>>49791968Because back in the day, zoomer, pokemon toys and games outside the main series were a big deal, and yes they used the concept art a lot. The Sugimoto art was EVERYWHERE on stickers and board games and artwork,, so yes to us that's what these pokemon used to look like. You wouldn't understand, you grew up outside of pokemania (1998-2002) so you really can't possibly imagine how us boomers experienced the pokemon world. It was different, kid
