Unique NPC Sprites

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r11213
(2009-10-30)

r15524
(2009-12-19)

r16453
(2009-12-28)

r17560
(2010-01-20)

r25496
(2010-03-20)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Cheren received a minor design change shortly before the end of development, gaining lighter-colored clothed and a piece of hair sticking up from his head. His first proper revision makes his hair slightly larger, and the final revision for his early design makes him a bit smaller. First revision to feature his final design features some unused sprites of him tapping his foot with one of his arms out. r15524 scratchpad has its unused alternate palette merged into it for ease of viewing the extra sprites in it.

r7702
(2009-09-14 10:38 PM)

r7706
(2009-09-14 11:02 PM)

r7710
(2009-09-14 11:16 PM)

r11213
(2009-10-30)

r15524
(2009-12-19)

r16453
(2009-12-28)

r17560
(2010-01-20)

r25496
(2010-03-20)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Bianca had a change of color for her hat, going from mostly white to mostly green while also ditching the bow. The only revision to her early design adjusts the positioning of her hands.

r11298
(2009-11-04)

r14311
(2009-12-12 5:30 AM)

r14317
(2009-12-12 6:10 AM)

r16463
(2009-12-28)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

The player's mother went through a couple design changes, with most of the differences being her hair design and clothes. She gained a hairband for the final design.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r11213
(2009-10-30)

r13323
(2009-12-02)

r15701
(2009-12-20)

r16463
(2009-12-28)

r32428
(2010-04-29)

r33032
(2010-05-03)

Professor Juniper did indeed start out as a random man, as was stated in an interview. First revision adjusts her leg proportions slightly and re-does most of her shading. Next revision completely redraws her sprites, giving her a bigger lab coat and more detailed hair. Revision after that tweaks some more sprites and changes her lab coat from green to blue. Final version makes her hair slightly shorter.

r7342
IMD: 5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r11301
(2009-11-04)

r18470
(2010-01-28)

r18635
(2010-01-29)

r37861
(2020-05-27)

Cedric was built off of Professor Juniper. His early sprite depicts him as much taller, and with slightly different hair.

r5078
(2009-07-09)


r5576
(2009-07-20)

r7342
IMD: r5849 (2009-07-24)
(2009-09-04)

r11482
(2009-11-09)

r14311
(2009-12-12)

r17560
(2010-01-20)

r17594
(2010-01-20 10:27 PM)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Looker went through a few different placeholder sprites, including a unique early design for the accordion player that wasn't actually used by the accordion player's files once that NPC was added to the repository. He originally simply used his sprites from Platinum, then gained unique ones in the next revision. r18328 makes a small adjustment to his tie in his sideways sprites.

r27904
(2010-04-05)

r28420
(2010-04-07)

r31711
(2010-04-27)

Used her sprites from DP at first.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r21238
(2010-02-22)

r21469
(2010-02-23)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

Went through a few different color schemes and redraws, although the general design remained the same. Earliest designs give him reds on the front and yellow on the back before shifting to just red and grey and then to blue and grey. Last red revision depicts him with his mouth open.

r21469
(2010-02-23)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

Like his brother, his early designs incorporate red instead of blue. Sprites were redrawn a couple times.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r13323
(2009-12-02)

r15701
(2009-12-20)

r16463
(2009-12-28)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

His design stayed the same, unlike his siblings. First revision makes very minor tweaks to his eyes, second one brightens his hair, and final gives him his apron and adjusts his stance when bowing.

r13308
(2009-12-02)

r13323
(2009-12-02)

r14317
(2009-12-12)

r16463
(2009-12-28)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

r27524
(2010-03-30)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Started out as a recolor of Cilan before getting his own unique sprites ten days later. His early design matches the September 2009 concept art of him and the other gym leaders, having a different hair style. This early design received a single revision, which adjusted his hair further and changed its color. Revision after that gives him his final design, and from there only minor tweaks are made.

r13308
(2009-12-02)

r13323
(2009-12-02)

r14317
(2009-12-12)

r16463
(2009-12-28)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Started out as a red recolor of Cilan before getting his own sprites, which matches his early design from concept art. This early design got a single revision, tweaking his hair design and color, and then received his final design in the next revision.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r21475
(2010-02-23 2:19 AM)


r21572
(2010-02-23 7:18 AM)

r21597
(2010-02-23 8:33 AM)

r21968
(2010-02-24 11:03 AM)

r21998
(2010-02-24 10:02 PM)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

r27728
(2010-04-02)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

r42064
(2010-06-18 1:37 AM)

r42094
(2010-06-18 2:52 AM)

Received quite a number of revisions. The first revision to feature her has a palette that doesn't seem compatible with her sprites, except that a pallete that is compatible is present in the file, unused. This unused palette would go on to be used for all of her future sprites. In her first version, there's a single sprite that resembles the final design, and yet is surrounded by other sprites that are definitely Lenora, but depict an entirely unused design not even seen in concept art. Her design would be gradually tweaked in terms of proportions and clothing design over many commits, wouldn't be finalized until mid-June, very, very late into development.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r21475
(2010-02-23 2:19 AM)

r21572
(2010-02-23 7:18 AM)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

r27728
(2010-04-02)

r31711
(2010-04-27)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Burgh's first proper commit did not include his intended palette, which was added in the next revision about five hours later. His earliest sprites depict him as he appears in concept art: taller, with different hair that has two strands poking out from the top. Those strands were dropped soon after, however, and a complete redraw of his sprites still with his early design were committed afterward. Once his final design was introduced, his face received a few touch-ups, then his outline and scarf got a couple tweaks.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r15817
(2009-12-21 2:06 AM)

r15893
(2009-12-21 3:50 AM)

r16453
(2009-12-28 6:46 AM)

r16456
(2009-12-28 7:17 AM)

r29250
(2010-04-12)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Elesa started out with an early design that had no leggings and different headphones. The first revision of this design appears chibi-like, with unrealistic proportions. This chibi design then got a revision almost two hours later to add walking frames, and was then changed a week later to fix the proportions on it. Her final design would be added in April 2010.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r21475
(2010-02-23 2:19 AM)

r21572
(2010-02-23 7:18 AM)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

r27728
(2010-04-02)

r31711
(2010-04-27)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

r41068
(2010-06-12)

Interestingly, internally, the first couple revisions for Clay refer to him as leader7, suggesting he swapped places in the game with Brycen. First couple revisions reveal he was built off the fisherman's sprites. His early design matches his concept art, which depcits him with a different face and slightly different outfit. Future revisions first finalize his outfit, and change his face until the final angry face appears, as well as adjusting his hat a little bit. Final version fixes an out of place bit of white on his front-facing sprite.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r21475
(2010-02-23 2:19 AM)

r21572
(2010-02-23 7:18 AM)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

r27728
(2010-04-02)

r31711
(2010-04-27)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Skyla's first proper revision has her appearing with her September 2009 concept art design, however, this situation is strange. By October 2009, she already had a battle sprite, which was this design but light-skinned and with blue colors in her hair. The reason for this discrepency is unclear. Regardless, it received a single revision, which cleaned up her sprites and fixed her proportions so she doesn't look like a pencil. The next revision a month later introduced her final design, and has darker hair than the final. Aside from that, only minor tweaks were made in each revision afterward.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r21475
(2010-02-23 2:19 AM)

r21572
(2010-02-23 7:18 AM)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

r27728
(2010-04-02)

r31711
(2010-04-27)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

r42064
(2010-06-18)

As mentioned before, internally Brycen was initially referred to as leader5, meaning he likely swapped spots with Clay at one point in development. His first proper sprites show him in his concept art design, and this design got a couple revisions of polish before it was replaced with the final one. At that point, it was only minor tweaks until the final, which brightened his outfit's colors a bit.

r13308
(2009-12-02)

r21475
(2010-02-23 2:19 AM)

r21572
(2010-02-23 7:18 AM)

r22353
(2010-02-25)

r27236
(2010-03-29)

Early sprites have slightly different proportions. Final version makes some slight changes to his hair.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r15701
(2009-12-20)

r16453
(2009-12-28)

r15817
(2009-12-21)

r16453
(2009-12-28)

r21676
(2010-02-23)

The revision numbers for Iris look off because Iris technically had two scratchpad files. She was the original 8th gym leader file before Drayden was added and she was split off into a separate file, leaving the original leader8 file unused. However, even after the split, it got a revision, which is why the revision numbers go backwards at one point; the scratchpad that was committed to it was in-between the two most recent pads at the time. The first scratchpad has its alternate unused palette merged into the pad instead of being provided separately for ease of viewing the extra sprites in the pad. Iris's earliest sprites are much larger than her final ones, and she had a very slightly different hair style and outfit. The revision that adds walking frames for her early sprites also tweaked the shading on her face a bit, and changed her eye color.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r22253
(2010-02-25)

r24489
(2010-03-15)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Shauntal's second scratchpad has its alternate unused palette merged into it for ease of viewing the extra sprites provided in it. She was seemingly based off Bianca, or Bianca was used as a reference during the making of her sprites.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r22253
(2010-02-25)

r24489
(2010-03-15)

r27321
(2010-03-30)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Grimsley's second scratchpad has its alternate unused palette merged into it for ease of viewing the extra sprites provided in it. He was originally blonde, it seems. And that was the only change. Making his hair black instead of yellow.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r22253
(2010-02-25 7:34 AM)

r22260
(2010-02-25 7:54 AM)

r24489
(2010-03-15)

r27321
(2010-03-30)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

His shirt was originally green before being changed to teal.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r22253
(2010-02-25 7:34 AM)

r24489
(2010-03-15)

r27321
(2010-03-30)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Caitlin's second scratchpad has its alternate unused palette merged into it for ease of viewing the extra sprites provided in it. Originally had sparkles of psychic energy alongside her psychic hearts, which might've been removed due to looking awkward when not in motion. Three earlier sprites are present below the used ones in her first proper scratchpad, which have extra sparkles but not as many as the used sprites.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r21236
(2010-02-22)

r22253
(2010-02-25)

r24489
(2010-03-15)

r27321
(2010-03-30)

r28541
(2010-04-08)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

He originally had a green poncho instead of a yellow one, his mouth was visible, and the back of his hair was much darker.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18979
(2010-02-03)

r22253
(2010-02-25)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

Revisions adjusted the positioning of arms, making the "x" on their heads more pronounced, and making the shading line on top much thinner. Some earlier sprites are present, such as the early flag, versions of the grunts with different eye colors, and one seemingly holding a grey shield.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18979
(2010-02-03)

r22253
(2010-02-25)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

First revision made the "x" bigger,adjusted part of the lower part of the outfit, and tweaked the hair a little bit. Second revision made the shading line on top thinner, adjusted the eyes, and slightly changed the arm poses for the front and back-facing sprites.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

His hat was made smaller, the perspective on the sprites changed, and his color went from orange to red.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r18468
(2010-01-28)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

First revision closed his eyes, and the second one opened them again with a different outfit color, more hair, and a smaller hat. Final revision has some minor outline tweaks around his face.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r18468
(2010-01-28)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

First revision gives him more hair, second one darkens his outfit colors and makes his hat smaller. Final version is minor shading changes around the face.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r18468
(2010-01-28)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

First revision gives him more hair, but then the second revision takes it back and changes his outfit color to a brown-green. And the hat was made smaller, too. You know the deal.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r18468
(2010-01-28)

r22253
(2010-02-25)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

First revision removes his mustache, second one changes his outfit color to red, and the third one completely overhauls his design to give him back his mustache, give him bushier eyebrows, hair, and change his outfit color to brown.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Mustache was removed, he was given a unique hairstyle, and his outfit color changed to a dark lavender.

r13308
(2009-12-02)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r25496
(2010-03-20)

r28541
(2010-04-08)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Bottom-left of their first scratchpad features some poses with their arms in different positions.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r18468
(2010-01-28)

r22253
(2010-02-25)

r25496
(2010-03-20 4:53 AM)

r25524
(2010-03-20 5:43 AM)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Originally started off as a red-robed sage. First proper scratchpad of his final design features sideways sprites that show a little bit of his hands, and contains more unused sprites at the bottom that show slightly more of his hands, as well. Some minor detailing on his robes were also changed a couple revisions later. A later scratchpad features some new unused sprites at the bottom of him raising his hands differently compared to the final.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r18328
(2010-01-27)

r18979
(2010-01-28)

r25496
(2010-03-20)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r33599
(2010-05-06)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

r42039
(2010-06-17)

r42094
(2010-06-18)

N started out wearing a much more brown and simple hat compared to the final. In his first proper scratchpad, some earlier sprites of him drawn slightly different can be seen, which shows more of his eyes and bangs as well as having a slightly different hat. First revision adjusts some hair very slightly in his front-facing walking sprites. Second revision adds test sprites for his animation for raising his hands and shaking his head. An early sprite of him raising his hands can be found below on this scratchpad, with his hands higher than the final game's final frame of this animation. Third revision adds test frames for the animation of raising a single hand, and again adds some more early sprites below the used ones. Last two revisions change the color of the hat to the final's, and make the button on top much smaller.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r17560
(2010-01-20)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861
(2010-05-27)

Features some sprites of her sister, showing that they are compatible with each other's palettes.

r7342
IMD: r5078 (2009-07-09)
(2009-09-04)

r17560
(2010-01-20)

r33205
(2010-05-03)

r37861'
(2010-05-27)

Features some sprites of her sister, showing that they are compatible with each other's palettes.