>>40422089They DID.
Genius Sonority was absorbed by Creatures Inc after Pokemon Battle Revolution and Game Freak outsources work to Creatures Inc subsidiary named Pokemon CG Studio.
https://nintendosoup.com/game-freak-outsources-creation-of-pokemon-models-and-animations-to-over-100-employees/>Pokemon CG Studio is a subsidiary of Creatures Inc, one of the owners of the Pokemon brand and the creators of the Pokemon TCG (Trading Card Game).>Pokemon CG Studio makes every Pokemon model and animation you see in the games and passes them on to Game Freak. Game Freak, on the other hand, models and animates the human characters you see in the games.>Here’s how it works – Game Freak first passes 2D illustrations of Pokemon to Pokemon CG Studio, Pokemon CG Studio makes the assets, then passes them to Game Freak for their final approval.>As of 2017, Pokemon CG Studio has 22 full time 3DCG artists, but that could increase to 100 during peak periods with the help of temporary contractors. Atsuko Ujiya, director of Pokemon CG Studio, previously told the Japanese media she wanted to double the studio’s head count as she believes more resources will be needed in the era of 4K and 8K.And here's a list of the companies that have helped with the recent games.
Sun / Moon:
– OLM, Inc. (the studio that makes the anime)
– Creek & River Co., Ltd.
– Digital Works Entertainment
– Planeta Co., Ltd.
– Rebuild Games, LLC
– GEMINI BREEZE, LLC
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon:
– Rebuild Games LLC
– Digital Works Entertainment
– TABOT,inc.
Let’s Go:
– WINDS CO., LTD.
– Digital Works Entertainment
– Polygon Pictures Inc.
– Silver Ant PPI Sdn. Bhd.
– RAYLINE STUDIO Inc.
– Creek & River Co., Ltd.
– SMILEAXE Co.,Ltd.
– PlayLinks Inc.
– Studio-RF
– TYO Inc.
– Niantic, Inc.
