Pokemon's loss of gold and silver includes the discarded Celebi design

Pokemon Gold and Silver will always be a great stepping stone to the Pokemon franchise, and recent leaks prove it. The original games include a bunch of different sprites for species that have been demolished or made an appearance in later games. Want to see what Celebi was like in the beginning? What about Pichu and Leafeon?

Pokemon Gold and Silver Leak began in 1999 when data mining found unused sprites for Pokemon that didn't exist. Now, that the franchise has expanded beyond our imagination, most of it makes sense. In a recent feature from Retbit, we take a look at what Celebi initially looked like, which species have completely changed, and more. Both the source and Dr. Lava posted many of those sprites on Twitter.

In the gallery below, you can see some of the early designs by Tentacool, Cleffa, Leafeon, Pichu, and Celebi. All of the original designs have been renewed for their release. Especially with Leafeon, we are delighted to have a more detailed design than its original. In addition to the modified species, we also have some demolished, including a shark-like creature, a wolf that looks a lot like Seventails, and a skeletal dragon or some kind of dinosaur. Here are all the sprites:

It's funny how Pokemon Gold and Silver leaks keep popping up after decades. Even if we look to the past and not some possible future species, it's always nice to see where the franchise got its starting point. Right now, the closest to a high-end Pokemon title is Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch. The game is getting its first content update via DLC Island of Armor and Crown Tundra. Fans aren't that thrilled with the idea of ​​getting stuck with content due to the existence of two versions, but the DLC will introduce new Pokemon and bring back old ones, so we can't be that crazy.

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