>>51120607They may say whatever about their design philosophy, and legendaries are usually exceptions.
But gen 3 design was very toy-centric. It was actually then when I realized what they were doing. That was also the very first gen when fans started complaining that these "dont look like pokémon anymore".
Its when fur and when feathers became straight lines, hair became zigzag patterns, muscle definition became spaghetti limbs, bodies became ovals.
I see things like Hariyama, Ludicolo, Medicham... and I can easily see how simplified they are compared to what I'd expect their concepts to look in gen 1.
Yeah, gen 1 and 2 had simple designs too, it's a mixed bag, but the simple designs made sense for he concepts they portrayed. And gen 1 hair and feathers were not lines and zigzags.
