My opinions:
-Chikorita was somehow the only starter to survive, although the evolution line seems... disconnected (from Chikorita to not-Bellsprout-evo to Meganium?)
-Honoguma doesn't look as cute as I thought it would. Also, judging by the sprite, what I thought were pointed ears was fire around round ears. At least we also got its evolutions.
-Kurusu also didn't that cute. I thought it was supposed to be a seal from the fan sketch, but apparently it's a plesiosaur. Guess the people that said that Kurusu could be a Lapras pre-evo was kind of right.
-Hoothoot wasn't that different, however, I didn't think it would evolve into Gaepora Kaepora. I prefer Noctowl.
-Mareep was pink and black at some point but aside from that I don't see a big difference in design. Flaaffy and Ampharos are mostly unchanged.
-Vulpix was gonna have a cute pre-evo. Why did you have to remove this, Game Freak?
-I don't know what to think about Monja and Jaranja. I mean, they look kind of weird but they could be fixed. Maybe Jaranja would have been better than Tangrowth after all.
-Mantine was going to be a bird/manta ray hybrid? Okay, I didn't expect that.
-Qwilfish survived the demo, too, but it's evolution didn't. Guess they saved that design for Whiscash/Stunfisk. By the way, I think the lightning bolt pattern means that it would be an Electric-Type in the final game.
-Pichu was supposed to be... a ball? I kinda like it. Cleffa was supposed to look more alien (might explain their dex entry) and Igglybuff had one of the most simple designs I have ever seen.
-Quagsire apparently didn't evolve from anything. I don't know what to think about that.
-Natu was mostly unchanged and Xatu had a cat-like pattern in its chest. Also, they were supposed to be brown. I prefer the new pattern.
-Goldeen was also supposed to get a pre-evo. It looks like mini-Seaking.
-I guess the pink Marill fan sketch was right. What they didn't get was... everything else. I prefer the final version.
-So Lumineon was going to be a Gen II Pokémon, interesting, although it looks like it belongs to the Kirby universe. Ikari killed my head-canon that Ikari was beta Dhelmise, it, however, looks more like beta Sharpedo, and its evolution looks like beta Huntail/Lanturn. So I guess they survived, too?
-Crobat looks unfinished, in my opinion. I don't know why.
-Paras's pre-evolution looks cute. I want it.
-Spinarak went mostly unchanged, as far as I can see they only changed it from green to pink. Ariados, on the other hand, was almost a completely different Pokémon. Is that another face, or a weird pattern on its back?
-Skarmory was apparently finished, too.
-Animon looks, erm, inappropiate. Maybe I just have a dirty mind. Too bad Ditto's evo got axed.
-Doduo also had a pre-evolution. I guess they are supposed to look like three chicks on a nest, but I don't know, I don't like it that much.
-Sunflora reminds me of Flowey from Undertale. I guess its kind of hilarious in hindsight.
-Phanpy looked simpler and Donphan was mostly unchanged. I guess I prefer final Phanpy.
-Are we sure Twinz evolving into Girafarig is not a glitch? It looks like more like a Gastly pre-evo than a Girafarig one.
-Finally, we get a close look at beta Girafarig! I didn't know the second face was supposed to be evil-looking. Too bad it got redesigned.
-I don't really see differences in Smeargle. Sure, the sprites are different, but the design is the same.
-Meowth's pre-evolution looks cute. Why did they remove this?
-Rinrin and Berurun look nice in my opinion. Berurun reminds me of Meowstic for some reason.
-I don't know why, but beta Politoed looks like it belongs to another game.
-Slowking was another survivor, same with Unown (are the other forms programmed or is just the A form). Moving on.
-Ledyba was another survivor, but Leadian looks more, I don't know, normal? Also it looks more like the bug that was on the same page as Silver's sketch.
-Ponyta also got a pre-evolution. I guess I don't care about this one since it looks exactly like Ponyta, but smaller.
-Espeon was apparently yellow and it had two tails, not one split in two. Umbreon looks less detailed, it really benefited from the redesign.
-The people that believed in Shellbro were right! Well, kind of, it doesn't evolve from Shellder.
-Grimer's pre-evo looks like a mix between Ditto, Diglett and Grimer. A little generic, in my opinion.
-Remoraid and Octillery's design is mostly the same. Remoraid looked kind of uglier and Octillery looks like an Octoroc from Zelda mixed with a tank. I prefer the redesigns.
-Tyrogue was a completely different Pokémon that incorporated details from Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee and beta Hitmontop. I guess I like it. Hitmontop on the other side... Guess that third's the charm, indeed (assuming the magazine Pokémon was Hitmontop)
-Growlithe pre-evolution looks kind of cute, but also kind of off. Too bad we can't look at the official art to know how it really looks like.
-We already know beta Hoppip thanks to that Polish TV program, and I prefer it to the final version. I also prefer Skiploom and Jumpluff's beta designs, which were yellow and pink, respectively.
-Mime Jr. was, erm, I guess I'll pass. I also prefer Smoochum's final design better than the beta one. Elekid was cute, why couldn't we get this one? Magby also benefitted from the redesign.
-I don't know if I'm the only one, but Bellossom's original design looks creepy.
-Weepinbell's alternate evolution, well, doesn't look good. However, I still think it should have stayed.
-Miltank was fatter and had a circle instead of a triangle in its head. I have nothing to say.
-We were getting a Fire/Water seal? I have no idea why they had to remove this.
-Delibird looked even more like Santa. I don't have anything to say.
-I don't know why, but Kotora and Raitora look familiar... I guess it should have stayed, too.
-I don't really like Farfetch'd's evo design. Sure, the thing needs an evolution, but make it look different.
-Norowara and Kyonpan were unexpected. Kyonpan would have been Morty's main Pokémon if it wasn't deleted. Oh well...
-Murkrow looks more like a witch. Again, no comment.
-Blissey looked completely different. I actually like this design, hope it gets used in the future.
-Scizor was green originally, but more importantly, Pinsir HAD AN EVOLUTION. Although it looks kind of ugly, I would have accepted it because it would have been Scizor's version opposite. Also, it is me, or it looks like it got turned into Heracross?
-Houndour and Houndoom got minor redesigns. Nothing major.
-Wolfman looks cute, I want it to come back in Gen VIII. Warwolf doesn't look that good but I would have accepted it.
-Porygon2 looks way better than what we got. Another Pokémon I regret we didn't get.
-Beta Lickilicky looks okay, I guess. Better than what we got.
-Steelix is the same.
-Kingdra looked more like a dragon at this stage. It also had claws. I'm kind of divided, since I don't know which one I prefer.
-Raikou, Entei and Suicune look like Deviantart rejects.
-Sneasel looks cute here. It was also brown. Maybe in the future we will see it as another Pokémon.
-Ho-oh doesn't look different to me. The final sprite is better.
-Togepi wasn't going to evolve and was number 248. Maybe a late addition?
-Same with Snubbull.
-Beta Aipom is way better than the final one. Why did they reject this?
-Beta Leafeon proves that they use rejected Pokémon at later times. I don't know if I prefer the new or old version.
-The lack of Tyranitar makes me think that it got rejected at first and then re-added to the game at a later date. However, judging by the fact that there are three unused spaces in the demo, I think the magazine Pokémon were at some point in the game, oh well...
Sorry for the long post!
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