Prerelease:Pokémon Black and White

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Pokémon Black and White.

To do: *There is a Japanese trailer that came out around June 2010 that shows some differences such as: Excadrill having a blueish skin color and its body pattern is mirrored, the starter selection screen is different along with tepig. Document this video here. Bulbapedia also has stuff not documented here.

Development Timeline

2008

• Nov. 6 - Date of the earliest leaked prototype build.

2010

• Sept. 18 - Pokémon Black and White was released in Japan.

2011

• Mar. 4-6 - Pokémon Black and White was released in North America and Europe.

Sub-Pages

Early Development

Late Development

Early Development

Original Character Designs

To do: Find the original source...

N and Ghetsis were redesigned during development. Attached are pictures of Junichi Masuda holding canvases of the characters.

Image(s)	Notes
	Ghetsis looks shorter and older, along with wearing different clothing.
	N is wearing completely different clothes, looks more sinister and unkempt, and in even one picture is wearing a hat.

(Source: https://themattress.tumblr.com/post/652161982018043904)