>>54149062It shows, as a kid and until very recently Hoenn was my favorite because it looked, closer to Digimon.
But now I have some mystic appreciation for Johto probably because I barely ever used those mons in the game yet I remember seeing them in the anime, some weird nostalgia.
Seeing that picture, yeah Johto is way closer to
>"We want cute creatures to live and coexist in this world"while Kanto is the OG Pokemon aesthetic, battle monsters ready to fight.
Some can't be described as anything other than RPG monsters
>Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Machop+, Geodude+, Voltorb+, Magnemite+, Drowsee+, Poliwhirl+, Abra+, Digglet+, Koffing+, Jynx, Ditto, Mewtwo, Mew, Ghastly+, Grimmer+, Mr Mime, Tangela.I think
From Johto, only
>Wobbuffet, Misdreavous, Unown, maybe Togepigive me that unrealistic vibe.
>>54149071Right that explanation does make sense. It's interesting that a lot of us could notice something was special and an interview confirms it had different design priorities.
