>>55162912At that point you already had adapting back design changes from the anime (Examples include Pikachu's shape and Mr. Mime's finger's. Others like Pidgeotto's claws were rejected. Interesting case in that Haunter bounced back and forth in number of fingers,4 in Gen 1, 3 in Gen 2, 4 in Gen 3 games but the official art for the Kanto remakes had 3 like the anime) and a change of medium. It is natural the designs drifted between 1996 to 2004.
