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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This little guy appears to be some sort of hippo with a Mohawk. After it was cut from Gen 2, we would get a hippo Pokemon in Gen 4, but it’s unknown if the Gen 2 hippo was even apart of the conceptualization of Hippopotas. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Commission done for the rom hack “Project Bugn’t” (Rom hack made by The Pod.) This beast of a Mon is known as Spidops Unbound. #Pokemon #FakeMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Gen 2 had this scrapped ninja flying squirrel Mon that potentially got reworked into Sentret. We wouldn’t get a proper flying squirrel Pokemon until Gen 5 with Emolga. #Pokemon #BetaMon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX

Celebi’s original design was this silhouette like design with a horn snout. This particular design and its second beta design were based on the kokopelli until being changed to more of a fairy in the final. #Pokemon #BetaMon #IbisPaintX #DigitalArt

Many bugs were scrapped during gen 2’s development. One of which being this weird fly/mosquito thing. #Pokemon #DigitalArt #IbisPaintX #BetaMon