>>43474517This is the 6th thread you made with this exact premise
Anyways partly what
>>43474549 said, but there's a few other factors to consider. One being that this was when Pokemon was pretty damn free to make what they wanted, before the limitations, expectations, and marketmen truly set in, so this look behind the curtain is exciting. And 2, the sprites were always made first, and then Sugimori finalized the designs in his style, refining any awkward bits, and adding a bunch of detailing and cool elements to make them look good. We would have stuff like pic related.
When Sugimori stopped finalizing the designs under his style and everything started being completely on model was when Pokemon designs started losing their soul.
