Some internal videos from the development of Pokemon diamond and pearI leaked on social media, which included glimpses of some early beta Pokemon designs that were scrapped before Gen 4 was released. The latest Pokemon leak came over 20 years after the movie was shot.
Like the first one Pokémon games launched for Nintendo DS, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl were originally released in Japan in September 2006 before arriving in the West in 2007. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl made good use of the DS's capabilities, as the touch screen was heavily used during Pokemon battles. Even if PokémonThe fourth generation featured 493 animals for players to trade and capture, several creature designs were scrapped during development.
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl documentary leaks after being missing for 20 years
Two decades after Pokemon Diamond and Pearl on store shelves, an internal Game Freak behind-the-scenes documentary showed more designs than previously revealed. The leaked images were then posted on Twitter by CentroLeaks. Centro stated that another user, Neos, obtained and ripped a DVD copy Pokemon Diamond and Pearl: Behind the Scenes DVD – Make All. Several beta Pokemon designs were revealed in the videos, including a yellow colored Shellos design. Given that Shellos and Gastrodon have blue and pink designs, the fact that a different color for Shellos was considered is an example of how fluid the development of Gen 4 was. A beta design for Croagunk showed some elements that carried over to Toxicroak's final design, such as raised eyebrows and red patches across Croakunk's dark blue body.
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Leaked Beta Pokemon Designs from Diamond and Pearl Documentary
Glimpses of the Sinnoh starting trio's earliest designs were seen throughout Diamond and pearl documentary. While Turtwing, Chimchar, and Piplup went through a few iterations that kept some of their early designs intact, the images showed that Infernape's final design was used as an intermediate development of an unused mandrill Pokemon design. Also, Torterra's early design was a mix of light brown, dark brown and green. In comparison, Empoleon's beta design was only recolored for the final version, as the trident crown on its head remained in place. Some scrapped evolution designs for Lumineon, Glameow and Delibird were also seen in the documentary. While Delibird eventually got a Paradox variant called Iron Bundle Pokemon Scarlet and VioletGlameow's development became Purugly rather than the proposed concept.
It's worth noting that previous Gen 4 leaks focused on unused Pokemon sprites originally planned for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. This included depictions of Arceus as a golden figure with red eyes. However, the documentary revealed a design for Arceus that had an appearance closer to the final version. However, the beta Arceus drawing showed the Alpha Pokémon with four eyes on its face rather than two, along with red streaks across its body.
Some scrapped design sketches of Dialga and Palkia were also shown throughout the documentary. Given that the Sinnoh region featured plenty of legendary Pokemon for trainers to catch, it remains to be seen if some of the scrapped critter designs will be used again for later Pokémon game project.
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April 27, 2007
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E for everyone
