The only "ugly" player character designs IMO are Lucy Fleetfoot and Mark of the
Pokemon Trading Card Game GB1 for GameBoy.
Lucy: What kind of person has those
eyes? The hair is offputting as well, and there's too much pink in the costume, not to mention legs that make her look like she'll topple over any minute. >_>
Mark: the coat looks a bit weird; the picnicker-bandana with intricate designs is pushing it too far and overdoing things.
ALL of the other player character designs are
amazing, IMO. The only qualm I have is that Blair's BW clothes look way too similar to Lucas's
Platinum outfit.
I refuse to acknowledge that as a hat. He has naturally white hair and is wearing a headband. This perception makes him infinitely more awesome imo. XD
THIS. It. Is. His.
HAIR. :cer_nod:
Ken Sugimori himself stated that Brendan wears a knit hat. He said this on his Twitter page. There is nothing left to debate.
This...? (I can't even translate it properly. :x)
LALALALALALALALA Pikachu's headband in
Brawl (lacks the "white" part of the "hat") and "Brendan awarding Torchic a Ribbon" image (sideburns nowhere to be seen) for counterargument. :D
Hmm...I saw the same "Sugimori confirmation" on TVTropes earlier... :< Why hasn't Brendan's "hat" been clarified on his Bulbapedia article...it's on the Talk page, though... :\ Eh, I can always wait for Brendan's RS3DS artwork to retcon the "hat" into actually being
hair. Seriously, as a
hat, that is
the weirdest hat in all of existence. ಠ_ಠ
White hair on Brendan is
so much cooler due to its uniqueness and its implications of wisdom. :]