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Guy October 9th, 2010 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiKaNoRoU (Post 6195701)
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/264.png

Hey. For a moment I thought it was a different pokemon. This is one of the major sprite changes (and I gotta say it's pretty good, too).

Whoa, Linoone looks really awesome with it's new sprite. I thought it looked great before, but seeing this, I think I want another one in Black and White. n_n

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainbow-Sasuke (Post 6196781)
I'm going to talk about Sceptile now.

R/S/E: http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/pkrs003.gif

D/P/P and HG/SS: http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa254.png

B/W: http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/254.png

From R/S/E to B/W, this is the worst sprite update in history. The R/S/E Sceptile is my favourite. D/P/Pt/HG/SS doesn't appeal to me because I don't like the pose. B/W, what happened here?

I prefer DPPt's sprite of Sceptile the best. Like Syd, I think the RSE lacks the creativity and character that DPPt gave it. Going with the crowd, I also say B&W made Sceptile look too skinny. Except, I like its new vibrant color. It gives it a more fierce look.

On a side note, I was browsing Arcanine last night, and I forgot how awesome it's Yellow sprite was. :]

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d1/Spr_1y_059.png

Thorns October 9th, 2010 11:12 AM

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/00/Spr_4h_060.png

Is it me, or does Poliwag's left eye look bug-eyed or something? Each time I see it in HeartGold, it just bugs me.

PlatinumDude October 9th, 2010 3:55 PM

http://armaina.com/pokemon/Bellossom%20Front.gif
When I look at Bellossom's B/W sprite, I can't help but think that it's rickrolling me (because of the movements of its hands).

Heart's Soul October 10th, 2010 6:06 PM

I wish I could replace HGSS's sprites with BW ones. On my retail game. *sigh*

Where'd you find the sprites?

PaxAmericana October 11th, 2010 8:46 PM

I found my black and white sprites on PokeJungle

Rainbow-Sasuke October 13th, 2010 10:15 AM

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/184.png< This. A chubby happy man. What more do you want?

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/18.png< I like the stance on this one. I also like the the head thingy!

Balalaika October 22nd, 2010 5:17 PM

I personally think that Gen II had some of the best sprites; who's with me?

Heart's Soul October 22nd, 2010 6:58 PM

Some were good, some were not. I prefer BW over GSC, but that's just me.

NiKaNoRoU October 23rd, 2010 2:19 PM

Here's a list of sprites on B/W that dissapointed me:

Spoiler:

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/164.png Head fail.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/169.pngSomething makes me feel like this isn't a Crobat.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/185.png Bad palette choice.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/229.png PLEASE OH PLEASE WHY DIDN'T YOU CHANGE IT

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/325.png Lol.



Also, is anyone with me on the verdict saying that "too much black outline makes the sprites look 2-D"?
Like this:
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/89.png

Mickeycricky October 23rd, 2010 2:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiKaNoRoU (Post 6242219)
Here's a list of sprites on B/W that dissapointed me:

Spoiler:

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/164.png Head fail.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/169.pngSomething makes me feel like this isn't a Crobat.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/185.png Bad palette choice.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/229.png PLEASE OH PLEASE WHY DIDN'T YOU CHANGE IT

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/325.png Lol.



Also, is anyone with me on the verdict saying that "too much black outline makes the sprites look 2-D"?
Like this:
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/89.png

OMG Crobat grew feet!?!

Yea I agree, the black outline make them look flat -__-

Logiedan October 23rd, 2010 3:40 PM

anyone else noticed that mostly all Hoenn's sprites have been changed? inb4pokemonR/S/E remake.

I don't really understand why they switched to the Black and White sprites for Mudkip and it's evolutions.. ):

HG/SS - http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3f/Spr_4d_258.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/89/Spr_4d_259.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/84/Spr_4d_260.png

BW - http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/36/258.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/75/259.pnghttp://veekun.com/dex/media/black-white/260.png

They were pretty perfect in HG/SS. I probably don't like the Swampert one because of the palette choice.

PlatinumDude October 23rd, 2010 4:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logiedan (Post 6242335)
anyone else noticed that mostly all Hoenn's sprites have been changed? inb4pokemonR/S/E remake.

I don't really understand why they switched to the Black and White sprites for Mudkip and it's evolutions.. ):

HG/SS - http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3f/Spr_4d_258.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/89/Spr_4d_259.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/84/Spr_4d_260.png

BW - http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/36/258.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/75/259.pnghttp://veekun.com/dex/media/black-white/260.png

They were pretty perfect in HG/SS. I probably don't like the Swampert one because of the palette choice.

Now that you said it, Swampert's colors are darker compared to the older sprites. Swampert's B/W sprite is also the first of Swampert's sprites to be on all fours.

Amew October 24th, 2010 7:54 PM

When you look at it, it's kinda funny....

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6f/Spr_5b_038.png 5th Gen Sprite for Nintales. Look familiar?

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fb/MDP038.png I do believe they based it on this. The...er...face avatar thing in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.

Consistency, perhaps?

560cool. October 26th, 2010 8:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amew (Post 6245299)
When you look at it, it's kinda funny....

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6f/Spr_5b_038.png 5th Gen Sprite for Nintales. Look familiar?

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fb/MDP038.png I do believe they based it on this. The...er...face avatar thing in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.

Consistency, perhaps?

This one kinda reminds me of the Exeggutor thing. It had the same sprites in both Yellow and Gold and the developers hardly even change his pose, and usually go back to old ones. Yeah, just lazy people at GF...

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlatinumDude (Post 6242378)
Now that you said it, Swampert's colors are darker compared to the older sprites. Swampert's B/W sprite is also the first of Swampert's sprites to be on all fours.

Actually, that's not on all four, he's just leaning in front. I think. I haven't seen him in game yet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logiedan (Post 6242335)
anyone else noticed that mostly all Hoenn's sprites have been changed? inb4pokemonR/S/E remake.

I don't really understand why they switched to the Black and White sprites for Mudkip and it's evolutions.. ):

HG/SS - http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3f/Spr_4d_258.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/89/Spr_4d_259.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/84/Spr_4d_260.png

BW - http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/36/258.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/75/259.pnghttp://veekun.com/dex/media/black-white/260.png

They were pretty perfect in HG/SS. I probably don't like the Swampert one because of the palette choice.

Actually, they only pretty changed the lighting in the sprites to reflect the 3D and made Swampert lean. That's all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiKaNoRoU (Post 6242219)
Here's a list of sprites on B/W that dissapointed me:

Spoiler:

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/164.png Head fail.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/169.pngSomething makes me feel like this isn't a Crobat.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/185.png Bad palette choice.

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/229.png PLEASE OH PLEASE WHY DIDN'T YOU CHANGE IT

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/325.png Lol.



Also, is anyone with me on the verdict saying that "too much black outline makes the sprites look 2-D"?
Like this:
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/89.png

I totally agree.
And no, Muk looks 3D, mostly because of the lighting if the sprite. Take a look at his hand, see the color ?
And OMG, Crobat grew feet ! =_=

PlatinumDude October 27th, 2010 4:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 560cool. (Post 6248414)
Actually, that's not on all four, he's just leaning in front. I think. I haven't seen him in game yet.

Really? It looks like it's on all fours to me.

Anyway, I find B/W's Salamence a huge improvement over the R/S/E and D/P/Pt Salamences:

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/373.png
B/W

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e7/Spr_3r_373.png
R/S/E

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a6/Spr_4d_373.png
D/P/Pt

Superjub October 28th, 2010 1:54 PM

Yeah, I agree. I much prefe the colour scheme of Salamence in B/W. :) Also, I prefer the red wings to the orange ones, and the pose is good too! :)

Also, I guess they don't care/forgot about Gulpin, as I don't think it got a new sprite in B/W. :l

D/P/Pl/HG/SS: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/80/Spr_4d_316_m.png
B/W: http://pokejungle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/316.png

Sydian October 30th, 2010 10:32 AM

I disagree about Swampert's HGSS sprite being better than BW. Its facial expression looks worried in HGSS and that bugged me. -_-

Amore October 30th, 2010 11:36 AM

I really like Salamence's BW sprite. It looks more like the official artwork, which has a much better pose than the other sprites. I like the colouring too, it looks more like the Hg/Ss overworld Salamence, which is kickass...which is also more like sugimori's artwork.

The same goes for Swampert, as far as the pose goes...I mean, looking at its' previous sprites....is it honestly going to fire a Hydro Cannon whilst appearing to be sitting up, on two legs? It's not a Snorlax, ffs....But I think the colouring is fine.

I gotta admit, the ones where they stole the Gen IV sprites are pretty lazy....as is the fact that all of the previous 5 generation's pokemon have their Platinum pokedex entries too....but you gotta at least realise with Houndoom they chose the one with the best colouring.
Yes, Crobat and Sudowoodo do look really weird...

Also, I gotta say, I only really came on this thread to say something about Dragonite....although I only include Gen III/IV sprites, as I haven't played a Gen I/II game, and they look out of context on Bulbapedia.


http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c1/Spr_3r_149.png
RSE: Why the long, bent face? Looks like a horse viewed whilst drunk.....It also seems to look lazy...

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d4/Spr_3f_149.png
FrLg: Better face...my second favourite Dragonite sprite, but it still looks iffy....

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/33/Spr_4d_149.png
DPPt: What is with that pose? It doesn't look lazy like Gen III, but it's a weird pose, it looks like it's about to kidnap me with those arms...but it's Dragonite, and it looks too friendly to wish me harm.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a1/Spr_4h_149.png
HgSs: Slight hint of RSE nose....but looking back, all the noses look slightly off. Colouring is slightly different, but good. I like the pose, too, it makes it look active, whilst showing off most of his features. I also like the slightly different feet. Good job really, when one of my longest battles in-game will involve fighting 3 of them..

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d2/149.png
BW: Haven't played the game yet....but it doesn't bode well.

I don't know if people are normally so fussy about their sprites....but I love Dragonite, and I just wish he looked better in these games...

Oh, and another Gen III pokemon to finish off my post:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/55/384.png
I personally think this is really, really good, although none of Rayquaza's sprites are bad (luckily he's lost the Gen III blue tongue), this has a hint of his official artwork, but he's leaning forwards ready to hit you with a Hyper Voice or Dragon Pulse, and looks pretty amazingly bad-ass tbh

Sydian October 30th, 2010 12:18 PM

I like the DPPT Dragonite best. :) <3

Now, I wanna take this time to discuss one of my favorite Pokemon ever. :3

DP:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fd/Spr_4d_479.png

Oooo!

Plat/HGSS:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e5/Spr_4p_479.png

Oooo!

BW:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e2/Spr_5b_479.png

OOOO!

SO MUCH CHANGE. OH MY GOD. SO DIFFERENT. SO APPEALING. Even though it's a little Pokemon, there are plenty more poses they could have put the lil guy in. :|

I'm not going to bother posting other forms, lol.

ManhattanTheStarr October 30th, 2010 2:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlatinumDude (Post 6251573)
Really? It looks like it's on all fours to me.

Anyway, I find B/W's Salamence a huge improvement over the R/S/E and D/P/Pt Salamences:

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/373.png
B/W

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e7/Spr_3r_373.png
R/S/E

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a6/Spr_4d_373.png
D/P/Pt

Ewww! Sorry, but Salamence's R/S/E sprite was HIDEOUS. Its legs were so bulky, and its color palette wasn't any better... D:
Its B/W sprite is BEAUTIFUL, though. I love the dark red wings and other spots that were previously orange. :3

But has anyone else noticed how most of the Hoenn Pokemon's B/W sprites have very dull colors? I'm not saying that in a bad way, though. It makes them look WAY better. <3

Rainbow-Sasuke October 30th, 2010 3:30 PM

A list of unappealling B/W sprites:

Thorns October 30th, 2010 5:27 PM

Vileplume Sprite Discussion:

Red/Blue: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/20/Spr_1b_045.png
- Looks very flat since the flower seems overhead but Vileplume is looking straight in front of it. The flower also looks a lot skinnier than it should be. It's arms seem a bit too skinny and long, but the feet seem correct. Ad for a limited palette to work with, Vileplume's colors are grear, especially it's flower. The expression on it's face seems a little odd, with the huge smile.

3.5/10

Yellow: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/03/Spr_1y_045.png
- Pretty good for a sprite from the early games. The arms are a lot better than R/B, but now the feet seem a little too big. The position and size of the flower is also fixed so it fits on top of it's head and doesn't look incorrect. The limited palette also works great as the red still manages to keep Vileplume looking good, even though Vileplume is meant to be blue. The expression also looks a lot more normal.

5.5/10

Red/Green:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0e/Spr_1g_045.png
- ABSOLUTELY HIDEOUS. The only thing that this sprite has is it's color palette, but note that the R/B has the exact same colors. Not only are the arms annd legs way bigger than normal, the flower looks like it just got nibbled on, with all the petals in different shapes, plus it's once again in a very bad position on it's head, looking like it's in front of it's head rather than on top. It's smiles is too curved. Overall horrible.

1/10

Gold/Crystal:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/29/Spr_2g_045.png
- With a bigger palette to work with, Vileplume's colors are a major improvement. They used the two main colors, red and blue. The colors manage to compliment each other. The position of it seems like it's surfing, which looks very odd. The arms and legs are both correctly sized, though the position of the legs seem a little over spaced. The flower seems in correct position since it's leaning on it's side.

6/10

Silver:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a4/Spr_2s_045.png
- Same colors as G/C. The size of the arms and legs are also the same, only the legs are in better positioning. The fact that Vileplume is holding the flower on it's head is actually a plus since this backs up the fact that the flower is actually big and had hold to up, taken from it's R/B Pokedex. The exprression on it's head seems a little odd since the mouth is smaller than normal, in an oval-like shape.

6.5/10

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5d/Spr_3r_045.png
- Now we finally move into the sprites with an unlimited palette. Sadly, the colors seems a little brighter than normal. The arms, legs and flower do look a lot more normal with them both in perfect sizing, thought the flower would look a lot better if it wasn't leaning so much in front. It also compliments Vileplume holding it's head flower like the Silver sprite since the Pokedex states the flower's heavy. And the fact that it's holding up one of it's feet adds more personality to it. It's expression is also normal looking.

8/10

FireRed/LeafGreen: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/58/Spr_3f_045.png
- Now with better colors, here's my favorite sprite for Vileplume. The colors are now darker and more natural for Vileplume. The flower actually looks great since it's a lot more on top of it's head instead of leaning. Though it is't holding the flower, you can just tell by looking at it that it's pretty heavy. The shading underneath the flower looks very realistic too. Overall great sprite.

9/10

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1e/Spr_4d_045_m.png
- A very disappointing sprite. It seems like the sprite is trying to display how heavy the flower on it's head is, but it only makes it look foolish. The one plus though is that we get a better view of it's head flower. The sad expression is very unnormal for Vileplume as all of the other sprites show it with a smile. The arms and legs are in good size, but the legs look a little over spaced. And it's left arms a little smaller than it's right arm. The colors are very similar to FR/LG, only a little bit lighter, which I can work with.

6/10

HeartGold/SoulSilver:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/83/Spr_4h_045_m.png
- Better than D/P/Pt, but still somewhat bad. They seem to keep the same colors as before, but they do horrible with it's lighting. It looks like it's wearing a sweater. It also seems to be standing on it's toes if you compare it to it's other sprites. Besides that, there isn't much other differences between it and D/P/Pt. Overall normal looking.

7.5/10

Black/White:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e2/045.png
- With darker colors once again, this has to be my second favorite sprite. Though it still has the "sweater lighting", they make it up with the colors for it's head flower. The flower seems very vibrant and realistic to the eye. It really compliments Vileplume's total sprite. And they have the shading underneath it perfect to look like it's providing shade for it's upper face. The arms and legs are good sized, though once again, it's left arm seems smaller than it's right. Overall, best flower design yet.
8/10

PlatinumDude November 1st, 2010 6:50 PM

I can't believe I haven't talked about Gallade here yet...

Its sprites are actually cool:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3b/Spr_4d_475.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/02/Spr_4p_475.pnghttp://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/475.png
D/P, Platinum and B/W respectively.

I like the positioning of its arms in the Platinum sprite.

Rucario November 2nd, 2010 3:37 AM

I honestly found that the best sprites were from R/B/Y because of the originality. I really like the HG/SS sprites as well because of the animations and just that they were new. The D/P/Pt sprites were okay, but they weren't the best. I saw the B/W sprites and I've noticed that they look kind of... pixelated for some reason. The FR/LG sprites were pretty amazing for their time as well. I remember when R/S/E came out and everybody was so amazed because of the sprites. And who wouldn't be? They were pretty good after we saw the G/S/C sprites. The G/S/C sprites were amazing because they were animated and I remember all of my friends were so excited to see the animations because it was new.

Thorns November 2nd, 2010 3:39 PM

Gloom Sprite Discussion:
Red/Blue:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/32/Spr_1b_044.png
- Not a good sprite at all. The sprite is missing an orange hair-like petal. The flower on it's head also seems a little small and flat. The limited color palette didn't help Gloom at all as the colors aren't at all part of Gloom's official colors. The worst feature on this sprite is the white lips as it makes it look like the drool is all over it's lips and not just dripping from them. The facial expression seems a little overboard. The legs seem a little small. Finally, the pollen is an unnessicary addition to the sprite.

Yellow:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/ac/Spr_1y_044.png
- Very good sprite for Gloom. Though the main problem is the red hue, the whole sprite seems accurate and precise. All body parts are in perfect size, and none are missing either. The facial expression seems completely normal for a Gloom. They didn't use any pollen effects which is a definite plus.

8/10

Red/Green:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5e/Spr_1g_044.png
- Worst sprite for Gloom. Not only is every possible feature of Gloom either too slim or small. It seems like the resized the R/Band made it taller and skinnier, most importantly it's flower, body and it's hair-like petals. They even overdid the pollen effect MORE than before. Not to mention it's horrible color scheme. Basically it's a bad sprite.

Gold/Crystal:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/58/Spr_2g_044.png
- The colors of Gloom are very good for a limited palette. The colors go very well together and are close to that of Gloom's official colors. The lips also get an improvement, being seperate from it's actual drool. They brought back the pollen effect, which in my opinion, doesn't make the sprite better in any way. The arms and legs are in precise sizing. The only downside would be the fact that it's flower in petals look more as one body part when they should be two seperate parts. Overall, not bad for a sprite.

7/10

Silver:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_2s_044.png
- Not a very good sprite in terms of positioning. The fact that it looks like it's falling makes it look silly since Gloom's flower shouldn't even be heavy. Besides that, everything else is exactly like the Gold sprite.

6/10

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6b/Spr_3r_044.png
- Being Gloom's first sprite with an unlimited palette, it didn't disappoint at all. All the colors seem precise and the figure seems correct overall. The only thing I find odd about it is that Gloom's sticking up it's right foot. It's not so high that it looks like it's falling, but wierd enough for question. Nothing really special about it, which does make it somewhat dull.

6.5/10

FireRed/LeafGreen:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9d/Spr_3f_044.png
- Very excellent color palette, like it's evolution, Vileplume. The colors seem to be perfect for Gloom as all the colors seem to be darkened compared to it's previous sprite colors. We also get to see Gloom in a new pose that doesn't make it look foolish. What I like best is that Gloom's face looks somewhat three dimensional as it's in a comepletely new angle. Overall, my favorite.

8.5/10

Diamond/Pearl/Black/White:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7a/Spr_4d_044_m.png
- Overall, Gloom's expression brigns out the entire sprite. The colors, position and overall size proportions are very good. The hair-like petals seem a tad bit too long. Not bad, but not good.

6/10

HeartGold/SoulSilver:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7a/Spr_4h_044_m.png
- A very interesting angle of Gloom. With gloom looking up make sit seem more it's size. Everything seem about right, but also very dull like most of it's other sprites.

7/10

The 100 Mega Shock November 8th, 2010 6:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rucario (Post 6263703)
I saw the B/W sprites and I've noticed that they look kind of... pixelated for some reason.

In-battle animations are mainly done through the use of automatically rotating and distorting individual segments of the sprite via the DS hardware, causing a breaking effect where the outlines becomes jumpy due to the transformations done to the sprite. The backsprites are now drawn at exactly the same size as the front sprites and often zoomed in on during battle, creating a blown up effect.

ManhattanTheStarr November 10th, 2010 4:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorns (Post 6265080)
Gloom Sprite Discussion:
Red/Blue:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/32/Spr_1b_044.png
- Not a good sprite at all. The sprite is missing an orange hair-like petal. The flower on it's head also seems a little small and flat. The limited color palette didn't help Gloom at all as the colors aren't at all part of Gloom's official colors. The worst feature on this sprite is the white lips as it makes it look like the drool is all over it's lips and not just dripping from them. The facial expression seems a little overboard. The legs seem a little small. Finally, the pollen is an unnessicary addition to the sprite.

Yellow:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/ac/Spr_1y_044.png
- Very good sprite for Gloom. Though the main problem is the red hue, the whole sprite seems accurate and precise. All body parts are in perfect size, and none are missing either. The facial expression seems completely normal for a Gloom. They didn't use any pollen effects which is a definite plus.

8/10

Red/Green:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5e/Spr_1g_044.png
- Worst sprite for Gloom. Not only is every possible feature of Gloom either too slim or small. It seems like the resized the R/Band made it taller and skinnier, most importantly it's flower, body and it's hair-like petals. They even overdid the pollen effect MORE than before. Not to mention it's horrible color scheme. Basically it's a bad sprite.

Gold/Crystal:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/58/Spr_2g_044.png
- The colors of Gloom are very good for a limited palette. The colors go very well together and are close to that of Gloom's official colors. The lips also get an improvement, being seperate from it's actual drool. They brought back the pollen effect, which in my opinion, doesn't make the sprite better in any way. The arms and legs are in precise sizing. The only downside would be the fact that it's flower in petals look more as one body part when they should be two seperate parts. Overall, not bad for a sprite.

7/10

Silver:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_2s_044.png
- Not a very good sprite in terms of positioning. The fact that it looks like it's falling makes it look silly since Gloom's flower shouldn't even be heavy. Besides that, everything else is exactly like the Gold sprite.

6/10

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6b/Spr_3r_044.png
- Being Gloom's first sprite with an unlimited palette, it didn't disappoint at all. All the colors seem precise and the figure seems correct overall. The only thing I find odd about it is that Gloom's sticking up it's right foot. It's not so high that it looks like it's falling, but wierd enough for question. Nothing really special about it, which does make it somewhat dull.

6.5/10

FireRed/LeafGreen:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9d/Spr_3f_044.png
- Very excellent color palette, like it's evolution, Vileplume. The colors seem to be perfect for Gloom as all the colors seem to be darkened compared to it's previous sprite colors. We also get to see Gloom in a new pose that doesn't make it look foolish. What I like best is that Gloom's face looks somewhat three dimensional as it's in a comepletely new angle. Overall, my favorite.

8.5/10

Diamond/Pearl/Black/White:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7a/Spr_4d_044_m.png
- Overall, Gloom's expression brigns out the entire sprite. The colors, position and overall size proportions are very good. The hair-like petals seem a tad bit too long. Not bad, but not good.

6/10

HeartGold/SoulSilver:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7a/Spr_4h_044_m.png
- A very interesting angle of Gloom. With gloom looking up make sit seem more it's size. Everything seem about right, but also very dull like most of it's other sprites.

7/10

Oooh, I really like what she did with this, so I'll give it a try. :P
I'll just use one of my favorite 1st generation Pokemon: Ivysaur~

Red/Blue: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/58/Spr_1b_002.png
Well, this one looks rather... strange. O_o
First of all, its pose is pretty weird (especially since the Pokedex constantly states that Ivysaur is unable to stand on its hind legs), and with the limited colors of the Game Boy, its color scheme is VERY off.
But honestly, I think this sprite looks kinda cute. x3 It has a very frog-like appearance, too.

4/10


Yellow: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/ed/Spr_1y_002.png
Ooh, nice improvement~
Now Ivysaur looks MUCH more like its actual appearance. :3
Everything seems spot on, really. Of course, the color scheme isn't perfect, but what do you expect from the Game Boy?

6/10


Red/Green: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/df/Spr_1g_002.png
Oh, god! What's this?! Sooo many things wrong here. XD
First of all, what's going on with its ears? They look too mouse-like, and give Ivysaur such a... weird look. :< Now look at its feet! They look... swollen. O_O Its nails are also very rounded, to the point that its feet look mutated. Then there's the plant on its back. It seems separated from its back. And speaking of its back, it looks very... smashed. xD

0/10 T_T


Gold/Silver: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a0/Spr_2g_002.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/66/Spr_2s_002.png
OK, first of all, I never understood why Gold and Silver had different Pokemon sprites. :x ANYWAYS, since they look so alike, I'll just give them both the same rating. These sprites are like a REVOLUTION for the Ivysaur sprites. xD Now that there's better colors on the newer system, these sprites look more accurate. The only problem with these sprites, is that the leaves on its back aren't a darker shade than its body like usual.

7/10



Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/b0/Spr_3r_002.png
Bleh, I don't really like this one...
Firstly, its expression gives it a really mean look (even though practically all Ivysaur sprites had a similar expression x3), and secondly... I HATE ITS POSE. Its back legs look really weird. All floppy lookin' and stuff. Definitely not the best Ivysaur sprite. =/

2/10



FireRed/LeafGreen: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f7/Spr_3f_002.png
Yay, one of my favorite Ivysaur sprites. Everything seems in perfect shape with this one. I honestly have nothing bad to say about it. :3

10/10


Diamond/Pearl/Platinum: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6a/Spr_4d_002.png
Eee, animated sprite~
Well, this one looks pretty good, really. The colors of its body changed a bit from its FR/LG sprite, but it doesn't look bad. One problem is that the plant on its back looks a bit... flat. The middle leaf seems pushed up against the bulb, and makes it look odd. =/ If it was hovering over its head like it usually does, then it'd look a bit better.

9/10


HeartGold/SoulSilver: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/90/Spr_4h_002.png
Nonononono, what happened to its skin? I never liked the bluish color on Bulbasaur, so this isn't any better. D: That's probably the only issue with this one... It's not HORRIBLE, but it isn't the best. =/

8.5/10
Black/White (inb4youcan'tseethewhite): http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e1/Spr_5b_002.png
Hm, its skin color is still a bit bluish, but it's not as noticeable as the HG/SS sprite. :x I actually really like this sprite, to be honest. :3 Everything seems alright with it (just wish they'd make the middle leaf look more like it's hanging over its head X_X).

9/10

Btw, has anyone else noticed how Ivysaur's eyes were purple in the anime? Why couldn't they keep them like that? :<

The 100 Mega Shock November 10th, 2010 4:54 PM

Well Sugimori's art has always depicted Ivysaur with red eyes, so presumably it was a change made by the animation studio for whatever reason.

(Interestingly enough, the Pokémon Dream World artwork depicts Ivysaur with purple eyes, so whether that was an artist's decision or they were working with anime production materials who knows.)

PaxAmericana November 21st, 2010 3:42 PM

I have noticed that in HG/SS, Charizard's sprite does it's Flamethrower through it's upper chest!

Sydian November 21st, 2010 8:13 PM

That would be the move animation and has nothing to do with the sprite itself. But there are other sprites that make using moves look weird, like Platinum's Skuntank using Flamethrower. I don't even need to say anything more than that.

Ayselipera November 23rd, 2010 4:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManhattanTheStarr (Post 6281137)


HeartGold/SoulSilver: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/90/Spr_4h_002.png
Nonononono, what happened to its skin? I never liked the bluish color on Bulbasaur, so this isn't any better. D: That's probably the only issue with this one... It's not HORRIBLE, but it isn't the best. =/

I always loved the bluish skin tone more then the green. I think it makes the rest of the body stand out a bit more. Green against green is a little dull for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reshiram Man (Post 6300788)
I have noticed that in HG/SS, Charizard's sprite does it's Flamethrower through it's upper chest!

Yeah I think the move animation is always placed in the same spot no matter what. So on some Pokemon it lines up well while on others it can get a little weird. Case in point Skuntank as Sydian mentioned. Anyways I thought they might make the animation line up with each Pokemon correctly for Black and White, but after seeing some videos I guess not.

Meduza November 24th, 2010 8:13 AM

Steelix Sprite Review:

Gold:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/de/Spr_2g_208.png

Is it standing on it's chin or what? The colors really compliment it, but the position really is it's downfall.

5.5/10

Silver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/13/Spr_2s_208.png

- Much better position for a Steelix than the last one. Same witrh the colors, but a mich better sprite indeed.

8/10

Crystal:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0d/Spr_2c_208.gif

- WHY did they reuse the Gold Sprite for Crystal? The colors have less power to them, and the animation overall is plain boring. They could of had it's spiked rocks spin like Rhydon's drill and have it chomp it's mouth. A pain to the eyes really.

3.5/10

Ruby/Sapphire/FireRed/LeafGreen:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fe/Spr_3r_208.png

- A somewhat good sprite of Steelix overall. Colors are good, but the positioning looks somewhat plain with it looking just to it's side. Not bad, but in need with a bit of improvement.

6/10

Emerald:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0e/Spr_3e_208.gif

This sprite was saved by this animation. With it roaring and moving it's mouth, it makes it far less boring and gives Steelix much more of a ferocious nature to it's sprite. Very good.

8/10

More being added later!

Sydian November 24th, 2010 9:25 AM

That Emerald animation is one of the better animations, I'll give it that. Doesn't surpass the Crystal animation though. I never had a problem with the positioning on the Gold and Silver sprites, I thought they were more unique than the others where he's standing up.

ZenTheObscure November 26th, 2010 1:20 PM

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/b/b8/059Arcanine.png/180px-059Arcanine.png
Arcanine Sprite Review

Red/Blue

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1b/Spr_1b_059.png

wuh wuh wtf is this? no no no 1/10

Yellow

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d1/Spr_1y_059.png
ok a little better, weird position, colors are a bit bright but better then red/blue 3/10

Red/Green
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_1g_059.png

ugh like red/blue but with an open mouth and its trotting *sigh* if i wasnt 4 when red/blue came out arcanine would not be my favorite pokemon 1/10

Gold/Silver
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/29/Spr_2g_059.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/41/Spr_2s_059.png
first one looks interesting but it looks fat sorta 4/10
Silver one was great imo fits arcanine well 6/10

Crystal
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e4/Spr_2c_059.gif
moving sprite alright. paw tail mouth wink..hair moves by itself? wut 5/10

Ruby/Sapphire
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/44/Spr_3r_059.png
one of my favorites it just fits Arcanine and his personality and demeanor well. 8/10

Emerald
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/35/Spr_3e_059.gif
added animation to the R/S one and he looks dope i like it 8/10

FireRed/LeafGreen
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2b/Spr_3f_059.png
small difference between this and R/S. smoother stripes and lighter stripes on the front two legs. i like the R/S more but this isnt bad 7/10

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a8/Spr_4d_059.png
Not bad, he/she looks fierce in this 7/10

Heartgold/SoulSilver
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/05/Spr_4h_059.png
my favorite Arcanine sprite 10/10 he looks happy, like a leader in this Majestic in a way

Black/White
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6b/Spr_5b_059.png
wtf happened to his face. it looks flattened. the colors changed, im diggin the darker orange and the cool stripe pattern but his face looks weird more feline then canine if you ask me, if they fix that in the third game or R/s remake id be so happy. besides the face its great
8/10

Ayselipera November 26th, 2010 2:39 PM

Wow, I have to say Arcanine has had a pretty good sprite history. The only one I'm having problems with is its Black and White sprite. It looks too thin in my opinion. They took all the fluffiness out of its coat. :/ As for my favorite sprite I'm going to have to go with Red and Blue. I'm usually one for Yellow's sprites, but Arcanine is a little too bright orange for me in that particular one. Not to mention I love the facial features of the Red and Blue sprite too much to pick any other.

Sydian November 26th, 2010 6:51 PM

BW Arcanine looks like it was just groomed and they forgot to blow dry his fur, so it's in that awkward half wet half dry phase.

nm legend November 26th, 2010 7:06 PM

you know at first i was like wat is that......but another look and the B/W arcanine looks cool....i cant explain it better but it looks like it evovle from a growlithe... a teenage arcanine idk...lol

Isasapiens November 29th, 2010 5:13 AM

Now, for the chinchou:

Gold:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e1/Spr_2g_170.png

Chinchou looks like a balloon there. And a bit dark.

Silver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/bb/Spr_2s_170.png

Ok, changed the pose a little. But it still looks like a balloon.

Crystal:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2c/Spr_2c_170.gif

Ok, when I told it was too dark, you didn't need to light up too much. Great animation, between.

Ruby/Sapphire/Firered/Leafgreen:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/bc/Spr_3r_170.png

Now it's soaring... Or it's happy to see me? Or it wants to light up my life?

Emerald:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/49/Spr_3e_170.gif

It seems that it likes dancing...

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0d/Spr_4d_170.png
Finally the colors got corrected!

Heartgold/Soulsilver:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a2/Spr_4h_170.png
Ok, you look like you're almost falling there...

Black/White:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9b/Spr_5b_170.png
Say, did they got lazy with you? Chinchou: Not really, they just based on another sprite, though I'm different.

Meduza November 29th, 2010 7:45 AM

Here is the transition from one of the cutest sprites to one of the worst.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e2/441.png^^ So cute! Imma get some bird seeds for you!

-Leaves for five minutes-

-Comes back-

-Drops bird seeds in shock and gasps-

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a3/Spr_4p_441.png: O. WHO'S BEEN TEASING THE BIRD WHILE I'VE BEEN GONE?

The 100 Mega Shock November 29th, 2010 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isasapiens (Post 6315398)
Now, for the chinchou:
Black/White:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9b/Spr_5b_170.png
Say, did they got lazy with you?

That's a pretty heavily modified sprite, if it even uses the DP one as it's base.

vaporeon7 November 30th, 2010 12:37 AM

Okay, now it's Chansey's turn.

Red/Blue:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cf/Spr_1b_113.png
Wow this sprite makes Chansey look fat. And what is with that foot? I mean it just looks like a fat line, in fact when I was little I didn't know it was a foot.
2.5/10
Green:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/b8/Spr_1g_113.png
Now Chansey looks fatter than before. I also hate the lines under its eyes and mouth. In total a awful sprite.
1.5/10
Yellow:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2d/Spr_1y_113.png
This sprite is really good. Its colours are really good for the first generation and you can tell the bar is a foot because it is the right size. And for the first time it is proportioned right.
7/10
Gold:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5e/Spr_2g_113.png
I Looooooove this sprite. It looks so cute, I like the colours, I like its pose and it will always be my favourite. All in all best sprite of all in my opinion.
10/10.
Silver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/ec/Spr_2s_113.png
Not as good as the Gold sprite but still very good. I like how it looks like it's going to give me a big hug.
8.5/10
Crystal:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a4/Spr_2c_113.gif
I love this sprite! However not as much as the Gold one for one reason only. The sprite is too dark. However I love how it blows you a kiss. It looks adorable.
9.5/10
Ruby/Sapphire:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0a/Spr_3r_113.png
This sprite is just above average. I don't mind the pose but the colour makes it look more red than it should.
5.5/10
LeafGreen/FireRed:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/86/Spr_3f_113.png
This sprite is awesome. Just as good as the Crystal sprite. The colour is perfect and the pose is good however it is not as the Gold sprite.
9.5/10
Emerald:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/dc/Spr_3e_113.gif
Just like the R/S sprite and the jumping doesn't really add anything.
5.5/10
Diamond/Pearl:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/55/Spr_4d_113.png
I like this sprite, it says lets skip merrily through the meadow. It's a good colour to.
8/10
Platinum:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7a/Spr_4p_113.png
The sprite is all right, I guess. I do like the colouring.
6/10.
HeartGold/SoulSilver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/ef/Spr_4h_113.png
I like the pose of this sprite but the only problem is how bright the colours are. It would've been better is the outlines of its arms were black.
6/10
Black/White:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/de/Spr_5b_113.png
Quick somebody get me a bucket because this sprite looks awful. I hate the pose and I hate how dark its foot is. It also looks more round than it should.
3/10

Sydian November 30th, 2010 8:03 AM

Looking at all those made me realize how odd Chansey looks in general. I also find nothing wrong with the BW sprite. And about Chatot, I was very unhappy with what they did to it. I don't understand why they made it look evil for Pt/HGSS. Not a good idea.

Meduza November 30th, 2010 8:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sydian (Post 6317028)
Looking at all those made me realize how odd Chansey looks in general. I also find nothing wrong with the BW sprite. And about Chatot, I was very unhappy with what they did to it. I don't understand why they made it look evil for Pt/HGSS. Not a good idea.

I know. I would lirerally play Pokemon Diamond all over again just so I could see the cute sprite over the evil one.

I'm just glad in black and White, they go back to the cute one. ^^

Halcyon November 30th, 2010 10:34 PM

I prefer Chansey's R/S/E sprite over FRLG because the one in FRLG had her head too big and angular. D;

Chatot was based on Sugimori's art, I guess the spriters really have the urge change those Sinnoh sprites from D/P to Platinum. Although most of the sprites have vastly improved, some sprites were better in D/P, such as Wurmple, Golbat, Buneary and Lopunny.

Sydian December 1st, 2010 9:05 AM

-cough- And Skuntank -cough-

DP:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/68/Spr_4d_435.png

Pt:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2e/Spr_4p_435.png

HGSS:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9f/Spr_4h_435.png

BW:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/ba/Spr_5b_435.png

That PtHGSS pose. Why. Why. WHY. Why they do dis?! Glad they went back to the DP pose for BW's Skuntank sprite though.

AliceBlaze December 1st, 2010 9:43 AM

Has anyone noticed that Ononokus' sprite has the exact same pose as Tyranitar's generation 3 sprite?
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5d/Spr_5b_612.png
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9b/Spr_3r_248.png

vaporeon7 December 3rd, 2010 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sydian (Post 6318371)

I know the PtHGSS pose looks like Skuntank is going to urinate.

Guy December 6th, 2010 5:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaporeon7 (Post 6316747)

Is it so bad to say that I'm actually fond of R/B's sprite of Chancey?

There's just something about it that turns my face into ":3" I don't even know. XD;

I never actually played Yellow all too much, and when I did, I played it from my friend's game. So, I can't say I got so far to where I found a Chancey. Still, this is definitely one of Chancey's best in my opinion. Don't be surprised if I say I consider it the best.

I find the coloring in this sprite of Chancey to be the best. The pose is also similar to Yellow's which I found to look the best given it was different from the preceded positions it had since. It's not exactly a "wow" factor, but it is nice.

Just my two cents on it anyway.

The 100 Mega Shock December 6th, 2010 6:41 PM

It is one of the better drawn sprites of the first generation.

Conversely Chansey is also much harder to **** up than other designs but they still managed it with her feet.

Sydian December 6th, 2010 10:21 PM

Quote:

It is one of the better drawn sprites of the first generation.

Conversely Chansey is also much harder to **** up than other designs but they still managed it with her feet.
Pretty much. And heck, you think that of all the things on Chansey, the feet would be the last things you screw up. I digress though.

Also...

DP:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3e/Spr_4d_463.png

Pt/HGSS:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d0/Spr_4p_463.png

BW:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/50/Spr_5b_463.png

All of these make me feel terribly uncomfortable.

Alternative December 6th, 2010 11:17 PM

This looks like funn. I want to try one of these.

R/B:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_1b_073.png
It looks weird, but it probably mostly resembles the sprites from today. 8/10

Y:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/21/Spr_1y_073.png
Okay, wtf is this? It's like it was dipped into blue dye and is trying to keep it's hat on. 3/10

G/S/C
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/71/Spr_2g_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/78/Spr_2s_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e9/Spr_2c_073.gif
Gold, I have no idea whats happening with your tentacles. It's swollen or something. Same with Silver. Crystal is probably the one I like the most. 4/10, 4/10, 7/10.

R/S/E/FR/LG:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cc/Spr_3r_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/bf/Spr_3e_073.gif http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/Spr_3f_073.png
All really similar. I'm currently liking the animation on the Emerald sprite. I have no idea what's up with the FR/LG sprite though. It seems as if it's chaffing. 8/10, 9/10.

D/P/Pt:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/34/Spr_4d_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2f/Spr_4p_073.png
Eh, not too fond of these sprites. What annoys me the post about the Plat sprite is that it's only the second half of the D/P sprite. 5/10, 5/10.

HG/SS:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/49/Spr_4h_073.png
I love this sprite. It shows simplicity and lots of tentacles. It's like you found one and it's only starting to become enraged. 9/10.

B/W:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/98/Spr_5b_073.png
Pretty much the D/P sprite only reversed, which I think is a good thing. It was meant to be reversed. I have no idea what's up with it's tentacles though. 7/10

That's Tentacruel from me.

Sydian December 7th, 2010 7:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alternative (Post 6328800)
This looks like funn. I want to try one of these.

R/B:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_1b_073.png
It looks weird, but it probably mostly resembles the sprites from today. 8/10



It's a gangster, obvs.

Quote:

Y:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/21/Spr_1y_073.png
Okay, wtf is this? It's like it was dipped into blue dye and is trying to keep it's hat on. 3/10
Awww, but he looks so cute. :<

Quote:

G/S/C
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/71/Spr_2g_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/78/Spr_2s_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e9/Spr_2c_073.gif
Gold, I have no idea whats happening with your tentacles. It's swollen or something. Same with Silver. Crystal is probably the one I like the most. 4/10, 4/10, 7/10.
These aren't that funny. :<

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R/S/E/FR/LG:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cc/Spr_3r_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/bf/Spr_3e_073.gif http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/Spr_3f_073.png
All really similar. I'm currently liking the animation on the Emerald sprite. I have no idea what's up with the FR/LG sprite though. It seems as if it's chaffing. 8/10, 9/10.
FRLG Tentacruel looks like my mom when she's angry, so when I catch one in those games, I end up naming it Mom.

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D/P/Pt:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/34/Spr_4d_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2f/Spr_4p_073.png
Eh, not too fond of these sprites. What annoys me the post about the Plat sprite is that it's only the second half of the D/P sprite. 5/10, 5/10.
They both look retarded, lol. :(

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HG/SS:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/49/Spr_4h_073.png
I love this sprite. It shows simplicity and lots of tentacles. It's like you found one and it's only starting to become enraged. 9/10.
OHHHHHHHHH<3

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B/W:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/98/Spr_5b_073.png
Pretty much the D/P sprite only reversed, which I think is a good thing. It was meant to be reversed. I have no idea what's up with it's tentacles though. 7/10
Coloring looks horrible on the tentacles.

Never quoting again, lol.

Rainbow-Sasuke December 7th, 2010 8:41 AM

Arcanine!
 
Imma do Arcanine aswell!

Red/Blue:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1b/Spr_1b_059.png

I love this sprite! The pose is, IMO, really good for Arcanine. I don't have bad to say about it! 10/10!

Yellow:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d1/Spr_1y_059.png

No! Just, no. What happened Arcanine? I hate the pose! 3/10.

Red(Jap)/Green:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_1g_059.png

Skinny front legs and fat back legs? What on earth were Game Freak/Whoever thinking? 0/10.

Gold:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/29/Spr_2g_059.png

Not bad! However, the pose sucks! The colours are nice though! 7/10.

Silver:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/41/Spr_2s_059.png

Excellent! Just marvellous! I love this one! 10/10.

Crystal:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e4/Spr_2c_059.gif

I'm glad they re-used his Silver sprite for his Crystal animation! 9/10.

R/S/E/LG/FR:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/44/Spr_3r_059.png

Not the best sprite, but I like it! The colours are great! 7/10.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/35/Spr_3e_059.gif

I love the animation! It make's it look like Arcanine is running, which would correspond to him being called the fastest Pokémon in one of his Pokédex entries! 8/10.

D/P/Pt:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a8/Spr_4d_059.png

I dislike the pose, and the colours, so this one just didn't get it for me! 4/10.

HG/SS:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/05/Spr_4h_059.png

What a massive improvment! The pose is awesome, the colours are great and the weight of his body/body parts is just right! 10/10.

B/W:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6b/Spr_5b_059.png

Ok, this sucks! The pose doesn't work, the colours are ok, but the face looks weird! 6/10.

So, as you can see, Arcanine has had many sprites, some great, some terrible! However, he is still an epic Pokémon!

The 100 Mega Shock December 7th, 2010 5:01 PM

the palette is identical between his DP and HGSS sprites.

Sydian December 7th, 2010 6:12 PM

We literally just discussed Arcanine a page or two ago. I have no comment at the risk of sounding redundant.

Red/Green
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/93/Spr_1g_146.png

It's looking at its wings wondering why it's diseased. However, this sprites is so creepy looking that I love it.

Red/Blue
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4e/Spr_1b_146.png
Personally, RG did Moltres better. This one doesn't even look like it has fire anywhere on its body.

Yellow
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3d/Spr_1y_146.png
It looks pissed, lmao. But at least the flames on its wings and head are clear.

Gold
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c3/Spr_2g_146.png
Basic pose, nothing special. Although we seems to have switched to wings fully engulfed in flames. Looks cool, imo.

Silver
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0d/Spr_2s_146.png
This is my favorite sprite for Moltres. I love the pose. Looks very majestic.

Crystal
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4f/Spr_2c_146.gif
Why did they use the Gold sprite? :(

Ruby/Sapphire
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5b/Spr_3r_146.png
The eye position makes it look bad...oh, and we're at partial flames agai-- WHAT IS THAT GIANT HUMP ON ITS BACK

Emerald
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/58/Spr_3e_146.gif
It shrinks, it pops back up. It shrinks, it pops back up. That's just great.

FireRed/LeafGreen
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/b6/Spr_3f_146.png
At least it's looking at me, unlike the RS Moltres.

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3c/Spr_4d_146.png
Decent pose, I like it. It looks like it's descending down into the battle.

HeartGold/SoulSilver
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3f/Spr_4h_146.png
I like this one better than DPPt's, actually. Looks like it's a more epic entry into the battlefield.

Black/White
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d3/Spr_5b_146.png
Same as DPPt, with a few minor changes, like the feet. Not much to say.

Meduza December 7th, 2010 6:26 PM

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8d/Spr_1g_108.png

This sprite is one of the creepiest sprites, no, it IS the creepiest sprite I have ever seen,

MysticFlames December 7th, 2010 6:28 PM

I always liked comparing Moltres' sprites because just look how much it changed from generation to generation... but then again, it looked ridiculous in Red/Blue, so of course that meant for a big change. But still.

Also, am I crazy for preferring the look of its fire in G/S/C over how it looks currently? I don't know why, it's very fluffy looking. XD

GlitchCity December 8th, 2010 2:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlatinumDude (Post 6251573)
Really? It looks like it's on all fours to me.

Anyway, I find B/W's Salamence a huge improvement over the R/S/E and D/P/Pt Salamences:

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/373.png
B/W

Actually this reminds me a lot of mystery dungeon. At this point in time, this is my favorite non-native pokemon sprite from Black and White

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Originally Posted by Rainbow-Sasuke (Post 6329257)
B/W:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6b/Spr_5b_059.png

Ok, this sucks! The pose doesn't work, the colours are ok, but the face looks weird! 6/10.

So, as you can see, Arcanine has had many sprites, some great, some terrible! However, he is still an epic Pokémon!

Wow, I totally wasn't expecting this pose for Arcanine, it looks so feminin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainbow-Sasuke (Post 6196781)
I'm going to talk about Sceptile now.

R/S/E: http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/pkrs003.gif

D/P/P and HG/SS: http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa254.png

B/W: http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/254.png

From R/S/E to B/W, this is the worst sprite update in history. The R/S/E Sceptile is my favourite. D/P/Pt/HG/SS doesn't appeal to me because I don't like the pose. B/W, what happened here?

Oh my gosh! D: what happened to my poor baby in Black and White? It makes me want to cry ;~; it looks anorexic!

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiKaNoRoU (Post 6195701)
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/264.png

Hey. For a moment I thought it was a different pokemon. This is one of the major sprite changes (and I gotta say it's pretty good, too).

It actually looks like a rodent. My heart cracked a little when I said that.

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Originally Posted by Logiedan (Post 6242335)
BW - http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/36/258.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/75/259.pnghttp://veekun.com/dex/media/black-white/260.png

They were pretty perfect in HG/SS. I probably don't like the Swampert one because of the palette choice.

Again with the anorexia? But this time with Swampert.... (thinking about blaziken)

http://i52.*.com/2vry5iv.png

not too bad from black and white, the colours are a little lighter than usual but its all good.

The 100 Mega Shock December 8th, 2010 3:45 PM

The main thing is that the proportions on a lot of new Hoenn Pokémon sprites are much closer to Sugimori's original artwork than previous sprites of them. This is especially noticable in Sceptile's sprite.

You can make the argument that it's down to a lot of the sprites being traced off Suigimori's official art of the Pokémon, but it's not like art tracing hasn't been a key method in producing Pokémon sprites (and video game sprites in general) since the beginning. It appears to be another stylistic change they're going for in the 5th Gen sprite style.

Ayselipera December 11th, 2010 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaporeon7 (Post 6316747)
Crystal:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a4/Spr_2c_113.gif
I love this sprite! However not as much as the Gold one for one reason only. The sprite is too dark. However I love how it blows you a kiss. It looks adorable.
9.5/10

I love Chansey with the dark pink body! It just seems a little too whitish then pink in its newer sprites. I guess it could be because they want it to look more egg like.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Alternative (Post 6328800)
R/B:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_1b_073.png
It looks weird, but it probably mostly resembles the sprites from today. 8/10

This sprite always reminds me of the King Jelly fish from Spongebob. I had to point that out. :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alternative (Post 6328800)
G/S/C
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/71/Spr_2g_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/78/Spr_2s_073.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e9/Spr_2c_073.gif
Gold, I have no idea whats happening with your tentacles. It's swollen or something. Same with Silver. Crystal is probably the one I like the most. 4/10, 4/10, 7/10.

I absolutely love the Gold sprite. It's been my favorite sprite for Tentacruel ever since I first saw it. It looks more to me like it's going to whip you with its tentacle then it being overly swollen. Sounds weird I know.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sydian (Post 6330276)
Red/Green
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/93/Spr_1g_146.png

It's looking at its wings wondering why it's diseased. However, this sprites is so creepy looking that I love it.

Silver
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0d/Spr_2s_146.png
This is my favorite sprite for Moltres. I love the pose. Looks very majestic.

The Red/Green and Silver sprites are my favorites for Moltres. I kind of wish they stuck with keeping the wings all flame like they did for Silver. I think it looks a little more impressive that way.

Blaziquaza December 18th, 2010 3:38 PM

Let's do Rayquaza, just so we can show that it IS epic.

R/S/FR/LG: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/81/Spr_3r_384.png
What the hell is with its mouth? Has it been eating blue candy?

Emerald: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e5/Spr_3e_384.gif
Oh god. Horrible Emerald animations, and no fixed mouth >:(

DP/Pt/HG/SS: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1b/Spr_4d_384.png
It looks happy. Rayquaza should look like this: http://www.incredifriends.com/if/images/smilies/srsface.gif

BW: http://arkeis.com/images/animations/384.gif
I woulda preferred it flying around like mad. Although, it's actually in its Sugimori pose. Maybe somebody pixel-overed it?

The 100 Mega Shock December 19th, 2010 6:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaziquaza (Post 6348653)
Although, it's actually in its Sugimori pose. Maybe somebody pixel-overed it?

Yes, it's been common practice for brand-new Pokémon sprites (and big jobs like redrawing nearly every Hoenn Pokémon for BW) for a long time, and examples date back to Red & Green.

GlitchCity December 20th, 2010 1:26 PM

Dragon Tales <3
 
aww leave emerald animations alone (seeing that its the only 3rd gen. game with animations)

now lets do dragonair :D

Red/Blue
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen1/redblue/148.png
It looks like a blobby worm, putting on some weight Dragonair?

Yellow
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen1/yellow/148.png
Thats better, you've been eating your veggies havent you :D

Green
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen1/green/148.png
WOAH! dont look in the mirror Dragonair! You might break it D:

Gold
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen2/gold/148.png
Anorexic much? Love the colors in this one :D

Silver
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen2/silver/148.png
hay hay hay, love this pose soooo much

Crystal
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen2/crystal_shiny/148.png
its a no-show :[ but its the same as silvers sprite, only animated

Ruby/Sapphire
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen3/rusa/148.png
....Looking into the horizon, I <3 this one.

Firered/Leafgreen
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen3/frlg/148.png
Did someone get a tan?

Emerald
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/148.gif
ROAR ROAR I AM DRAGONAIR HEAR ME ROAR!

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen4/dp/148.png
Woahh, too many oran berries for you mister, lets loose some of that dragon weight!

Heartgold/Soulsilver
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen4/hgss/148.png
Thats much better! Look at you all confident and what not :D

Black/White
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen5/blackwhite/148.png
Aww dont be shy! No no your back sprite doesnt make you look fat!
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen5/back/148.png
See?

And dont you look so powerful in your mystery dungeon 2 sprite.
http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/md2/sprite/148.png
Who the best looking dragon in the world?! Yes you are! Oh yes you are <3

Chaos Rush January 2nd, 2011 12:31 PM

Honestly, I don't see what's so bad about Sceptile and Arcanine's B/W sprites. Most Pokemon were color-corrected to match their Sugimori art, so you guys must not like what they're really supposed look like then.

I love Arcanine's B/W sprite, it looks majestic, and it's finally colored correctly.

The 100 Mega Shock January 2nd, 2011 1:17 PM

It's partly down to Dragonair's twisting body we see a lot of it's white belly in the sprite.

The other problem is that the aritsts were kinda stuck for how to render it in only 4 colours and the shading style of RGB. Make the blues too light and they start to blend in with the seperation of the white on the belly and make it less accurate to the original colours, while if it's the blues are much darker like in here it can be hard to distinguish areas of the face without giving it a very large white highlight.

Perriechu January 2nd, 2011 3:03 PM

omg;; I wanna try :DD

Pokemon Green
http://pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/greenspr/greenspr150.png

He actually looked quite cool there :3, Looks like his Pokemon card image <;

Pokemon Yellow
http://pokemonelite2000.com/gby150.gif

I have one word, "THRUST" Seriously, whats it doing D; Also the color's just @[email protected]

Pokemon Blue& Red
http://pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbspr/rbspr150.png

He looks quite bored :| Same pallet as Green Mewtwo isn't it? O_O

Gold
http://pokemonelite2000.com/gbg150.gif

He looks quite good IMO. Color's are okay to :3

Silver
http://pokemonelite2000.com/gbs150.gif

This image could not look anymore wrong O_O Also the color's are gross >:

Crystal
http://pokemonelite2000.com/gbc150.gif

LOL, Look at him flash :3 Best sprite so far :D

Pokemon Ruby& Sapphire& Leafgreen& Firered
http://pokemonelite2000.com/pkrs305.gif

Meh, average, pity they used the same sprite for R/S/LG/FR and Emerald.

Emerald.
http://pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/emesprani/emesprani150.gif

Wow... .__. its pulses. \o/

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
http://pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa150.png

YEY! Even better than Crystal, the colors look fresh and nice :'3

Pokemon Heartgold& Soulsilver
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/150.png

Meh D; Looks alright, battle stance. :0

Pokemon Black and White.
I don't see the point of this one .__. its just DP's sprite D;

GlitchCity January 2nd, 2011 4:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragonomega (Post 6376564)
Pokemon Blue& Red
http://pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbspr/rbspr150.png

He looks quite bored :| Same pallet as Green Mewtwo isn't it? O_O



When I first saw this one it freaked me out. I thought it was a Zombie Mewtwo in the games. ZOMBIEZZ!

Meduza January 3rd, 2011 6:07 AM

Shellder next!

R/B:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/20/Spr_1b_090.pngThe shell doesn't look curved on the sides like it should, and it's face looks more like a black Psyduck sticking it's bill out of a shell.

Y: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/05/Spr_1y_090.pngThe best of the Gen.I sprites. The shell is correct, as is the eyes, but the only problem is, the tongue seems a little bigger than normal, if you scale it with the rest of the sprite.

R/G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0d/Spr_1g_090.pngThe worst sprite Shellder has IMO. Exact same as the R/B, but it seems completely symmetrical, which is a definitate negative. The tongue seems hardly like a tongue at all and it's eyes lack their usual size.

G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3b/Spr_2g_090.pngA very good sprite indeed. The eyes and tongue seem right, thought the tongue could be a little less thick, and the shell once again lacks it's usual curves. The colors are pretty dead on.

S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fe/Spr_2s_090.png Same as G, but now the tongue seems a lot be the right size. The only problems here are the curves and the angle Shellder is facing. Not bad, but not on my favorites.

C:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/56/Spr_2c_090.gifI love the new colors for this sprite. Sadly, that's the only real improvement here. I'm not too thrilled with animation as it's just it blinking and moving it's tongue. Compared to other C animations, this one doesn't rank good.

R/S: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/bf/Spr_3r_090.pngThis is definately what I wanted a Shellder sprite to look like. Perfect colors. Curved shell. Tongue and eyes of the right size. Nothing bad here.

Fr/Lg:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cb/Spr_3f_090.pngEverything like the R/S sprite, but now it's facing towards the player, which I like. The colors even seem to be a little bit better.

E:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/aa/Spr_3e_090.gifI don't think Shellder's animation should of been it closing it's shell and just moving back and forth. Seems very unrealistic, especially it squishing it's face. But it is better than the C animation.

D/P/Pt/B/W:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2c/Spr_4d_090.pngNot one of my favorites. The top of the shell doesn't seem arched enough, and the tongue seems thicker as it goes down, not to mention it's face looks a bit sideways.

Hg/Ss:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9c/Spr_4h_090.pngA pretty good sprite. I just think it's colors seem a little brighter than it should be, but the sizing is good, but I think the shell could be a little more curved.

And while we're at it, let's do Cloyster!


R/B:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/45/Spr_1b_091.pngMistakes such as the shell being horizontal and the missing head horn certainly don't help make this a good sprite, but for Gen.I sprites, I have to say, it has great colors. So it's a bit bad due to it's mistakes, but good for it's colors.

Y:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9e/Spr_1y_091.pngA very good angle, having Cloyster float in the air, looking down on it's opponent. Everything seems accurate, down to it's head horn. One of Cloyster's better sprites indeed,

R/G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/08/Spr_1g_091.pngPersonally, I find this to be Cloyster;s worst sprite. First off, the face is just a mess. It's supposed to be an orb-like face, but it looks more like a squished one. The shell semms bigger than normal, maybe due to it's abnormal head. Though it has the same colors os R/B, the colors don't seem to come off as well.

G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d1/Spr_2g_091.pngIt's face seems more cartoonish than normal, with it's huge eyes and mouth. The colors are good, but they end up blending in too much with all the shell layers. Coulf of been better.

S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7f/Spr_2s_091.pngThough we still have the large eyes and mouth, the colors seem to be put togetehr a lot better. The angle is very good too.

C:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4c/Spr_2c_091.gifThe animation is just the shell moving, not even doing a complete open and close, and it moves it's eyes? Plus, the colors seem to of gotten worse than before.

R/S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/68/Spr_3r_091.pngWonderful colors! And the angle is great too. I just don't like how bg it's eyes were made.

Fr/Lg:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e6/Spr_3f_091.png Now this is how I'd want all the sprites to be like. A good angle, with exceptional colors, and msot of all, the right sized eyes and mouth. Just beautiful.

D/P/Pt/B/W:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/18/Spr_4d_091.pngFor some reason, Cloyster's head was changed from black to purple (Jynx incident maybe?). I think Cloyster looked better with a blalck head, but hey, that's my opinion. The angle is good, with it looking down at the opponent. I just don't thnink it should of been angled so much in the front. It looked better a bit on the side. The colors are O.k.

Hg/Ss: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5e/Spr_4h_091.pngThe colors seem brighter than usual. And why does the left side of Cloyster's shell seem closer to it than the right? Everything else seems alright.

The 100 Mega Shock January 3rd, 2011 8:49 AM

It should be noted that Cloyster's BW sprite has a number of fixes and tweaks to lines and body parts compared to the DP sprite.

Joenub707 January 3rd, 2011 12:03 PM

I adore how it evolved from 8-Bit 2D sprites to Animated 3D ones! It also looks cool how they move and how they attack in ways. It has improved from Stone Age(what I call it)sprites to Golden Age sprites!

Palkia January 3rd, 2011 1:02 PM

Groundon:

R/S/FR/LG/E

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/07/Spr_3e_383.gif

Looks like he's hugging the air.

D/P/Pt/HG/SS

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/63/Spr_4d_383.png

No comment

B/W

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/ed/Spr_5b_383.png

Best groundon sprite yet! n_n

Palkia:

D/P

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/17/Spr_4d_484.png

Rawr. Best sprite there is.

P/HG/SS

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1d/Spr_4p_484.png

Looks FAR too feminine.

B/W

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4f/Spr_5b_484.png

Oh deary me.

The 100 Mega Shock January 3rd, 2011 1:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joenub707 (Post 6378648)
I adore how it evolved from 8-Bit 2D sprites to Animated 3D ones! It also looks cool how they move and how they attack in ways. It has improved from Stone Age(what I call it)sprites to Golden Age sprites!

These aren't 3D.

By definition a sprite cannot be 3D.

ManhattanTheStarr January 4th, 2011 2:14 PM

Mankey tiem!

Red/Blue:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f5/Spr_1b_056.png

Aww! Look at Mankey with its jacked up arms and legs~ Lol, its arms almost look boneless don't they? xD And its tail is smaller than usual... But hey, it's the first Pokemon game. ALL the Pokemon sprites were f-ed up. :P

Yellow:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/27/Spr_1y_056.png

Wow, such an improvement from the Red and Blue sprite. But most Yellow sprites were huge improvements from the R/B ones, right? This is a pretty alright sprite (lolrhyme). :3


Red/Green:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/28/Spr_1g_056.png

NOOOOOOO!! What happened?! D: Back to f-ed up arms I see. Lol, they look like they're being held up by strings don't they? XD And are those EARS on its head? Wow, they sure do look weird. I mean, really, this guy's looking like he has some straight up issues. O_o

But at least it's front sprite's arms are not as bad as its back sprite's arms:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/88/Spr_b_g1_056.pngBWAHAHAHA!! If you don't think its right arm looks just absolutely HILARIOUS, then I don't know what is. XD

Gold/Silver/Crystal:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/16/Spr_2g_056.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7f/Spr_2s_056.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4f/Spr_2c_056.gif

Like pretty much every other G/S/C sprites, the Silver and Crystal ones are almost exactly the same (minus the animation of course :x). The Gold one is definitely the better of the 3, since I like its kicking pose better than its "rampaging" pose. :P
These sprites are alright, but definitely not OMG good. >.>

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fc/Spr_3r_056.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/94/Spr_3e_056.gif

Nonononono....nonono....no. I never liked the GBA sprites for any Pokemon. And these aren't any better. I can't say much about these sprites except that its left arm (our left) looks... kinda weird. ._.

FireRed/LeafGreen:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9b/Spr_3f_056.png

Y'know, for a GBA sprite, it's pretty good. :D It's not extremely messed up like the original R/G sprite, so it's alright with me. :3

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/85/Spr_4d_056.png
Oooh, lookylooky~ Someone's trying to look fancy all of a sudden. ;B
This sprite is an EXTREME step forward for the Mankey sprite's, IMO. It's not the best of all of 'em, but hey, I like it. <3

HeartGold/SoulSilver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/29/Spr_4h_056.png
YEEEESS, YEEEEESS. BEST Mankey sprite, EVER.
The pose is perfect, the face is perfect, the coloring is perfect... EVERYTHANG~
I don't think any Mankey sprite will ever beat this one in terms of PERFECTSHUN.

Black/White:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9f/Spr_5b_056.png
Nooo! Mankey, why? D: I was lovin' that HG/SS sprite, but they just HAD to change it, right? T_T It's not HORRIBLE, but definitely can't beat the HG/SS sprite. Hmm... I wonder how it's animated...


Well there's Mankey, fools~
I just can't forget that R/G back sprite, I swear. XD

Bluerang1 January 12th, 2011 2:16 AM

Hypothesis: I don't see us getting any new battle sprites for a few Generations to come. GameFreak kindly gave us animated sprites this Gen and it probably took a lot of work. I can see them carnying on these same sprites for Gen 6, 7 etc as it'll take too much work to again animate the ones that already exist. That is to say if animated battle sprites will continue, and I doubt that they'll stop as it's a bug change in the games and it should stay. Then again, there was the Follow Me system xD

The 100 Mega Shock January 12th, 2011 3:52 AM

That would be the case if these games were to remain on DS.

Considering the jump in resolution from the DS to the 3DS is even greater than it was from the GBA to the DS I don't think they'll stick with the same DS-sized sprites for any future endeavours. They're going to have to figure out how to adapt the battle sequences for a much wider horizontal aspect ratio than the DS and GBA displayed at for starters.

Sydian January 14th, 2011 9:04 AM

Yeah, I really doubt they'll be keeping the same sprites for Pokemon when the series makes the jump to the 3DS, and anything further. Besides, we all notice when sprites are reused. They're not going to be that cruel by making us see the same sprites for generations to come. Like The 100 Mega Shock said, they can't just stick with DS resolution in the future. That'd be like saying we should have stuck to RB Golbat all this time. Ick.

The 100 Mega Shock January 14th, 2011 9:49 AM

yeah so i did some calculations.

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad217/GreatMazinger_sup_m/sprite_sizes.png

First thing was to see how large a sprite could get if you kept them at the same on-screen size. In this case that would be 25% larger, because the 3DS has 125% of the vertical resolution of the DS.

But secondly we look at the horizontal resolution too, and see just how much screen space the 3DS has to work with.

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad217/GreatMazinger_sup_m/size_comparison.png

The area in green is the standard resolution of the 3DS.

Now the bounding box for a sprite in BW is 96x96 pixels, which translates to half of the screen vertically. With the extra space for Pokémon sprites to be placed on the field horizontally, you could probably make the maximum size for Pokémon sprites larger again, which also helps to fill up more vertical space. With some tweaking of the status bar placement, you could easily fit Pokémon sprites that are one and a half times larger than BW onto the screen if they were willing to do that.

(As an aside, currently backsprites in BW are very large because they're blown up to twice the size, and are often taller than half of the screen without any problems with sprites overlapping.)

champagnepapi February 4th, 2011 9:55 PM

I'm sure Pokemon will have to transition to a Pokemon Stadium-Like battle system in the near future. Anyhow, I might as well evaluate Hitmontop.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/CKmaster/gbg2371.gif
Gold: 9/10. For a G/S/C sprite, it looks really good,
the face is alright, but there wasn't much to work with that gen.
I would post the Silver one, but it's just a recolor of this one, really.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/CKmaster/pkrs372.gif
Ruby/Sapphire: 9/10. This sprite looks great, the I'm digging both the palette
and the pose, GF's spriters hit a home run with this one.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/CKmaster/emespr237.png
Emerald: 1/10. I thought Pe2k had messed up the image directory or something, apparently this is the real deal.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/CKmaster/dpmfa237.png
Diamond/Pearl: 10/10. This sprite really did Hitmontop justice as well.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/CKmaster/2372.png
HG/SS: 8/10. Again, another well done Hitmontop sprite. I preferred the limbs to be bulkier, but it makes sense why they aren't.
(B/W Sprite is a minor edit of the HG/SS one, so there's no point in rating it, really.)

Impo February 4th, 2011 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karpman (Post 6437602)

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/CKmaster/emespr237.png
Emerald: 1/10. I thought Pe2k had messed up the image directory or something, apparently this is the real deal.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f7/Spr_3e_237.gif
Yes, Pe2k did mess up the image directory. :P

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/23/Spr_1b_042.png

...Golbat, can you please stop trying to lick my computer screen?

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/04/Spr_1b_150.png
...I think Mewtwo is constipated.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cf/Spr_1b_113.png
Kangashan has a baby in its' pouch, but Chansey has one in its' stomach.

/Rant over

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1a/Spr_1b_129.png
I actually love this, it makes Magikarp look fiercer than it is.

Superjub February 5th, 2011 12:14 AM

I'm going to do Taurus, because I'm fairly sure it hasn't been done yet. I'm probably wrong though... XD

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4e/Spr_1g_128.png
Green/Red
7/10
To be fair, they didn't do a horrible job. It resembles Taurus at least, and I kinda like the pose. The quality ruins it, but hey, it's not its worst sprite.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/14/Spr_1b_128.png
Red/Blue
3/10
I don't really like it. It looks really... wierd. Especially the face. :\

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9d/Spr_1y_128.png
Yellow
4/10
The pose is alright, and the quality is starting to improve. But... the sick green palette is horrible, and it generally looks... cartoony? I don't know, I'm just not digging it.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/75/Spr_2g_128.png
Gold
5/10
The pose is rather generic, but at least the palette is getting better.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/15/Spr_2s_128.png
Silver
10/10
I can't really fault this. The pose is great; it makes Taurus look fast and strong. The anatomy looks good too, and it is generally well sprited. :)

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8a/Spr_2c_128.gif
Crystal
9/10
I'm dissapointed they chose to use the Gold sprite over the Silver one. On the other hand, I like the animation and it suits Taurus. Also, the palette is slightly more realistic imo.

....I'll finish it later. :P

GlitchCity February 5th, 2011 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retribution (Post 6437751)
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/14/Spr_1b_128.png
Red/Blue
3/10
I don't really like it. It looks really... wierd.Especially the face. :\

It looks like a ghost D: Its head almost resembles the cubones' skull

Katja February 7th, 2011 3:57 PM

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/gby045.gif
This was my fav because it looks like "haters gonna hate"

http://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/090/176/original/poke_haters.gif?1293501430

Shining Raichu February 7th, 2011 5:25 PM

They are fail, but I do love the RBY sprites, especially Charmeleon. None of them look much like the actual Pokemon, but they're still awesome in their own way.

Meduza February 10th, 2011 1:51 AM

Raikou!

G/S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5a/Spr_2g_243.png
O.O That face looks nothing like a Raikou...

C:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/00/Spr_2c_243.gif
MUCH better than the previous one. And I wonder what Raikou keeps glancing at.

R/S/Fr/Lg:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/01/Spr_3r_243.png
I love this sprite. It looks serious, which I like in Legendary Pokemon sprites.

E:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9d/Spr_3e_243.gif
TOO MUCH FLASHING! >.<

D/P/Pt:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1c/Spr_4d_243.png
It looks like Raikou wants to play. ^^

Hg/Ss:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/b4/Spr_4h_243.png
My absolute favorite sprite. Everything about it seems perfect.

B/W:http://www.arkeis.com/images/animations/243.gif
Is Raikou sniffing the opposing party when it battles?

vaporeon7 February 10th, 2011 3:03 AM

Time for Tangela!
R/B:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e3/Spr_1b_114.png
4/10. It looks very square to me. Also the vines are too thin.
R/G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fd/Spr_1g_114.png
1/10. Since when were the ends of Tangela's vines pointed. It doesn't have enough vines either and it has small feet.
Y:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/87/Spr_1y_114.png
4/10. This one looks like Tangela but I hate the pose.
G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/Spr_2g_114.png
9/10. I like this sprite. It says I'm off for a walk. The colours though.
S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3f/Spr_2s_114.png
8/10. Same colours problem but this time Tangela has tripped over a stone.
C:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/ad/Spr_2c_114.gif
10/10. Pure perfection. Perfect colours. Perfect pose. Perfect animation. Perfect Tangela.
R/S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/da/Spr_3r_114.png
5/10. I don't really like the vines or the pose.
FR/LG:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7c/Spr_3f_114.png
6/10. At least this one is in a good pose.
E:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0d/Spr_3e_114.gif
5.5/10. R/S sprite animated. Too bad it make Tangela walk like it needs leg surgery.
D/P:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/25/Spr_4d_114.png
7/10. This one makes the vines look flat. At least it is a good colour and pose.
Pt:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/eb/Spr_4p_114.png
7.5/10. This sprite would look a lot better if the vine didn't cover part of the eye.
HG/SS:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/15/Spr_4h_114.png
7/10. This sprite would look better with slightly wider vines and if Tangela didn't look so wide and had bigger feet.
B/W:http://www.arkeis.com/images/animations/114.gif
7/10. What is with the really light coloured vines?

Blubber300 February 12th, 2011 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pekin (Post 4957026)
What's up with Golem's sprite in RBY?! And while we're at it, what's with some of the backsprites?

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbback/rbback005.png
What's this? Charmeleon never had a horn like that, as far as I know.

Charmeleon's face looks like a bear. Also, Scizor's Emerald sprite is fail.

The 100 Mega Shock February 12th, 2011 11:29 AM

It's just the protrusion on his head miscoloured.

GlitchCity February 12th, 2011 6:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaporeon7 (Post 6447772)
Time for Tangela!
R/B:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e3/Spr_1b_114.png
4/10. It looks very square to me. Also the vines are too thin.
R/G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/fd/Spr_1g_114.png
1/10. Since when were the ends of Tangela's vines pointed. It doesn't have enough vines either and it has small feet.
Y:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/87/Spr_1y_114.png
4/10. This one looks like Tangela but I hate the pose.
G:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/Spr_2g_114.png
9/10. I like this sprite. It says I'm off for a walk. The colours though.
S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3f/Spr_2s_114.png
8/10. Same colours problem but this time Tangela has tripped over a stone.
C:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/ad/Spr_2c_114.gif
10/10. Pure perfection. Perfect colours. Perfect pose. Perfect animation. Perfect Tangela.
R/S:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/da/Spr_3r_114.png
5/10. I don't really like the vines or the pose.
FR/LG:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7c/Spr_3f_114.png
6/10. At least this one is in a good pose.
E:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0d/Spr_3e_114.gif
5.5/10. R/S sprite animated. Too bad it make Tangela walk like it needs leg surgery.
D/P:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/25/Spr_4d_114.png
7/10. This one makes the vines look flat. At least it is a good colour and pose.
Pt:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/eb/Spr_4p_114.png
7.5/10. This sprite would look a lot better if the vine didn't cover part of the eye.
HG/SS:http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/15/Spr_4h_114.png
7/10. This sprite would look better with slightly wider vines and if Tangela didn't look so wide and had bigger feet.
B/W:http://www.arkeis.com/images/animations/114.gif
7/10. What is with the really light coloured vines?

Tangela has gone through some vine changes over the years. I love its yellow sprite. It makes it look like a rubberband ball with eyes :]

days February 14th, 2011 7:11 AM

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d1/Spr_1g_126.png "T____________T"
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/63/Spr_1b_126.png "Hey I'm here for the party"
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/b9/Spr_1y_126.png - 10/10

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/92/Spr_2g_126.png "Come on just one for Valentine's Day"
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2a/Spr_4h_126.png "Stop! I got this"
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d0/Spr_4p_126.png"You sure you wanna dance pal? I'm loaded with 100/100 Fire Punches"
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_5b_126.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a9/Spr_5b_126.png "Now hold on just a minute! I didn't ask for a 3rd evolution"
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http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/89/Spr_1y_005.png "Greetings! it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I'm Charmeleon"

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1d/Spr_2c_005.gif "DON'T TOUCH MY F***ING POKEBLOCKS!"

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http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/ed/Spr_2s_217.png "Do.....not.....trespass...?..???"
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/19/Spr_4h_217_m.png "ME WANT HONEYCOMB!!!!!"

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http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3f/Spr_2c_204.gif - "DEPART FROM HERE IMMEDIATELY HEATHEN. YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF BEING IN MY PRESENCE"

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/33/Spr_5b_294.png"GIGA PUDDI?!"
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9b/Spr_4p_129_f.png"................"

Ponee February 22nd, 2011 7:40 PM

I don't know if you guys have discussed this Pokemon or not.... but I think this may be one of the saddest sprites ever made



http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4d/Spr_1g_116.png

It's a Horsea.... D:

Weavile05 February 23rd, 2011 4:59 PM

Electabuzz Sprite Evaluation

Red/Blue
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1e/Spr_1b_125.png
7/10 "ummm.... where am I again?"

Yellow
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4b/Spr_1y_125.png
8/10 A little bit better pose.

Gold
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a8/Spr_2g_125.png
7/10 "I AM A GORILLA!"

Silver
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c7/Spr_2s_125.png
6/10 I just don't like it

Crystal
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/ce/Spr_2c_125.gif
8/10 The lights flashing on it's antennae are a nice touch

Ruby/Sapphire
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/97/Spr_3r_125.png
7/10 Eh... some things I like some things I don't

Emerald
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2f/Spr_3e_125.gif
6/10 It's basically the R/S one with flashing. A bit too much at that.

D/P
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/bb/Spr_4d_125.png
5/10 Same as the Silver one. Something I just don't like

Platinum
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9c/Spr_4p_125.png
7/10 The only reason it wasn't 8 or 9 was because I hate this thing's cry. And it's only a Minor improvement from DP

HGSS
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d0/Spr_4h_125.png
10/10 Some people may wonder why it's arms are stuck out. It probably has something to do with it windmilling it's arms to store power, which i know it's prevo does, and it probably does too.

B/W
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/79/Spr_5b_125.png
6/10 It's arms are up in the air for absolutely no apparent reason, and it's tail is stuck straight out. I just don't like that. I haven't seen the full animation or anything, so it could be more decent than this.

FlamingThunder February 27th, 2011 6:05 AM

Comparing sprites is fun! I think I'm gonna try.

Ninetales:
Spoiler:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/48/Spr_1b_038.png
R/B: Ninetales looks good, she's just sitting there.
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5a/Spr_1g_038.png
G: OMG! Ninetales is screaming at the HP Bar!!!!!!
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0c/Spr_1y_038.png
Y: Hey, anything good down there?..oh right, just your HP Bar..at least I'm standing..
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f0/Spr_2g_038.png
Gold: Ninetales, why should you always sit down in your sprites :(
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/83/Spr_2s_038.png
S: No major changes..
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e5/Spr_2c_038.gif
C: Cool but too bright...
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f2/Spr_3r_038.png
R/S/E: Ninetales, come on, stand up..
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4e/Spr_3f_038.png
FR/LG: Nothing changes but the colors.
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/61/Spr_4d_038.png
D/P: Ninetales, you're finally standing! Just a little higher!
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e6/Spr_4p_038.png
Pt: Uhh..Ms Ninetales, the wind is strong, hang on to your hair.
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f4/Spr_4h_038.png
HG/SS: Ninetales, you are sitting again, cool sprite tho.
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6f/Spr_5b_038.png
B/W: At least I'm not screaming at the HP Bar like I did in Green..


Look at this sprite, anyone scared?
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/b9/Spr_1b_094.png

Shining Raichu March 6th, 2011 4:18 AM

I actually think the Rapidash one is really pretty.

Palkia March 6th, 2011 1:02 PM

http://www.arkeis.com/images/animations/529.gif

OK, this sprite is really creeping me out with it's claws. They look so unnatural.

Kendosis March 20th, 2011 7:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pekin (Post 4957026)
What's up with Golem's sprite in RBY?! And while we're at it, what's with some of the backsprites?

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbback/rbback005.png
What's this? Charmeleon never had a horn like that, as far as I know.

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbback/rbback056.png
And what's up with Mankey's arms?

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbback/rbback003.png
This is supposed to look like Venusaur..

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbback/rbback031.png
Nidoqueen?

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbback/rbback067.png
Does Machoke have a mullet or something? Seriously, what is that?

Lmao @ Mankey and his noodle arms.

chaos11011 March 25th, 2011 2:59 AM

Okay just going to take Sydian's davice and post this up here...



Yeah, I'm glad the graphics changed since Gen I. O.O

Shining Raichu March 25th, 2011 5:22 AM

That picture is awesome, but it makes it look like there are so few Pokemon.

Kamitsure-chan April 4th, 2011 9:20 AM

So... how about my favorite Pokemon, Gardevoir?

R/S: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9c/Spr_3r_282.png
Gardevoir's debut sprite. I like it. :D

E: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/28/Spr_3e_282.gif
The **** is with the bouncing? I thought Gardevoir floated somewhat. XD

FR/LG: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9c/Spr_3r_282.png
Not much difference from R/S.

D/P: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/df/Spr_4d_282.png
It actually has two arms! ;w; (seriously, when I saw Gardevoir the first time, I could not tell whether it had two arms or only one.)

P/HG/SS: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/81/Spr_4p_282.png
I like this one, minus the arm positioning.. I always thought that was a bit awkward. XD

B/W: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/20/Spr_5b_282.png
A bit of a revamp of D/P's sprite. Its arms look awkwardly short though.

3rd gen backsprite: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d9/Spr_b_3r_282.png
Thus furthered my "WTF IT ONLY HAS ONE ARM?!" thing.

4th gen backsprite: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/18/Spr_b_4d_282.png
See, there we go. There's your other arm.

5th gen backsprite: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/ed/Spr_b_5b_282.png
That's what I like to see! The arms are still awkwardly short though.

Shiny: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e3/Spr_4d_282_s.png
I love the shiny coloring so much~~ I could also see it as having like a light purple shiny form, though.

Alternative April 6th, 2011 5:44 AM

As promised, I'll make a huge one right now, consisting of at just two Pokemon for now. First up will be...

exeggutor

Red/Blue/Green:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d2/Spr_1b_103.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d7/Spr_1g_103.png
Wut? seriously, it's like, it's heads are swollen or something, or it's got the midget-ized version of Nidoqueen or something. Best thing I can really say about these sprites, is that the first one looks like it's about to use Stomp, which I think is kinda cool. :)

Yellow:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cf/Spr_1y_103.png
Now this is what I'm talking about in terms of the sprite! The body and head mass is pretty much perfect, and it looks like it's dancing or something, which is really cool. The central face looks happy, while the face on the right looks like it's trying to grit it's teeth.

Gold:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/37/Spr_2g_103.png
So this is when colour was added, ey? I actually really like the colour scheme they've used for the Gold, and Silver sprites. It looks pretty good, since I usually consider palm trees to be more of a lighter brown. :) As for looks, just see what I wrote for the Yellow sprite, as it's exactly the same except with colour.

Silver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e6/Spr_2s_103.png
It looks like it's jumping, and trying to look down so it can jump safely. It looks okay, but this is one of those cases, where the Gold Sprite is far superior to the Silver Sprite. Colour still looks nice, which is a bonus, and the right head looks evilly malicious. >:D

Crystal:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c1/Spr_2c_103.gif
Considering this is the exact same sprite as Gold, but with some movement, I think it works okay-ish. The leaves and the heads move awkwardly against each other though, which kond of sucks. Colour scheme is darker, but also works alongside the Gold sprite. :)

Ruby/Sapphire:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d5/Spr_3r_103.png
It looks like, it's trying to bow? Maybe checking it's toes for any little Weedles which could have crept in there or something? I like how they've given more light to the sprite, so I guess that's a plus. :)

Emerald:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c4/Spr_3e_103.gif
From what I can see, it moves it's feet a little bit, and it's mouth moves a little bit. Exactly the same as the Ruby/Sapphire one if you ask me, except for the movement.

FireRed/LeafGreen:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cd/Spr_3f_103.png
Okay, let me guess. It's trying to break open a Ponyta Pinata with it's head, while at the same time, break it's head open (it's a coconut, what do you expect?). Legs look awkwardly positioned in this one, like it's legs are in front of each other, instead of to the side. I do like the shape and colouring of those Palm Leaves though. :)

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/57/Spr_4d_103.png
Back to basics. It's going back to it's Yellow and Gold roots (no pun intended) and just a simple sprite, trying to fend itself with it's foot. One notable thing I can notice, is that it's right face looks more derpy, than teeth-gritting.

HeartGold/SoulSilver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2b/Spr_4h_103.png
Back to the awesomeness of the awesome sprites! I gotta say, the artists in control of these sprites sure knew what they were doing when they were making them all. Exeggutor here looks fierce, yet happy at the same time, sort of like Beyoncé. :D It's right face does look like it's trying not to crack up in laughter (no pun intended).

Black/White:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/19/Spr_5b_103.png
Another sprite that does Exeggutor justice. It looks very similar to the HGSS one, but there are a few changes which are part of this. First of all, the other two faces looks just plain dead, like they're not doing anything, which is a good thing, and it looks more direct to the opposing Pokemon is it appeared in battle. :)


furret
Gold:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9a/Spr_2g_162.png
Okay, so I have no idea what's going on with this sprite, but from what I can see, it's trying to walk or something, but maybe tripping over as well? Well whatever the hell it is, it's confusing me as to what it's meant to be doing. :|

Silver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5e/Spr_2s_162.png
It's standing, and scouting with it's scouter, which is pretty cool. Looks like it's sniffing out it's prey as well, which I like. Maybe it's getting ready to charge it's punch? It looks cool from what I can see. :)

Crystal:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/50/Spr_2c_162.gif
Pretty simple sprite. It wags it's furry tail, blinks and opens it's mouth, ready to nom on like, a PRZCUREBERRY or something. Aside from that, it's essentially the same as it's Silver sprite, apart from it's movements.

Ruby/Sapphire/FireRed/LeafGreen:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d7/Spr_3r_162.png
Finally, a colour change, and it may not be the best one at that, but it's pretty cool for now if you ask me. Furret looks quite happy, and ready to dance here. Arms look a little weird though, like they were designed to hold a pair of cheerleading pompoms.

Emerald:

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f7/Spr_3e_162.gif
Seems like your average Emerald sprite. Moves a foot, some mouth animation and a bounce. I swear, Emerald sprites are like a bouncy ball, or some sort of equivalent to that. It's cool, but I'm unsure if it works. :/

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/0c/Spr_4d_162.png
To be honest, this has got to be one of the only Diamond/Pearl sprites which actually do Furret a little justice. It looks like it's ready to fight, and scout at the same time, which is just amazing. This has got to be my favourite sprite out of all of the little Furret sprites. :)

HeartGold/SoulSilver:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/06/Spr_4h_162.png
This one is also cool. Now, if only Diamond/Pearl/Platinum's sprite had this sprite's colour scheme, then it'd be absolutely perfect. I love the colour scheme for this sprite, but this one seems a little unoriginal compared to the other sprites.

Black/White:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/43/Spr_5b_162.png
It is the HeartGold/SoulSilver sprite, but with Diamond/Pearl/Platinum's colour scheme. It's got to be worse than the two combined, but it works kinda well. There isn't really any lighting on this one, which is a little disappointing. And to think it was an okay sprite. :(

HoodieDoodie April 19th, 2011 8:46 AM

Lol @ that golbat with its tongue out. wth.
Yes HG/SS seems to make all the pokemon anorexic and the worst has to be houndoom and then its everything they did to Jolteon. Its more like jolteon with disformities


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