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 probably the worst in every category, 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 | File:Spr 1y 001.gif | His Green sprite looks a tad off, but, it's ok. | So far, so good. | |||||
Ivysaur | File:Spr 1y 002.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 003.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 004.gif | Other than those weird eyes in Green, It's all good. | So far, so good. | |||||
Charmeleon | File:Spr 1y 005.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 006.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 007.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 008.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 009.gif | Again, R/B with the fat one. Then there's Yellow with the nut job. | Gen II is damn near perfect. | |||||
Caterpie | File:Spr 1y 010.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 011.gif | The hook...that and the bloodshot back sprite... | Silver finally nails it. | |||||
Butterfree | File:Spr 1y 012.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 013.gif | Well, I am the one who pointed out Weedle's lack of legs in Gen I.. | Silver looks a little odd.. | |||||
Kakuna | File:Spr 1y 014.gif | All Gen I Kakuna just look wrong. Not to mention the mysterious "arms" in R/B. | Gen II nails it. | |||||
Beedrill | File:Spr 1y 015.gif | Not very consistent, but he looks fine. | — | |||||
Pidgey | File:Spr 1y 016.gif | The "ordinaryness" of R/B always bothered me, but, whatever. | — | |||||
Pidgeotto | File:Spr 1y 017.gif | Pidgeotto really packs on the pounds in Green and R/B. | Thankfully drops the weight for Yellow. | |||||
Pidgeot | File:Spr 1y 018.gif | Everything was fine until it got fat in Gold. | He drops all the weight in Gen III, and even learns some neat tricks in Emerald. | |||||
Rattata | File:Spr 1y 019.gif | Yellow looks a little akward, but, its fine i guess. | Annoying but fine. | |||||
Raticate | File:Spr 1y 020.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 021.gif | It doesn't really look like Spearow in any of these sprites. | I guess G/S/C is fine. | |||||
Fearow | File:Spr 1y 022.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 023.gif | Is that Bellsprout in Green?? R/B don't really work either. | Yellow nails it. (it pretty much had to) | |||||
Arbok | File:Spr 1y 024.gif | Other than the mysterious back design, everything looks ok. | — | |||||
Pikachu | File:Spr 1y 025.gif | 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 | File:Spr 1y 026.gif | Green looks weird, and Raichu is fat. | He's fine....and fat. | |||||
Sandshrew | File:Spr 1y 027.gif | That's not Sandshrew......untill Yellow, and even then... | ...Silver is OK, i guess. | |||||
Sandslash | File:Spr 1y 028.gif | Again, Yellow. That back sprite is awfully busy. | Gen II gets it. | |||||
Nidoran♀ | File:Spr 1y 029.gif | R/B is wrong. | Other than that, they're not really great, but they work. | |||||
Nidorina | File:Spr 1y 030.gif | R/B has quite a snout, but, overall, they all work. | — | |||||
Nidoqueen | File:Spr 1y 031.gif | Green and the back sprite are awful. | The rest are just fine. | |||||
Nidoran♂ | File:Spr 1y 032.gif | Green and R/B look wrong, but not appauling. | — | |||||
Nidorino | File:Spr 1y 033.gif | They aren't 100%, but they all work. | — | |||||
Nidoking | File:Spr 1y 034.gif | Even with the sub-par back sprite, they all work. | — | |||||
Clefairy | File:Spr 1y 035.gif | Green looks confused and Yellow looks just plain stupid. I'm also not so sure about that back sprite.. | With the exception of the lime green ears adorning the shiny version, Clefarty ends up fine. | |||||
Clefable | File:Spr 1y 036.gif | WHAT IS THE YELLOW SPRITE SUPPOSED TO BE?!?! | Clefable has to be the least original Gen I Pokémon of them all. It's a damn Clefairy stretched out! | |||||
Vulpix | File:Spr 1y 037.gif | What is Green? Looks like a stuffed animal! And R/B is a Deer! Add to that the stupid back sprite. | Yellow nails it. Btw, Vulpix decides to moon all of us in D/P. | |||||
Ninetales | File:Spr 1y 038.gif | What the heck is Green supposed to be?? Meanwhile, in R/B, Ninetails decides to melt one of its legs off. | Yellow is a near copy of R/B Rapidash, and the back sprite is terrible. G/S to the rescue. | |||||
Jigglypuff | File:Spr 1y 039.gif | I don't know how they managed to screw up a blob with eyes, but they sure did in both Green and R/B. | Yellow is ok, but it takes G/S to save it. | |||||
Wigglytuff | File:Spr 1y 040.gif | WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING FROM GREEN?!?! | R/B is fatter than it should be, and Yellow is weird, but, its all fine. Not like anyone uses Wigglytuff anyway. | |||||
Zubat | File:Spr 1y 041.gif | Did they even TRY in Green?? Good lord...I'm at a loss for words at that thing! R/B is much better, not great though. | Back sprite is pretty bad, but, at least from Yellow on it's fine. Annoying, but, fine. | |||||
Golbat | File:Spr 1y 042.gif | Oh good lord...where to start? Yellow is once again mega retarded, but, all of its teeth are about to fall out! R/B isn't much better, we know it has a big mouth, but, WOW. The offset eyes really top it off. | Once again, back sprite is tolerable, and he looks good from Yellow on (thankfully). | |||||
Oddish | File:Spr 1y 043.gif | Not overly bad actually. | — | |||||
Gloom | File:Spr 1y 044.gif | Green is plain bad, and R/B just doesnt look like the Gloom we all know, but, they are tolerable, I guess. | Back sprite isn't very good, but, it works. | |||||
Vileplume | File:Spr 1y 045.gif | ...and then it happened, the sprite guy paid so much attention to making a horrible looking flower, he forgot he was making a Pokémon and quick had to add a horrible looking body under it! R/B looks pretty much the same, except it got an arm extension for some reason. | Back sprite is meh, but once again, Yellow on, looking good. | |||||
Paras | File:Spr 1y 046.gif | Green is high, R/B is, um, not Paras, and Yellow looks like someone stepped on it. Back sprite ain't bad though. | Paras is one of the ones you like, but would never use. Shame. At least he looks good from G/S on. | |||||
Parasect | File:Spr 1y 047.gif | Always made a cool sound, and hes always looked pretty good too. Although, he went from "in your face" in Yellow to "the light, it burns!" in R/B... | Back sprite isn't great, but, no one used him anyway. | |||||
Venonat | File:Spr 1y 048.gif | Didn't look quite right in the early games, but, it was all tolerable. | — | |||||
Venomoth | File:Spr 1y 049.gif | WOW. Did the guy who made the Yellow and/or R/B sprite even know what Venomoth looked like? Either that, or, it was the last on to do on a Friday (or first on a Monday). | Back sprite suffered, but, thankfully Yellow got it right. | |||||
Diglett | File:Spr 1y 050.gif | I would say "how could you screw it up" but, you know, Jigglypuff up there. Thankfully, Diglett proved too easy. | — | |||||
Dugtrio | File:Spr 1y 051.gif | Sorry for the anti-climactic finish to the page, but, Dugtrio looks just fine. | In fact, I really like the R/B and Yellow sprites, they're great. |