Yung Dramps
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The menu sprites as of Gen 6 don't get enough credit and appreciation. Lemme use good ol' Charizard as an example.
Starting from Gen 3 and up to gen 5, Pokemon received little sprites to denote their placement in battle menus and such. These sprites were serviceable, but nowadays looking back on them they had some issues. For example, Charizard here has miscolored wings whose insides are a much darker shade of blue than they should be. It's also worth noting that by Gen 5, the menu sprites for older mons looked more outdated and less detailed compared to stuff like the new Pokemon of Unova. A revamp was in order, and it came in X and Y...
Now this is where menu sprites ascended from acceptable to very pretty touches to the visuals on their own. Despite being still a bit compressed, Some of Zard's features like its horns, wings and tail are more defined and detailed, and the colors are on point and much more vibrant than its ADV-era predecessor. Revamps like these came for every single Pokemon, which did a lot to freshen up the presentation. But as of the Let's Go games, some of the menu sprites have been freshened up again for the Switch, and...
IS BYOTIFUL!!! So small, yet so crisp, detailed and pleasant to look at! Charizard is no longer hunched over to fit on the menu, it can now stand tall and proud even as a little sprite. The same can be said for many others including much of the Let's Go cast and even some other generation Pokemon seen in previews for Sword and Shield like Golurk, Weavile and Togekiss. These new menu sprites are severely underrated and deserve more love!
Starting from Gen 3 and up to gen 5, Pokemon received little sprites to denote their placement in battle menus and such. These sprites were serviceable, but nowadays looking back on them they had some issues. For example, Charizard here has miscolored wings whose insides are a much darker shade of blue than they should be. It's also worth noting that by Gen 5, the menu sprites for older mons looked more outdated and less detailed compared to stuff like the new Pokemon of Unova. A revamp was in order, and it came in X and Y...
Now this is where menu sprites ascended from acceptable to very pretty touches to the visuals on their own. Despite being still a bit compressed, Some of Zard's features like its horns, wings and tail are more defined and detailed, and the colors are on point and much more vibrant than its ADV-era predecessor. Revamps like these came for every single Pokemon, which did a lot to freshen up the presentation. But as of the Let's Go games, some of the menu sprites have been freshened up again for the Switch, and...
IS BYOTIFUL!!! So small, yet so crisp, detailed and pleasant to look at! Charizard is no longer hunched over to fit on the menu, it can now stand tall and proud even as a little sprite. The same can be said for many others including much of the Let's Go cast and even some other generation Pokemon seen in previews for Sword and Shield like Golurk, Weavile and Togekiss. These new menu sprites are severely underrated and deserve more love!