Play Pokemon Never Black & White (beta 1) Online

Found a glitchy, half-finished Pokémon ROM—weird new creatures, broken moves, and cryptic NPCs that make you wonder what got cut. The jank’s part of the charm.

File size: 4.81 MB

Game Overview

Pokémon Never Black & White (Beta 1) feels like stumbling onto some developer’s secret prototype—like if you found a dusty GBA cartridge at a garage sale and it turned out to be a weird, unfinished Pokémon game. The sprites have that classic look, but there are these odd little creatures you’ve never seen before, and some moves just... don’t work like they should. It’s janky in the best way.

I spent the first 10 minutes laughing at a glitched-out battle animation, then got weirdly invested in a cryptic NPC hinting at some cut storyline. It’s definitely not polished—expect random crashes—but that almost adds to the charm. If you’ve ever wondered what a Pokémon game might look like halfway through development, this is your chance to poke around the seams.

Just don’t go in expecting a finished adventure. This is more like archeology for Pokémon nerds.