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We don't need more animations. The BW tweening shit was a negative more than a positive, pixel art just doesn't contort and stretch like that without looking like dogshit.
Sticking to the original static sprites with an animated entry is the best way to add personality. The single pose is made to give you a solid foundation of what you're up against with the animation being a personality flare.
GF has great pixel artists. They e already proven themselves as being competent. They were going to cut the fucking dex anyway a few gens into 3D so there was no fucking point desu. I enjoy romhacks a lot more than current games, and those stick to sprites.