>>46571461pokemon games have never looked good. They've always been about a generation behind in the graphics department.
That said, at least Gen 3 ran at a locked 60fps at all times with no frame dips and a continuous overworld that didn't need to be broken up by loading screens. So I can look past its mediocre visuals for that.
Gen 4 is where it becomes inexcusable. The games barely look better than Gen 3, yet run at 30fps with tons of frame dips. I could understand that if what was being rendered was some impressive shit for the DS, but it wasn't at all.