>>48543010- gold's redesign may as well be a war crime. he goes from cool young teen protag with a skateboard to some /fa/ggot
- kris being replaced with whatever the fuck lyra is is a joke
- bugsy doubles down on the unintended gender ambiguity for deliberate androgyny
- whitney's redesign is shit and steals any opportunity for a variety of personality/expression into a perpetually cheerful airhead
- morty comes down to personal preference but he's a less unique character in his redesign
- jasmine is just wrong
- clair loses a lot of the, fuck if i can think of any other way to put it, cool vibes of her original design, going for a 'cuter' design with an unnecessary dragonair necklace like gym leaders are all just cosplaying their favorite pokemon for some inane reason
- karen's redesign is shit
HGSS also suffers from some of the gradual pokemon redesigns we've had over the years. most blatant in showcasing the gen 2 pokemon you have the questionable decision to stick with a green chikorita instead of yellow – just a shitty design choice made to accomodate the apparent retards who dont know what type a starter is if the color doesnt match their type – and gen 4 is i reckon infamous for failing to keep gligar's color consistent even within its own set of games
the rocket admins also deserve a shoutout. you can say what you want about the original approach to the admins but they went from designs that seemed like credible threats to villain of the week shonen bullshit
