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Worst Pokemon Sprites?
- Thread starter Rankumander
- Start date
Goodra.
I can't be the only one who finds this sprite a bit goofy and odd... it reminds me a bit of that old song, Puff the Magic Dragon. But hey, Dragonite has always looked a bit funny and not the least bit intimidating like other dragon types.
(not sure which one is worse though)
Well Goodra is a Dragon made of slime so it will never be intimidating.
Archeops has the best sprite, can't deny it. And Archen looks like he's ready to do a little dance with you:
My least favourite XY sprite has got to be Ekans
Holy crap pokemon made a pokemon based off of liberache, pokemon is secretly pro lgbt rights! Oglemi confirmed as the director of the next pokemon game!...SINNOH CONFIRMED.....PRAISE THE HELIX!Archeops' model kinda reminds me of Liberace... Sortof. Like it kinda looks like an old man in a skin tight suit with fur and colourful feathers.
EnGarde
Not Dead Yet
The sprite makes more visual sense while moving. :)Technically*, that's a model, not a sprite.
But I agree:
Gen V: Awesome
Gen VI: Why are you standing?
*Dang, I wish that Archeops had Technician as its ability so that would be a pun! But then it would wreck everything.
They did buff Pidgeot in Gen VI slightly (91 Speed to 101 Speed).
Goomy is adorable.It's a dragon, so it counts.
Also Goomy is totally intimidating imo
I retract my prior statement to a degree. The flapping feels a bit awkward and not very elegant, though (unlike Ho-oh, for example).The sprite makes more visual sense while moving. :)
But that makes a lot of sense thematically - it was supposed to be the first bird that wasn't that great at flying; so it's going on primal instinct and has a very primitive way of doing so. Compare a caveman's hunting methods to a modern hunter's methods.
Chansey in R/B:
Even worse in the Japanese versions:
And its shiny sprite in Crystal just looks weird, that tail looks like a third leg (same on normal sprite, but colouring is worse on shiny):
EDIT: How could I forget its Gen1 back sprite?
Even worse in the Japanese versions:
And its shiny sprite in Crystal just looks weird, that tail looks like a third leg (same on normal sprite, but colouring is worse on shiny):
EDIT: How could I forget its Gen1 back sprite?
Archeops is my favorite pokemon because of its Gen 5 sprite. The erratic but stable looking wing flapping, the great colors and feather details, and its upright and ready-to-strike posture was so appealing it was a staple on my in game team. The stuffy, fat, Gen VI model makes it look like it's too busy trying to stay up to fight and makes its plumage look like a terrible coat.Technically*, that's a model, not a sprite.
But I agree:
Gen V: Awesome
Gen VI: Why are you standing?
*Dang, I wish that Archeops had Technician as its ability so that would be a pun! But then it would wreck everything.
They did buff Pidgeot in Gen VI slightly (91 Speed to 101 Speed).
I have a couple:
Green just does not fit dragonite :I
Green just does not fit dragonite :I
Oh we pulling out the shitty shinies nowI have a couple:
Green just does not fit dragonite :I
Because I can pull out like... 500 shitty shinies
Does this count the shinies that are a shade different?
Think of it as Yoshi, just look at RSE bagon.I have a couple:
Green just does not fit dragonite :I
Talking about terrible back sprites I'm surprised no one mentions RBY sandsdrew.
That's about half of all shinies yes
With non-mega Garchomp being the poster child.
I always tend to think of Scyther, personally.
I myself usually think of Gengar. It's kinda funny that shiny Gengar is so similar to the regular one, while shiny M-Gengar is freaking white.
Yeah, since they're actually forced to design colours for shinies since sprites don't exist anymore, a lot of Gen 6 'mon/megas are a LOT more creative than previous gens.
I actually had to put my Gengar in a separate box with other shinies just to remind myself that it is in fact shiny and I wasn't ripped off.
Although if I don't catch myself, I'll pass by that box and wonder why he's there.
