I feel like everyone spend so much time falsely equating all of gen 5s graphics with pixel crunch city and the worst frames of the battles animations (Which are exaggerated as is, though admittedly a real flaw) that no one really ever has a chance to discuss gen 5s graphics with any real seriousness.
I for one think gen 5 has fucking amazing graphics and is quite possibly the best looking game for the DS as a whole, striking a perfect balance of sprite based graphics and 3d based graphics. For those that don't think so, are you able to explain why without redirecting the conversation to the weak parts I mentioned?