Found something

[Aaron..]

On diamond/pearl section-pre-release pictures i found something.1.Look at the picture named Weawile vs munclax and picture named weawile vs munchlax freeze.
2.Do you notice a difference

i think one of the pictures is fake (weawile vs munchlax) and that was the first picture of diamond/pearl game.But maybe they change the sprites.;munchlax;

 

[Judai Yuki]

The first screenshot with the Munchlax that seems to be running was just the beta shot.

-Judai

 

[vavavant]

The first screenshot with the Munchlax that seems to be running was just the beta shot.

-Judai

I think ur right

 

[Aaron..]

aha i loved the 1 munchlax picture the 2 is ugly bec he is sleeping

 

[Eerie Fuwante]

They just changed the sprites and the HP bars.

Just because their different you dont need to say they are fake.

-;136;UU King

 

[The end of nothingness]

exactly, its not that big of a deal

 

[Conflagration]

The new back sprite for Weavile is so hideous. What are they thinking.

 

[Neoriceisgood]

The new back sprite for Weavile is so hideous. What are they thinking.

Quite obviously they want to make the in-game pokémon look more like how they appear in the anime; extremely cel-shaded and stylised.

The problem is, this doesn't allow for "better looking" sprites, as cellshading doesn't allow for complicated or realistic shading.

 

[red2000]

maybe its just like gold/silver were they had different sprites?

 

[trapezechimpanz]

yea i bet it is maybe the different sprites... boy and girl... or they were just the basic first ideas of what the game would look like

 

[PokéJungle]

Beautifly looked different when Ru/Sa were announced. Things change.

 

[PolarisJunkie]

The new sprites for Diamond and Pearl are a mixed bag IMO. I actually liked the sprites that Serebii.net made for them better than the actual ones.