>>39549545We know exactly how they do it cause they've explained it before.
https://cgworld.jp/feature/201707-cgw227GG-pokemon.htmlMoon runes image, but basically the top is GF designing the mon, then sending it to Creatures in the middle who do all the production of said Pokemon then pass it back to GF to implement in the game. This includes animations.
Google translate explanation:
>New Pokemon 3DCG data production flow. At the beginning of the game freak side, official illustrations and setting materials for Pokemon, and three-dimensional drawings for CG creation are created, and based on them, meetings are held at three companies. After that, 3DCG models and motions are produced by the creatures, and supervised by the game freak side and the Pokemon side. The 3DCG model has a reference model that serves as a reference for rendering applications and other works, and a game model that is used for this work. In this work, collaboration between the two is achieved by the number of polygons, mesh structure, material structure, number of joints, etc. I was more conscious. Then, after final check in creatures, it is delivered to the game freak side and final acceptance is performed 