards instead of clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades. It would be replaced withcard flip in the final version of the game.

Memory game

Amemory 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 remainsunused in the final game.

Slide puzzle

The last mini-game is a 15-tileslide 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 pressingSELECT in theOptions 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

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  Title screen mini-game
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  Picross
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  Poker
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  Memory game
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  Slide puzzle

Items

Main article:Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo/Items

With the introduction ofheld items, many new items andKey Items were added that would be cut, have slight changes in how they worked, or be scrapped altogether.

References

This game-related article is part ofProject Games, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on thePokémon games.

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