>>43385921Gen 5 was cohesive within itself and had similar colors among all Pokemon (which is something I appreciate Gen 7 for doing as well, even if I'm not too fond of them individually). Gen 5 also felt more organic in a way, like birdmons being actual birds and not having weird haircuts while still being interesting, same with its bugs and dragons, etc. It managed to do the "literally my mom's" but still gave it a spin to make it interesting, like how Leavanny is a literal copy of a leaf bug and yet it has its charm and uniqueness. Simple stuff like that. Gen 4 gave half of its dex a beer belly, limbs weirdly sticking out in odd ways, lots of spikes and unappealing shapes and colors plastered all over. It's the very definition of over-designed and they're a sore to look at. Seeing them all together specially is a mess. Funnily enough, it's the closest dex to Gen 8's when it comes to design philosophies, they share many similarities.
