>>51490493not really. Kris's athletic look made prefect since in a game were you travel on foot/bike ride throughout 2 regions, and while her hair was odd, protagonists having unique hair is a fairly common trope, also she just looked cool. Meanwhile, Lyra is...ok, she looks cuter I supposed but that wasn't really the vibe Pokemon ever went for with trainers until Lyra and even then Lyra looks cutesy even compared to modern protagonists to the point where she looks babyish. What is her outfit even supposed to be, maybe she supposed to be a farm girl but the overalls don't really look work overalls, and the huge hat is silly. Its like Game Freak though Kris was too cool but then they overcorrected.
One point in Lyra's favor is that she fits more with the other female MC's than Kris does. But the only reason Kris looks out of place is because she was put in the freezer for 20 years while the series veered off in a completely different direction so when Kris finally let out, she ended up looking like the odd one.
