>>55599986>ue when the design philosophy started shifting. Most would say anywhere from Gen 3 to as late as 8There were multiple design shifts and Pokemon tries to make sure each roster has a variety of designs, so its hard to really way when one trend starts and another ends But I agree there is a noticeable shift even in Gen 2 even if its subtle
>I believe this change was triggered by the success of the cards, merchandise, and animePart of it cause could also be Game Freak "finalizing" what a Pokemon was. Gen 1 was inspired by Dragon Quest, Gen 2 was based on Pokemon, There were no "rules" on what could be a Pokemon in Gen 1, while Gen 2 was made within the constraints that Gen 1 had set and what people expect a Pokemon to be.
though even then there are exceptions to to the rounder friendlier, trend,, Dragonite and Tyranitar being notable ones.
>>55600307true, but even then those pokemon likely went through changes before finally being released in Gen 2, and probably would have looked different if released in Gen 1 even if only slightly.
