File:Gold and Silver Beta Pokemon.jpg

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Description	An image of various sprites that were found in the beta versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver
Author or copyright owner	The Pokémon Company/Nintendo/GAME FREAK/Creatures Inc.
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Leaked Early Version of Pokémon Gold and Silver Immediate source: https://web.archive.org/web/20210121174735/https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/06/08/a-brief-history-of-unused-pokemon-designs
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	List of generation II Pokémon
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To visually illustrate the different sprites found in the demo, which are a major subject of the article's developmental section and are brought up throughout the article.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	No free alternative exists
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This will be used in only one article
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	This image is a still of unused Pokémon designs, and does not depict content to such an extent that it would impact the owner's abilities to market and sell their commercial properties
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of List of generation II Pokémon//en.wiki.x.io/wiki/File:Gold_and_Silver_Beta_Pokemon.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:02, 6 December 2024		445 × 224 (137 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	23:35, 5 December 2024	No thumbnail	672 × 339 (120 KB)	Captain Galaxy (talk \| contribs)	Resize
	00:37, 5 December 2024	No thumbnail	740 × 372 (68 KB)	Captain Galaxy (talk \| contribs)	Trying a different approach
	00:01, 5 December 2024	No thumbnail	444 × 224 (140 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	01:51, 4 December 2024	No thumbnail	1,200 × 606 (322 KB)	Pokelego999 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard

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List of generation II Pokémon