>>43691045There are things that people say are better, yes, but people aren't calling the beta better than the game.
They might for specific examples (Dinosaur Planet vs Stairfax Temperatures, the Superman 64 prototypes versus the final game, etc), but not for everything.
An example of this is Delibird's beta sprite, where a flipper is held over the beard. In the final, they painted over it and forgot to add the rest of the beard.
Does that mean Delibird is a shitty pokemon, or that the new sprite is worse than the old one?
No. Delibird looks more like a penguin in the beta but lacks the sack and the eyebrows. While the shading on the left arm was removed in the final, the subtle shading on the final they went for instead looks a lot less like someone shined a purple light on it.