Proto:Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!/May 12, 2018/Early Maps

This is a sub-page of Proto:Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!/May 12, 2018.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: Need to update with all areas. Then, move the Imgur links into the actual page with a proper layout and comparisons when needed. Maybe change the items into comparison tables (with item icons) with the final?

Various areas lack NPCs, have early visuals, sport different items, and some locations were cut from the game entirely. If a location isn't here, that means it's the same in the final. For Wild Encounter and Trainer battle differences in each location, see here and here.

Many differences will have images associated with them, which can be found through clicking their text.

Pallet Town

Main Details

• Many areas (particularly in the early game starting in Pallet Town) feature water that doesn't animate.
• The cutscene of stepping out into Pallet Town for the first time is missing.
• Wild Pokémon from Route 21 can be seen from Pallet Town, which does not happen in the final game.

Visible Pokémon

• The Player's Room includes a cushion in front of the table, which was removed in the final.

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• Additionally, the player's house lacks an NPC next to it in May 2018.

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• Your rival's house uses a completely different color scheme on the inside. This could possibly be a reference to the original Rival's house in Generation 1, known as Green. An earlier February 2018 build suggests that this was the case given that the outside is also completely green.
• An early map of Kanto can be seen on the table underneath a book, which was removed by the time of the final.

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Viridian City

NPCs

• Plenty of NPCs dotted around Viridian City are completely absent in this build.

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• Blue can be found out of bounds in the Viridian City Gym.

Viridian Gym

Route 22

Main Details

• The player cannot interact with this sign in this build.

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Viridian Forest

Main Details

• The camera in Viridian Forest is noticeably closer to the player for the most part when compared to the final.

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• Both Viridian Forest Gates lack NPCs, with the Exit gate having a noticeably low camera angle.

Proto Entrance	Final Entrance

Proto Exit	Final Exit

• Many signs don't begin with the "Trainer Tips" text that they should in this build, and are very much a work-in progress when compared to the final.

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NPCs

• This Bug Catcher has a different placement in the final build.

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• Includes Coach Trainer Kareem, who was moved to Route 3 in the final.

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• The Bug Catcher at the first split in Viridian Forest is completely absent.

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Items

• An X Defend can be found that isn't there in the final game.

X Defend

Pewter City

Main Details

• The Pewter Museum has unfinished graphics, and also is missing many NPCs.

Proto Museum 2F	Final Museum 2F

NPCs

• Pewter City is missing many NPCs that are present in the final game.
• Notably, the lady with a Slowpoke that gives you one Nugget per day is missing, though her text seems to be present in the game's script.

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• Some NPCs that are intended to be playing on Nintendo Switches simply are missing them in this build, despite the text still being similar to the final.

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• Oddly, the Super Nerd at the counter is replaced with a Scientist in the final.

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• In the Pewter Pokémon Center, a girl mentions that Brock is a "Ground-type Pokémon user!". While this is technically true, it was changed to to "Rock-type" in the final. Strangely, this NPC doesn't appear to be a leftover from a previous game, like many other oddities of a similar nature.

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Items

• Instead of giving you 5 Great Balls like in the final, Blue instead gives the player 5 Rare Candies.

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Route 3

Main Details

• Route 3 has a slightly unfinished battle environment, with small differences in geometry (note the raised hill near the sign) and far less background trees.

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NPCs

• A completely new Bug Catcher named Colton is found here that is missing in the final.

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• Coach Trainer Kareem was originally in Viridian Forest in this build, but was moved to Route 3 in the final.

Proto (Viridian Forest)	Final (Route 3)

Mt. Moon

Main Details

• Mt. Moon has many overhangs that obscure the player's view. They're significantly pulled back in the final to the point where they aren't noticeable.

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NPCs

• Lass Evelyn (known as Lass Hana in this build) has a different placement to the final. Interestingly, her placement is near-identical to a Lass in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

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Items

• TM30 (Bulk Up) is on BF2 instead of in the Celadon Department Store.

Route 4

NPCs

• A Hiker is missing next to the Pokémon Center in this build.

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Items

• In the center of this plateau, one Poké Ball item is present as opposed to the ×5 in the final.

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• This Paralyze Heal was seemingly a Burn Heal in this early build.

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• In the final, this Lure became a Repel.

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Cerulean City

Main Details

• Beating Misty's Gym Battle crashes the game.
• The "Cascade Badge" is spelled as "CASCADEBADGE" when given to the player as it was in previous games.
• During your Rival battle in Cerulean City, the battle environment is largely a work in progress.

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• The player cannot interact with various signs around Cerulean City.

Bike Shop	Tips Sign	Gym Front

NPCs

• Obtaining Bulbasaur requires the player to have caught at least 50 Pokémon, as opposed to 30+ in the final. This house is also missing a Sandshrew and Oddish, and lacks more prominent shadows & lighting.

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• NPC placement within the Cerulean Pokémon Center has minor differences.
• Additionally, the girl that will trade you an Alolan Rattata for your Kantonian Rattata is not present in this build, and instead can be located in Vermilion City's Pokémon Center.
• A Gentleman in the Pokémon Center refers to Bill as a Pokémaniac as opposed to the Pokémon fanatic like in the final.

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Gentleman (Proto)	Gentleman (Final)

• Cerulean City lacks many NPCs that would appear in the final, such as the Hiker with his Clefairy that teaches you about how to style your Partner Pokémon's hair,

Hiker's House (Proto)	Hiker's House (Final)

Onix House (Proto)	Onix House (Final)

• Trainers within the Cerulean Gym often have their models clip into the diving boards as if they're swimming in mid-air before jumping into the water.

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Items

• There is no Rare Candy in the backyard of the Gym Badge man's house, but a hidden Potion can be found instead that wasn't there in the final.

Route 24

Main Details

• Even when the player is on land, Sea Skim Pokémon can clip through the bridge as an oversight. This allows the player to get them potentially much earlier than intended.
• When battling on Nugget Bridge, the battle environments are noticeably unfinished. It appears to use a generic background that is seen in many other grassy routes with unfinished water. Interestingly, this exact environment can also be seen during the game's reveal trailer (note the two trees next to each other and lack of water textures).

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NPCs

• Obtaining Charmander requires the player to have caught at least 90 Pokémon, as opposed to 50+ in the final.

Items

• TM16 (Thunder Wave) can be found here, whereas in the final it's located behind a Cut Down bush on Route 25. In the final, it is instead an X Sp.Def.
• A Razz Berry can be found near the water, which is actually a bundle of x3 Razz Berries in the final.

Route 25

Main Details

• Although not exclusive to this area in particular, Pokémon encountered by the waterside using Sea Skim have an unfinished battle environment.

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Items

• An X Sp. Def can be found here, which was replaced with a TM16 (Thunder Wave) in the final.
• Behind this bush is a Super Potion that is not present in the final.
• A Super Potion can be found on this Route, which became 3 Great Balls in the final.
• This Nanab Berry next to the Underground Path entrance was made 3x the amount in the final.

Underground Path (Rt. 5 - Rt. 6)

Items

• This Potion is a Lure in the final build.

Route 6

Main Details

• Route 6 has an unfinished battle environment, with primarily different geometry and tree placement.

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Items

• A hidden item is a Poké Ball in this build as opposed to a Rare Candy in the final.
• Instead of being a Super Potion like in the final, this item is a Paralyze Heal instead.

Vermilion City

Main Details

• The S.S. Anne model still exists in Vermilion City after it departs.

NPCs

• Obtaining Squirtle requires the player to have caught at least 110 Pokémon, as opposed to 60+ in the final.
• The NPC that trades the player an Alolan Rattata for their Kantoian Rattata is located here as opposed to in Cerulean City. Its stats are ludicrously broken and unfinished.
• The Trainer that gives you a Persian or Arcanine depending on your version isn't present in this build. Their dialogue still exists in the game's script.
• A Youngster in the Pokémon Center isn't seated in this build.
• NPC Placement in the "Tips House" is different compared to the final.
• The Machop in the north-east of town is stationary. His trainer also isn't sitting in this version and his text is very slightly tweaked.
• A trainer with their Magikarp is missing from this build.
• The Vermilion Poké Mart has different NPC placement.

Items

• The player can find a hidden Big Pearl in the Machop area instead of a Full Heal.

Route 10

Items

• A Poké Ball eventually changes to become x5 Poké Balls in the final.

Rock Tunnel

Main Details

• The visuals for Rock Tunnel's darkness effect before using Light Up are unfinished.

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• Rock Tunnel's overall background geometry is vastly different in shape and texture mapping when compared to the final.

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• The battle background for Rock Tunnel is largely unfinished when compared to the final.

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NPCs

• Hiker Allen paces left and right in this build, whereas in the final he is a spinning trainer with a fixed location.

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Celadon City

Items

• TM30 (Bulk Up) is in Mt. Moon instead of the Celadon Department Store.

Saffron City

NPCs

• The Karate Master's lines loop multiple times before you start your battle against him.

Items

• TM30 (Bulk Up) is in Mt. Moon instead of the Celadon Department Store.

GO Park Complex

Main Details

• Is known simply as "GO Park" in the prototype.
• Text found in the game's script mentions how you can hold 100 Pokémon in each GO Park, as opposed to the 50 in the final game.

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Uh oh! There are already 100 Pokémon in ______! You can’t put more than 100 Pokémon in a park. Either select a different park to transfer your Pokémon to or move some Pokémon from ______.	Uh-oh! This transfer can’t be completed because you can’t have more than 50 Pokémon in ______! Either select a different GO Park to transfer your Pokémon into or move some Pokémon from ______.

Indigo Plateau

NPCs

• The NPC that sells the player various Mega Stones in the final lacks that functionality in this build.
• A stand-in model of Professor Oak is located in the Hall of Fame if you use the debug menu to access it without fighting the Champion.
• Oak can be found out-of-bounds in the Champion Room.

Recurring Buildings

Pokémon Centers

• All Pokémon Centers heal for the same length of time as if the player had a full team of six Pokémon, whereas in the final the animation scales appropriately with the amount of Pokémon on your team.
• The back wall of every Pokémon Center does not feature a poster depicting the GO Park, suggesting that it was implemented later on than the visuals for the Center were.

Poké Marts

• Strangely, the Poké Marts have their Potions positioned at a different angle.

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Test Maps

This build also has plenty of maps clearly for testing purposes that can be accessed through the Debug Menu.

Test (Outside)

By going to field debug system --> AreaZoneJump --> area_test --> /Test (outside) the player is taken to a ghostly white version of Pallet Town with no collision. Entering any house will warp the player to the top left of the map, and the music played here is the same track as in the previous area when warping - which is not the case when warping to other areas with the Debug Menu. Above Pallet Town is a very basic-looking Route 1, which appears like it was used for testing ledge-hopping. The Poké Ball item is a Potion that is picked up twice for some reason.

Pallet Town Test Map	Rt. 1 Test Map

When talking to the NPCs, the woman in the bottom left will crash the game when interacted with. The woman in the center references dialogue from Four Island in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, as she mentions Pokémon Eggs and talking to her sister inside the building. This suggests that either Pokémon Breeding mechanics or Sevii Islands content from FireRed and LeafGreen was planned at some point. Your Rival offers to trade you an Alolan Rattata for a Kantonian Rattata (which is done by a different NPC in the final) and the remaining NPCs (one hidden in the top left of the map's geometry and in the bottom right of Pallet Town) cannot be interacted with at all. There is a cuttable tree near the rival.

FRLG Dialogue 1	FRLG Dialogue 2

test_chr01 -> test_chr04

By going to field debug system --> AreaZoneJump --> test_chr01 --> ~tr0025/Character test~tr0025 a basic test map with many trainer models can be accessed. None of them can be interacted with besides the Coach Trainer at the top left, which instantly crashes the game. The area uses Route 1's music.

test_chr01	test_chr01

Similarly, by going to field debug system --> AreaZoneJump --> test_chr02 --> ~tr0050/Character test~tr0050 another test map with non-interactable trainers can be found. Heading to field debug system --> AreaZoneJump --> test_chr03 --> ~tr0075/Character test~tr0075 also produces another test map with more NPCs. The music on these maps are also shared with Route 1.

test_chr02	test_chr03

The final test map can be accessed with field debug system --> AreaZoneJump --> test_chr04 --> ~tr00100/Character test~tr00100 and has yet another arrangement of NPCs that cannot be interacted with. Below that however is an assortment of NPCs that exist specifically to test their collision width, which range from 30 Units, 50 Units, and 70 Units from the top row to the bottom. A model of your Rival is also present, and just has a generic Yes/No dialogue box that serves no functionality outside of being interactable.

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Town Map

Whilst not technically an area, the prototype's map screen has slightly different descriptions for various locations and landmarks.

Location	Proto Description	Final Description
Route 3	A rough road where many rocks mingle with the wild earth.	A grassy road near the mountainside with large fallen rocks all about.
Route 12	A bridge known for its fishing. It’s also called “Silence Bridge.”	A bridge where fishermen gather. It’s also called Silence Bridge.
Route 13	The maze-like path with a refreshing coastal view.	- The mazelike path with a refreshing coastal view.
Route 16	The north side of Pokémon Road. A route that is always bustling.	Links to the north side of Pokémon Road. A route that is always bustling.
Route 17	Pokémon Road, where Trainers and their Pokémon can enjoy walking together.	Also known as Pokémon Road. A place where Trainers and Pokémon can walk together.
Route 18	The south side of Pokémon Road. A place where many Trainers gather looking to battle.	Links to the south side of Pokémon Road. A place where Trainers gather, looking to battle.
Route 24	Cross the waterway on the famous Nugget Bridge, just north of Cerulean City.	Crosses the waterway via the famous Nugget Bridge, just north of Cerulean City.
Pallet Town	A small country town, home to Professor Oak’s Lab.	A small country town, home to Professor Oak’s lab.
Viridian City	The nature loving city where flowers bloom all year round.	The nature-loving city where flowers bloom all year round.
Lavender Town	A solemn and quiet town. People come to visit their departed Pokémon.	A solemn, quiet town. People come to visit their departed Pokémon.
Fuschia City	A town where many people and Pokémon gather. GO Park is located here.	A town where many people and Pokémon gather. The Safari Zone is located here.
Saffron City	The most populous city in all of the Kanto region, where tall buildings line the streets.	Tall buildings tower overhead. It’s the most populous city in all of the Kanto region.
Landmark Names	GO Park, Pokémon Lab, Silph Company	GO Park complex, Cinnabar Lab, Silph Co.