User:MAGNEDETH/Sprite
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As some of you may have noticed, the game sprites from Gen I were, well, not very good in some cases...so, I've compiled them all here to find the best, and the worst Gen I sprite. As usual, these are all opinions, don't get offended. But if you do get offended and need to yell at me, or you just have a comment, maybe about how right I am, do the usual thing by checking out the talk page.
I'd like to put a note here saying the Green sprites are probibly the worst in every catigory, and it seems that they came back down to earth when they did Yellow. It should also be noted that all Gen I back sprites are taken straight from Green, and not R/B/Y. This is really obvious if you look at Magnemite's Green sprite, and Gen I back sprite.
| Pokémon | Green | Red/Blue | Yellow | Back | Gold | Silver | Conclusion | Future? |
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| Bulbasaur |
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| His Green sprite looks a tad off, but, it's ok. | So far, so good. |
| Ivysaur |
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| This is where Green takes a turn for the worse. R/B also has the controversial "standing" position. Add to that a very confusing back sprite. | Yellow version to the rescue. |
| Venusaur |
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| Well, it happened, Venusaur got crushed by its own plant...I'm also not too sure what to make of that back sprite.. | Other than Green, Venusaur looks good from here on out. |
| Charmander |
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| Other than those weird eyes in Green, It's all good. | So far, so good. |
| Charmeleon |
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| In Green, Charmeleon's arms disappear. In R/B, he gets fat. Also, the back sprite shows a non-colored horn of some sort. | Yellow takes the anime route, and he stays that way, thankfully. |
| Charizard |
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| Holy crap! It's Puff, the Magic Dragon! | After Charizard is done with looking stupid, we get the tough facad from R/B on out. |
| Squirtle |
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| While I didn't find anything wrong here, I've gotten lots of negtive feedback. | I don't think anything is really wrong to start, but, I'll wait to hear complaints about future sprites. |
| Wartortle |
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| Green looks a little weird, but ok. It's R/B that make him look fat though.. | He's just not right untill Gen II. |
| Blastoise |
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| Again, R/B with the fat one. Then there's Yellow with the nut job. | Gen II is damn near perfect. |
| Caterpie |
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| Green looks a little weird, but it's that back sprite that is awful. | Considering no one had a Caterpie for more than 10 mins, it's not a big deal. |
| Metapod |
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| The hook...that and the bloodshot back sprite... | Silver finally nails it. |
| Butterfree |
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| I think they are all terrible...particularly R/B with the one that sort of looks like a child with wings.. | Fans will wait untill Gen III before he looks right. |
| Weedle |
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| Well, I am the one who pointed out Weedle's lack of legs in Gen I.. | Silver looks a little odd.. |
| Kakuna |
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| All Gen I Kakuna just look wrong. Not to mention the mysterious "arms" in R/B. | Gen II nails it. |
| Beedrill |
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| Not very consistent, but he looks fine. | — |
| Pidgey |
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| The "ordinaryness" of R/B always bothered me, but, whatever. | — |
| Pidgeotto |
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| Pidgeotto really packs on the pounds in Green and R/B. | Thankfully drops the weight for Yellow. |
| Pidgeot |
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| Everything was fine untill it got fat in Gold. | He drops all the weight in Gen III, and even learns some neat tricks in Emerald. |
| Rattata |
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| Yellow looks a little akward, but, its fine i guess. | Annoying but fine. |
| Raticate |
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| Yellow spoils it again here. That back sprite is also pretty weird. | Guess I'm just nit-picking here...but it's still annoying.. |
| Spearow |
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| It doesn't really look like Spearow in any of these sprites. | I guess G/S/C is fine. |
| Fearow |
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| R/B just looks terrible, but it's one of the few Gen I back sprites that looks good. | Looks good from Yellow on. |
| Ekans |
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| Is that Bellsprout in Green?? R/B don't really work either. | Yellow nails it. (it pretty much had to) |
| Arbok |
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| Other than the mysterious back design, everything looks ok. | — |
| Pikachu |
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| For the poster child, it sure looks terrible prior to Yellow. Add to that the weird lines around it. | They had the whole production team on it in Yellow, it better have turned out perfect. |
| Raichu |
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| Green looks weird, and Raichu is fat. | He's fine....and fat. |
| Sandshrew |
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| That's not Sandshrew......untill Yellow, and even then... | ...Silver is OK, i guess. |
| Sandslash |
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| Again, Yellow. That back sprite is awfully busy. | Gen II gets it. |
| Nidoran♀ |
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| R/B is wrong. | Other than that, they're not really great, but they work. |
| Nidorina |
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| R/B has quite a snout, but, overall, they all work. | — |
| Nidoqueen |
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| Green and the back sprite are awful. | The rest are just fine. |
| Nidoran♂ |
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| Green and R/B look wrong, but not appauling. | — |
| Nidorino |
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| They aren't 100%, but they all work. | — |
| Nidoking |
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| Even with the sub-par back sprite, they all work. | — |






















































































































































































