>>52996462>And those sprites are usually drawn in poses that best communicate the ideas behind the design,Not really, a massive amount of them were just boring neutral poses themeselves.
Also a ton of the art people claim to be traced this gen aren't neutral poses at all. Toedscreul, Spidops, P-Tauros, and Lokix are all at interesting angles or poses (ignoring how their silhouettes don't even match up to in-game references in most instances, like the size discrepancy between Lokix's back-legs from art to model).
