>>55689585It's very silly to try and claim that an artstyle doesn't change over time, especially in a case like Pokemon where they don't even have the same people working on each batch of new designs. I have no idea why Pokemon fans like to pretend this is the case, there's some sort of weird insecurity where they chafe under the idea that older designs and newer designs are different
There's very clearly a different design philosophy between Gens 1-2 and Gen 3, just like there is between Gen 3 and Gen 5, or Gen 5 and Gen 9. This distinction is very clearly what OP is talking about, and your weird insecurity about it is obfuscating the point
