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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Pokemon Sprites

Estuary

єѕѕ-cнєw-єrry
This thread has probably been done before, but I haven't seen it so here it is.

Now I'm an old fan, since the days of R/B, and boy was it weird dragging those old games out again after something like a decade. I was shocked, I was frightened, I lol'd.

The sprites- dear God, the sprites. I'd forgotten what a long way they've come. Now don't get me wrong, some of them I actually really liked.

The Good:

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- Epic pose ftw.

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- Now this is just badass. You can see the buglust bloodlust in his eyes.

Now it's time to delve into:

The Bad:

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- RIP, dragonite.

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- You too, charizard.

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- Omastar: Stayin' Alive since RBY.

That was just the tip of the iceburg.

The Downright Ugly:


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- I want whatever wigglytuff's smoking.

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- Porygon is always watching. See?:
Spr_b_g1_137.png


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- LOLWTF.

And the grand prize goes to:

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- Mew keeps me up at night.


Sorry this is so text-heavy, I dunno why it isn't posting the actual pictures [you use
here, right?] Anyway, this isn't limited to the rbgy sprites, as delightful as they are. What are some of your favorite/least favorite sprites? Or Pokemon designs, if you can't think of any, I know exploud and mr. mime frighten me.

You can find all of the Pokemon sprites [excluding Platinum] here: http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites.html
 
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Shadow Eeveelution

DracLord Dread
That mew is sure ugly
 

s_a_l_poke

HeartGold+SoulSilver
Wow, that Wigglytuff made me laugh out loud. Srsly though, Mew is the ugliest! AAAAGH.
 

muumajii23

Well-Known Member
Are you sure those are all right? Half of those I don't remmeber personally...

EDIT: Oh god, those are right... well I'm an idiot, and Nintendo made some right s***ty sprites...
 

1ee7leader

Well-Known Member
Wtf?! Lol at Mew.
 

JamaHawk

Sophisticated Solace
Mew has this oldmenesque to it. Can't say i care for it very much though.
Goldbat is... ugh
interesting

more more more more
EDIT:
What's that? JH has MORE?
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/gby150.gif
Thrust
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/gby118.gif
Goldeen is not amused
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/gby101.gif
cheesy grin anyone?
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/gby065.gif
Dont photograph me!
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/greenspr/greenspr122.png
hahaha
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/greenspr/greenspr104.png
not funny, but has its lonely nature sooo much
great sprite
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbspr/rbspr074.png
great
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbspr/rbspr056.png
hairstyler
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/rbspr/rbspr068.png
not sure what i think about this one

/JH
 
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bigbossman

Active Member
hey guys we must no forget that in those days the gameboy was not as good as now right so now the sprites are ugly but then they were great :p (except the Golbat #lol)
 

PsychedelicJellyfish

formerly R. New
Perhaps they were going for a 'cartoony' look on the sprites. I hope to God that they were, because that's the only excuse for the Golbat sprite. I hate it so much.
 

JamaHawk

Sophisticated Solace
Punctuation, please use it.
Oh and spelling.

And no, i seem to remember being repulsed by mew back then as well, and breaking my gameboy when i first saw that goldbat.
I remember yelling WTH when i saw tangrowth.

@R.New
Ha, perhaps they were, the eyes are haunting

Whats that? More??
Oh...DEAR
Very nice
Ker Slap
Even though my Clan enjoys seaking, I do not enjoy this
Steam Rollers+ Pokemon world
So different to all the other gengars
Great Sprite
The anger, the passion, beautiful
HUnchback
Lolwhat
Sooo disproportioned
HA
KFC anyone?

/JH
 
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bigbossman

Active Member
O I'm sorry for the spelling mistakes, but I'm not living in a English speaking country and therefore it's difficult not to make any mistakes
 

The Flash

I like shorts!
hahaha, the poliwhirl one is hilarious. i can't believe i never noticed these before. and i not understand why i hated rhydon, dragonite, and porygon. they were so ugly. but now they look sick. its amazing to look at how far they've come since the orginal.
 

Estuary

єѕѕ-cнєw-єrry
WHOO, JamaHawk! I especially liked the thrusty Mewtwo. It seems that Fetus!Mew is still the reigning champ, followed closely by Lusty!Golbat.

A few more nuggets:

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- "Mommy, what's slowbro doing to its tail?"

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- The terrifying, gaping maw of ekans.

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- Nidorina is a pig?

Ah, but we are forgetting the equally delightful backsprites. I remember thinking 'WTF am I commanding here?' with my poor venusaur:

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Any more recent atrocities? Also, thanks for the five stars! ;o;
 
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the1stpkmnfan

Your Big Buff Bro
Those Dragonite and Charizard sprites in the Bad section do too look bad. They must be from Pokemon Green Version. The Omastar doesn't look that bad at all.
 

Estuary

єѕѕ-cнєw-єrry
Those Dragonite and Charizard sprites in the Bad section do too look bad. They must be from Pokemon Green Version. The Omastar doesn't look that bad at all.

Omastar certainly doesn't look ugly, but its pose is just so... discofabulous, it deserved a spot. Maybe I'll move it to the 'good' section instead.
 

Firehawk10590

Never lost a randbat
Where did Machamp's 4th arm go...?
 
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