>>49157199Technically true, but even during Gen 3 the official art changed. I get why they changed the colors during Gen 3 though, they look better on the original non-backlit model. Not to mention, vibrant colors tend to help things pop, in nature it's meant to be a sign of danger or attract mates as some examples. I feel if they kept the color but used a better shader, it would more accurately fit the original water color look (note how vibrant the blues reach at their brightest in
>>49157145 compared to the OP). Arguably Let's go handled it fairly well, it's a better middle ground.
