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Any trainer sprites that are identical to DP/Pt or otherwise had no revisions will not be listed here. These sprites can found at pmgs_conv/trgra in the repository.
Back Sprites#
Trainer Class |
Earliest Version |
3rd Revision |
Final |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Player (Male) |
r1631 |
r4292 |
r25450 |
Ethan's back sprites in battle orignially depicted him with thinner hair in the front, a slightly different backpack, and an orange symbol on his hat. The device on his arm was redesigned in mid-June. |
Player (Male) (Pointing) |
r1631 |
r4292 |
r25450 |
The back sprites for sending out your following Pokemon originally didn't have Ethan lean back before pointing, and he didn't open his mouth. |
Player (Female) |
r1631 |
r23229 |
r25450 |
Lyra's back sprites didn't change as much as Ethan's detail-wise, but it echoes the same differences when leaning back and opening her mouth. |
Player (Female) (Pointing) |
r1631 |
r23229 |
r25450 |
Ditto to the above. |
Rival |
r1631 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Silver's hair was adjusted in his back sprites, and his second frame of throwing is completely different. |
Lance |
r10861 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally used Barry's back sprites from DP as placeholder. Lance's right arm was lowered, and there exists a single, unfinished sprite in the scratchpad for throwing a Pokeball instead of pointing. His second frame was changed into something more unique for the final. |
Front Sprites#
Trainer Class |
Earliest Version |
3rd Revision |
6th Revision |
9th Revision |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player (Male) |
r1631 |
r22681 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Ethan's first sprite depicts him in a completely different pose to the final and appearing smaller, and with less hair coming out the front of his hat. His next scratchpad contains a couple different poses for him. His colors were darkened, as well. The third scratchpad of him gets his final pose, and the next couple revisions are for minor detail and posture tweaks. |
Player (Female) |
r1631 |
r22681 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Lyra's first sprite, much like Ethan, depicts her smaller and younger-looking, with a pink bow around her hat instead of a red one. Her second scratchpad finalizes her appearance, minus some tweaks that later revisions do. The final version also adds some red to her bag. |
Rival |
r1631 |
r22110 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Silver here was actually the first trainer to get updated for HGSS in any capacity, with a sprite of DP Barry with "Test" next to him. Silver's first actual sprite depicts him smaller, smiling (!), has brighter hair, and a completely different outfit. The pose is also nothing like any frames of animation he has in the final. His second proper scratchpad brings him much closer to the final, with darker hair and being taller, but he's still smiling and has a pose resembling the original sprite's. The third scratchpad brings him in line with the final, and also features a unique WIP Blue sprite. |
Youngster |
r1631 |
r21510 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Each revision makes a very minor change to the shape of his hat. In the first scratchpad of the HGSS design, another earlier sprite is already present at the bottom, with a different hat resembling the DP Youngster's. |
Lass |
r1631 |
r21320 |
r22110 |
r24753 |
Had the most revisions out of any trainer in the game, and received a significant redesign in the middle of them, too. Two earlier designs for the Lass can be seen, depicting her wearing a yellow and blue outfit with blue socks, and an even earlier, unfinished one with her in a white shirt instead of a yellow one and wearing a headband instead of a hairpiece. The pose of the early design is different, with her walking with both arms outstretched. Each revision makes very minor tweaks to various parts of the design. |
Camper |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r18744 |
It appears an attempt was made to make a new design for the male camper, but never made it past the most basic of rough sketches. |
Bug Catcher |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally had a different pose. |
Twins |
r1631 |
r21510 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Had several revisions with very minor changes each time. Some earlier designs could be seen at the bottom of some of the first few pads, showing slightly different hair and hoodies for them. |
Black Belt |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
First revision has a couple early designs in the pad, but not set up to be used in-game. Ultimately, neither design would be chosen for the final, with it going for longer hair instead, although the red band was dropped, like one of the designs depicts. Final version is minor detail tweaks, one of them being his right hand. |
Pokéfan (Male) |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r18744 |
It seems there was a redesign planned for the male Pokéfan class, but it never got used. |
Young Couple |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r21320 |
The shirt of the female got changed to match. An earlier version can be seen at the bottom right of the final's scratchpad showing no orange stripe around the shirts and the male's collar lacking the orange as well. |
Ace Trainer (Male) |
r1631 |
r22681 |
N/A |
r15450 |
Design was basically finalized out of the gate; the only changes made were very minor proportions and details. |
Ace Trainer (Female) |
r1631 |
r21588 |
r24753 |
r25450 |
Went through several revisions for the same kind of minor tweaks the male version got, and she also lost some hair on the sides of her head. |
Double Team |
r1631 |
r21588 |
r24753 |
r25450 |
Sprites reflect the era of development they were taken from. |
Gentleman |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
First revision has multiple early and unfinished design ideas. His shirt under his coat wasn't originally purple, one design has him using a cane, and the others showing him holding his hat. The next revision has the final design, minus a few detail tweaks, although a couple other early designs can be seen at the bottom that don't have any hat on. |
Beauty |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Design was mostly finalized out of the gate, Earliest revision for the HGSS design includes an early, unused palette that matches the early sprite at the bottom middle. The early sprite has a white shirt and purse, with a grey skirt. |
Swimmer (Male) |
r1631 |
r21510 |
N/A |
r25902 |
The only changes made were slight body proportion adjustments. He was also made to smile a bit better. |
Swimmer (Female) |
r1631 |
r21510 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Again, design matches final except for slight shading and proportion tweaks. The earliest revision for the HGSS design includes an unused palette that gives her a pink bikini instead of a blue one. |
Psychic (Male) |
r1631 |
r21320 |
N/A |
r21588 |
Seems a redesign of the male Psychic class was planned, as a few different designs were made, each coming with two alternate palettes. After the redesigns were axed, they thought about just recoloring the psychic energy from yellow to blue, but ended up just reverting it back to the original version of the scratchpad. |
Psychic (Female) |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r21320 |
Like the male counterpart, a redesign was seemingly planned, but was never used in any build and was later completely reverted. |
Boarder |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally faced the opposite direction and didn't look at the player. A very rough sprite is present in all HGSS variant scratchpads. |
Skier |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally had a teal and orange color scheme before switching back to pink. The early version at the bottom of the first revision has a different pattern/color scheme on the underside of the skies. |
Roughneck |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r21510 |
The Roughneck never really received much of a change, except for a single revision that added the outline of a bike next to the used sprite. After that revision, it was reverted back. |
School Kid |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Originally held his Pokeball above the bag instead of off to the side. A couple earlier sprites can be seen at the bottom of the first revision, showing slightly different supplies falling out and one that has no glasses. |
Juggler |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Slight posture change. |
Kimono Girl |
r1631 |
r21320 |
N/A |
r25450 |
One of the earlier trainers to be added. First two versions lack the Pokeball design on the kimono, first version has a much brighter face, and second version has her tilting her head in the opposite direction. Final design cleans up her feet. |
Burglar |
r1631 |
r22681 |
N/A |
r25450 |
First revision after the placeholder shows a very rough sketch of a completely different sprite, and an alternate palette in the file matches up with it. Second revision has a couple earlier designs at the bottom, showing him without a mask and having a five-'o-clock shadow. Final's is just minor shading and detail tweaks. |
Firebreather |
r1631 |
r24753 |
N/A |
r25450 |
First revision contains two slightly different early designs, with much less detailed flames. Final version adds some more shading detail. |
Biker |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
This class may have been what that bike sketch for the Roughneck's scratchpad was for. Includes two earlier designs, one without hair, and with one with it but holding his Pokeball down instead of level. A different hairstyle is present at the bottom of the first revision. |
Poké Maniac |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
His suit was originally orange, and mostly covered his upper body instead of the lower. Final version adjusts some small detail on his right foot. |
Bird Keeper |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r22681 |
Early version had a different hair style. |
Teacher |
r1631 |
r22110 |
N/A |
r25902 |
First revision has a few rough sketches of designs that look a bit more serious and stern than the "sweet old lady" design in the final game. Revisions after that involve minor shading tweaks and making her look a little more happy. |
Super Nerd |
r1631 |
r21510 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Robo-Pikachu originally didn't have red eyes. The person had brighter hair and pants, and the controller was grey instead of blue. Robo-Pikachu's antennae also had a slightly different top. |
Sage |
r1631 |
r21320 |
N/A |
r25450 |
One of the earliest trainers to be added to the game, and was redesigned a little more than a year after his inclusion. The original design had purple robes instead of grey ones, and didn't have sandals on. |
Medium |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Face was changed. |
Elder |
r18330 |
N/A |
N/A |
r21230 |
Originally used the Sage class sprite as placeholder. |
Scientist |
r1631 |
r21510 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally had a different hair style. His tie was also green instad of red. Final version has shading tweaks. |
Eusine |
r1631 |
r24753 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Went through a few touch-ups and shading improvements. |
Falkner |
r1631 |
r22110 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Added relatively early on in development. Received a few different sprites before being animated. |
Bugsy |
r1631 |
r24753 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Early revisions of him have many rough sketches in the scratchpad, with different poses. |
Whitney |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Her final animation frame originally didn't have her pointing up but instead raising a fist. Likewise to her left hand. |
Morty |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Second animation frame's pose was changed. |
Chuck |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Mostly consists of very minor shading and detail tweaks. |
Jasmine |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Originally kept her eyes closed for two thirds of her animation frames instead of only one. |
Pryce |
r1631 |
r24753 |
N/A |
r25902 |
More and more detail and shading was added in each revision. |
Clair |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Originally slightly smiled. |
Will |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25902 |
Includes a couple very rough sketches of him. He was made to smile in the final. |
Koga |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25902 |
Very minor tweaks to his entrance animation. |
Bruno |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
His face was cleaned up a little bit, and he originally sat facing the opposite direction. |
Karen |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Her second and third frames had some slight pose changes, and the final brightened her hair a bit. |
Brock |
r1631 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Includes a couple rough sketches for different ways he'd hold his Pokeball. Future revisions tweak shading and minor details. |
Misty |
r13572 |
r24272 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally squatted facing the other way. Final has minor detail tweaks. |
Lt. Surge |
r13572 |
r25450 |
N/A |
r25902 |
Includes a rough sketch, an unfinished sprite of him with his hands on his hips, and one of him actually wearing his sunglasses. Final adjusts head proportions slightly. |
Erika |
r1631 |
r24272 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally didn't have a happy expression when holding her Pokeball close. |
Janine |
r1631 |
r24272 |
N/A |
r25450 |
First revision has an unfinished sprite that appears to show her falling. Final has improved polish in details for each frame. |
Sabrina |
r1631 |
r24272 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally didn't have green glowing psychic powers on display. Final has her lean back in the first frame, tweaks facial details across all three frames, and gives her a belly button. |
Blaine |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r24272 |
Orignially didn't pull his hat off. |
Blue |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25902 |
Final versions adjusts his right hand slightly and some facial detail. |
Lance |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Appeared only as rough sprites until the final. Also includes a unique rough sprite of Clair. |
Red |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Originally was tossing his Pokeball up in his hand. |
Rocket Grunt (Male) |
r1631 |
N/A |
N/A |
r24298 |
Had a couple of early poses, and didn't show his hair color at first. Belt went through a couple different designs. |
Rocket Grunt (Female) |
r1361 |
r24298 |
N/A |
r25450 |
Orignially had blue hair, and even had overworld sprites made with this design in mind. Includes a couple of somewhat rough sprites of the male verison in a unique pose, while the female has a slightly different pose compared to final. Her belt also looked a bit more basic. |
Ariana |
r18330 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Final version has a different face and some shading differences. |
Archer |
r18330 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Was redrawn once. Earliest rough sprite shows him with the height he got after the redraw. |
Proton |
r18330 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25450 |
Was originally shown in a rough sprite to have his left hand out instead of on his hip. |
Petrel |
r18330 |
N/A |
N/A |
r24390 |
His face was touched-up a bit. |
Giovanni |
r18330 |
N/A |
N/A |
r25902 |
Originally didn't look away from the player as he puts his hat back on. Final version cleans up his hairline in the last two frames. |
r4124
r24753
