Do you like or dislike the designs?

[NipahRika]

From all the new Pokemon we've seen I honestly think the designs for this gen are great. I like the 3D models of the new Pokemon too and even the trainers.

https://www.thegamer.com/gen-9-has-been-nothing-but-banger-pokemon-designs-so-far/

Inspired from this article on TheGamer. Do you like or dislike the designs? What are some of your favorites?

 

[Nah]

S/V Pokemon designs is like how it's always been for literally every generation for me: a mixed bag. Some are good shit, others aren't.

meanwhile I want starter final form info, I still don't know which one I wanna go with

 

[NipahRika]

S/V Pokemon designs is like how it's always been for literally every generation for me: a mixed bag. Some are good shit, others aren't.

meanwhile I want starter final form info, I still don't know which one I wanna go with

I don't think we will get starter evo info unless it leaks online honestly. I too wanna see what the evos are for the starter mons.

 

[Janp]

In my opinion, they are overall weaker than Gen VI-VIII, but still great. I find some quite lazy, like there is another generic cat and dog Pokémon. But for each lazy design, there is 1 or 2 great designs.

And for some reason, the 3D models look ugly. I can't quite say why, but they are so awful.

 

[NipahRika]

In my opinion, they are overall weaker than Gen VI-VIII, but still great. I find some quite lazy, like there is another generic cat and dog Pokémon. But for each lazy design, there is 1 or 2 great designs.

And for some reason, the 3D models look ugly. I can't quite say why, but they are so awful.

I truly have some hope for the Team Star stuff and then how battling the leaders/admins work.. It sounds quite promising from what people said during the preview. I expect if we do have a car Pokemon for it to be super cool design wise. Also I do like the starters designs, Bellibolt, and wigglett.

 

[ReKoil]

Mixed bag as always.

Sprigatito and Quaxly look great. The new Girafarig evo looks good too.
The Poison/Normal monkey is pretty good, though not as good as the above.

The cover legendaries are still unimpressive to me, but they're okay. Cyclizar looks good though.
Pretty much everything else is 'meh', except for wiglett, which is just plain bad.

 

[Mikachu]

I honestly like all of the designs I've seen so far. Some took some time to... grow on me, but overall, I'm liking the designs we've been seeing ^^

Given I love Girafarig but haven't ever used one all too much since gen 2, I'm hoping Farigiraf's Shiny design looks nice so I can use the shiny Girafarig I have just sitting in my PC on my HG ^^

 

[Sweet Serenity]

I don't really care too much for their designs, but I do like Sprigatito's design quite a lot because it's the cutest little thing. It probably gives Torchic a run for its money. I also believe that Ceruledge's design is really cool. Koraidon looks too much like it swallowed a tire, which is so goofy to me. In any case though, I care more about a Pokémon's stats, abilities, and moves more than designs. Thus far, no information has been released on that right now.

 

[Palamon]

This is the first time I'm finding myself not really liking the 3D models at all, but liking the 2D artwork far more. I don't know, it something with these models that makes them look way too realistic and I'm just... not... liking it? It's just really strange looking. Some look great. Like, the starters and Faidough (Is that how that name is spelled? Can't remember...) But some are just terrible, like Fargiraf, I don't like how it looks in 3D. I'm hoping that "game footage is not final" is the truth on this one, because some of them are just...not good.

But, I like how they look in 2D. Oh, well.

 

[Orion☆]

This is the first time I'm finding myself not really liking the 3D models at all, but liking the 2D artwork far more. I don't know, it something with these models that makes them look way too realistic and I'm just... not... liking it? It's just really strange looking. Some look great. Like, the starters and Faidough (Is that how that name is spelled? Can't remember...) But some are just terrible, like Fargiraf, I don't like how it looks in 3D. I'm hoping that "game footage is not final" is the truth on this one, because some of them are just...not good.

But, I like how they look in 2D. Oh, well.

Same here! I think you summed up my complaints about the 3D modeling in one post. The realistic style is not only a jarring change compared to previous generations because the design philosophy has changed, but it also looks very unlike Pokémon, as if it were trying to ape other monster-catching franchises. Others might be happy about it, but this was not the kind of progress I wanted to see.

For that matter, I don't like a huge majority of the designs, either human or Pokémon. The words "Fakemon" and "AI-generated Pokémon" are popping up increasingly often in my thoughts about the new Mons, and I think I might be onto something. The only Mons that remotely capture the essence of previous Generations to me, which is why I like them, are the basic-stage starters, Cyclizar, Miraidon, Wiglett, Paldean Wooper, and maybe Armarouge and Ceruledge. Everyone else just looks... weirdly foreign.

At this point, I'm seriously considering doing an "absolutely no new Mons unless they're the starter or a Shiny" challenge run like I did in Pokémon Xenoverse - a fan game. Like it happened in that fan game, perhaps it will allow me to see if something's up with the new designs.

 

[Squirtkipfan01]

Amarouge, ceruledge, and greavard are genuinely good designs. Everything else is either underwhelming or eh

 

[NipahRika]

Amarouge, ceruledge, and greavard are genuinely good designs. Everything else is either underwhelming or eh

Agreed those three are good. I think Bellibolt is also good.

 

[CZL]

i agree that most of the designs are alright in the 2d art but the models just look suuuuuper bad. some of the designs are still really lacking either way though, there are certain ones you can tell were designed in 3D instead of 2D and it definitely has a negative effect for me. i disliked some gen 8 pokemon when they were coming out too tho and i warmed up to them

 

[Ven9496]

god i hate greavard. love everyone else tho

 

[evanonline]

Not a fan of how the game itself looks visually, its art direction is so uneven. But I really like the Pokemon, especially now having seen more of them. I rarely ever dislike Pokemon designs outright, but the new ones feel unconventional in a way that's fun to me. They're weird.

 

[Iceshadow3317]

Now that I've seen every pokemon. I can say it is about normal, out of all the new pokemon/forms there is about 28 that I like. This is my opinion. But I will say, a large amount of the pokemon this generation look very weird or basic/bland. There is one specific pokemon that look horrendous compared to its pre evo. And I am sure there will be a LOT of hate for the generation, especially for those who hate humanoid pokemon. Possibly on par with Unova when it first came out.

 

[Orion☆]

Having seen the full Dex leak...

Spoiler:

I honestly want to lay down and cry. But I'm not going to, because this isn't even worth my tears.

Out of the hundred or so new Pokémon revealed, I only like about... 16 to 20. The rest I either don't care about or find somewhere in the range of mediocre to abysmal. Hell, you saw me complaining a few days ago about not having any favourite Ghost-types this Generation... and that remains very much true, and the H-Zorua line might have competition for my absolute least favourite Ghost-type. Not even Sinnoh or Unova, my least favourite rosters overall, had so many unpolished designs!

I'll just say one thing. Back when it was announced that James Turner was leaving Game Freak, my first thought was, "oh s***, there goes the consistent art direction of the Pokémon games." Well... your call on whether I was right or not.

 

[evanonline]

The new Pokemon are definitely out there compared to previous ones. I think it just comes down to how far you like seeing the bar get pushed - I think feeling strong negativity about these is totally understandable and I get where it comes from. But for me I think I like the new Pokemon for the exact reason others hate them. It's all a matter of taste, really.

I'd also say it's probably worth waiting to see how the 2D art will look for a lot of these Pokemon, that's often a big gamechanger. I do think that 2D art is still where Game Freak's talent lies even though they've been working in 3D for a good decade or so now.

 

[Orion☆]

I'd also say it's probably worth waiting to see how the 2D art will look for a lot of these Pokemon, that's often a big gamechanger. I do think that 2D art is still where Game Freak's talent lies even though they've been working in 3D for a good decade or so now.

You're right on this - the PLA artbook did warm me up to a couple of the Hisuian Mons like the H-Sneasel line. To what extent this will apply to this Generation's roster is up for debate, though; most of the Pokémon that were revealed since the games were announced had accompanying 2D art, and I still couldn't warm up to a lot of them. It's the design philosphy that has changed, not the 2D art style - and if the base design is bad, there is little chance that a drawing will improve it.

 

[Sapphirejas]

Spoiler:

I'm the only person in the whole Pokecommunity forums who likes the dolphin evo.... 😭 It's a cool super hero dolphin Pokemon, like an aquatic Captain America.... 😍 What is it's stats btw? And is it worth using in a playthrough? No one talks about it because everyone thinks it looks horrendous, but l like it and is willing to use it in a playthrough. I just would love to know it's stats, because the leaks are now almost absent from social media thanks to copyright strikes...