>>47155480depends, considering the screen size the gen 5 sprites are actually competent and sometimes give more personality than the models. Also using the word "rushed" out feels really bad faith considering how most pokemon games undergo crunch to line up with NOT THE ANIME, NOT TCG, BUT THE MERCHANDISE THAT MAKES SIX TIMES MORE PROFIT THAN ANY OF THE GAMES HAVE
While I feel with more time they could look better I feel they're fine now and the example you gave looks god awful