>>36834149>Contrast that to Magmortar, for example, in Platinum, which aims its cannon arm at you to showcase that its main point is having cannons for hands.Yet they couldn’t replicate this on it’s gen 5 animation. They might’ve showcased Samurott’s sword gimmick if was introduced a gen earlier.
The sprites were such a mixed bag. You have charming animations like Bisharp swinging it’s arm like a blade, Eelektross’s silly dance, Reshiram and Zekrom activating their tails, etc. But then they wouldn’t even do basic stuff like make Hitmontop spin, make Blaziken’s wrists ignite, etc.
