The design is just really good. Cool pose, cool pose, cool colors, cool hair, cool expression, there's pretty much nothing you can complain about.
Compare Nate
>Absolutely retarded hair and fashion sense
Calem
>Stupid sunglasses, boring hat, hair too long, lanky as fuck, dumb boots, not enough color variety
GS Gold
>Hoodie and shorts, backwards cap, cocky expression, pretty cool kid
HGSS
>Deeper colors, but kinda loses the cool attitude
RS Brendan
>Great cocky expression, but looks like a jogger and the hat is a little confusing
Emerald Brendan
>Great pose but nonsense shorts over pants
ORAS Brendan
>Weird wonky pose
DP Lucas
>Kinda boring with the washed out colors and orange beret
Platinum Lucas
>The big poofy coat and scarf are trying too hard
SM Elio
>Boring as sin
USUM Elio
>Retarded
Chase
>My mom's Red, Red Lite, munchkin