>>56661769>so the more that Pokémon siphons away from whatever is trending along the years, the more visibly Japanese/“anime” it looksEh, dunno I would argue SV was a clear attempt to look more "western", why the models and enviroments look semi-realistic
and why characters put more emphasis on being """diverse""" than being easy on the eyesOnly example of a Japanese design based on a contemporary trend would have to be Iono clearly looking like a Vtuber and yet being one of the few that feel "at home" with the rest of the franchise
>>56664016Yup, that sucks as well, dude really peaked back in 2004 dunno what happened