>>46004044Johto was a check-out point for a part of the fanbase and early Pokémon was a weird period for fanart since not many of the good fanartists cared for Pokémon, stigmatizing it as childish and a fad. If you weren't drawing Ash, Misty, Brock or Team Rocket, you were pretty much shit out of luck.
By the time the DS rolled out, we had a lot more fanartists with access to graphic tablets and scanners who were interested in Pokémon. It also helps that Black and White was going for more of a cooler look and some characters stood out a bit more in the already matured fanart community.
