Pokémon Red and Blue/Unseen Graphics

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This is a sub-page of Pokémon Red and Blue.

These are graphics never seen in gameplay, including leftover graphics from Red and Green.

Super Game Boy Border Tiles

Pokémon Red	Pokémon Blue

Oddly enough, Red and Blue still have all the tiles for the original Japanese "Pocket Monsters!" Super Game Boy border logo. Said tiles were removed entirely in subsequent localized versions.

Game Freak Tiles

While these tiles are used in the Japanese versions during the "Game Freak" portion of the intro, they never show up in the localized versions despite still being found in the VRAM. These tiles are also used in the Japanese version of Yellow, and also end up unused in its localized versions.

Title Screen Version Tiles

The English version of Red has title screen tile data which contains the subtitle used in the Japanese-only Green version. Unsurprisingly, this is never used at any point during normal gameplay, and the English Blue as well as all other localized versions lacks the "GREEN" subtitle tiles entirely.

Unused Font Characters

The font set which contains the unique "V" and "S" characters used in Link Battles actually contains a good chunk of the alphabet, which obviously never gets used.

Unused Reaction

Three kinds of "reactions" used by some characters in the overworld exist. The first is an exclamation mark seen when a trainer spots you, the second one is a smiling face for when the player gambles in the Game Corner, and the third, unused kind, simply consists of a question mark. It was likely supposed to show up in interactions which led to someone being puzzled or confused. Namely, this sprite was later used in Yellow, which expanded the reaction system, and assigned the question mark emote to a small event where Pikachu is intrigued by Bill's transporter mishap.

Fishing Hook Sprite

Found among the overworld spriteset for the fishing rod is this unused sprite resembling a lure. It still exists in the data of Generation II games, just as unused as before.

Unused Overworld Sprites

Daisy

Unused Frames	Animated Sprites

The rival's sister, Daisy, only moves up and down, leaving her side walking sprites to go unused. Interestingly, this spriteset was originally used as a placeholder for the Link Cable nurses in the Spaceworld 1999 demo of Gold and Silver, thus making her side walking sprites used, even if just for a short while.

Middle-Aged Woman

The middle-aged woman NPC only moves up and down, and never left to right. This spriteset actually lacks a proper sideways walking sprite, instead reusing the static side sprite of the generic ponytail girl NPC. This oversight was corrected in Yellow, though the animation remains unused and unseen even there.

Middle-Aged Man

Unused Frames	Animated Sprites

The middle-aged man NPC only moves left and right, leaving his front and back walking sprites to go unused. These sprites were later used in Gold and Silver, as this spriteset was assigned to the newly introduced Pokéfan class.

Giovanni

Unused Frames	Animated Sprites

Giovanni has sprites for him walking up, as well as left and right, though they are never used in the final game. In his few appearances in-game, Giovanni disappears with a black screen transition once he is defeated. If he were to ever have been seen running away then the aforementioned unused sprites would logically be used during his escape from the Silph Co. building.

Mr. Fuji

Unused Frames	Animated Sprites

Mr. Fuji has a full set of walking sprites, though he never walks at any point during the game. While in Generation II this character does not have a unique appearance, instead looking like every other old man, in Crystal this spriteset was ultimately assigned to the Dragon Shrine elders. Not only that, but one even moves during a cutscene, meaning all but the walk north animation are used in that game.

Koga

Unused Frames	Animated Sprites

Not only does Koga have a unique overworld sprite, he also has a full set of walking sprites which goes completely unused, since he never walks at any point during the game. The internal names for the overworld sprites reveal that this spriteset was intended for the Blackbelt trainer class, which for some reason was assigned the "burly man" set in the final games. Blackbelts were later re-assigned this spriteset in Gold and Silver, finally putting it to good use.

Elite Four

Unused Frames	Animated Sprites

All members of the Elite Four have a full set of walking sprites, which go completely unused since these characters all stand in one spot and never walk. Lance's walking sprites were later used in Gold and Silver during the raid on Mahogany Town's secret Rocket Hideout.

Unused Tiles

Tileset 01

The tileset shared between the player and Copycat's houses has two unused tiles that form a white rectangle. An earlier iteration of the blockset for the player's house reveals that this rectangle was once used for the top of a closet or bookshelves. These tiles are not referenced in any block.

Tileset	Unused Tiles

Tileset 02

The NPC house tileset, a modified version of tileset 01, has a few tiles from the latter which aren't used here: the PC, both types of stairs, and the white rectangle. The PC is the only one referenced in a block, this is a leftover from blockset 01.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Tileset 04

Within Vermillion City's Harbor set are a few unseen tiles: Red and Green styled signs, a bollard, and an odd water tile with a black outline on the right side. The outlined water looks like it should be used with the docked S.S. Anne, but doesn't fit, hinting it was meant for an earlier design.

The bollards and sign are present within the metaltiles, and a mockup using them can be seen below.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Original	Mockup

Tileset 06

Route 23's tileset was built upon of tileset 00, with a few leftovers from that set: the upper-floor house tiles, and two instances of the checkered roof tile, which is only found in the Red and Green version of tileset 00.

An edited version of the rock formation set exists here, too. It may have been intended for Victory Road Cave, which, in the final, looks man made and not at all a natural formation.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Tileset 07

The lab, Gym, and Elite 4 room tileset contains a few unused tiles: a piece of a wall, a part of a desk, and a pier tile found in tileset 00. The early Gym blockset made use of these tiles, meaning these three are leftover from an early version of this tileset. These tiles are not referenced in any block.

Tileset	Unused Tiles

This tileset features an alternate flower design which resembles one that was seen in Red and Green's version of tileset 00, sans outline. The game always overwrites this with the animated flower, rendering this one unused. It's a leftover from Red and Green's development, and can be seen in pre-release screenshots.

Original	Mockup

Tileset 08

A tileset shared between both Pokémon Centers and Marts. It has an unused couch tile, which doesn't fit anywhere. An earlier version of this tileset reveals this was part of a set of tiles for left-facing couches. It's not referenced in any block.

Tileset	Unused Tiles

Tileset 09

The shared Pewter City Museum and Gate House tileset has an unused version of the Gate House window frame. This tile is not referenced in any block.

Tileset	Unused Tiles

Tileset 0A

The shared Viridian Forest and Safari Zone tileset has a water-resting variant of the rock pile tile, as well up and down ladder tiles that are never used in either area. These were once used in an early version of Cerulean Cave, when it still used tileset 0A.

There's also the unused Pokémon Center sign. It's present in appropriate metatiles, alongside the rocks and ladders.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Original	Mockup

Tileset 0B

A tileset primarily used for both Silph Co. and Cinnabar Mansion. It has a few unused tiles, like sideways entrance carpets, carpeted floor or grass, a hole in the floor, and a floor switch that was replaced by the Rhydon statues.

The last two tiles form a destroyed wall, appropriate for an old, decrepit building. Most tiles are referenced in blocks, and the water ones are interesting as early encounter data for Cinnabar Mansion indicates wild Pokémon were meant to be caught here.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Original	Mockup

Tileset 0C

The tileset used for the Pokémon Tower was built on top of tileset 0B, with a few unused tiles as a result. These include an unfinished version of the vertical closed door, the edge of a floor hole, and a dark tiled floor. The metatiles reveal that the darker tiled floor would have been a shadow tile, something which is seen in an earlier iteration of the Pokémon Tower.

A light source block is also in the metatiles, this one likely related to the lighthouse that was planned early in development.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Original	Mockup

Tileset 0D

The cave tileset has a few unused tiles, like a small rock, an icy rock formation, and a decorative boulder that resembles the Strength boulders. These tiles are not referenced in any block.

Tileset	Unused Tiles

Original	Mockup

Tileset 0E

The Celadon Department Store tileset has two unused tiles: A left table leg, and a dark checkered tile. These are not referenced in any block.

Tileset	Unused Tiles

Tileset 10

A shared tileset for the Bike Shop and Cable Club. It contains tiles for a PC with a stool in front of it, and two, ill-matching sign halves. The sign isn't in the metatiles, but the PC is, though it uses standard checkered tiles, not the white floor typically used for the Cable Club.

A mockup showing how it would've looked in the Trade Center or Colosseum is included below.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Original	Mockup

Tileset 11

The Pokémon Lab tileset has two tiles that make up some pole fencing. Referenced in a few blocks, with some arranging these in front of a wall.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Tileset 12

The Underground Path tileset has a few unused tiles, like checkered tile, corner wall tiles, and end caps for the lighting fixtures. All but the checkered tile were used in a scrapped underground path that would have connected Route 5 and 7.

Tileset	Unused Tiles	Related Block

Original	Mockup

Unused Blocks