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* Jynx's sprite in the Virtual Console re-release of {{pkmn|Yellow}} seems to use five colors instead of four, a technical impossibility for a [[Game Boy Color]] game. To achieve this effect, some of the 8x8 tiles composing the sprite use an altered palette, where black is replaced with purple. | * Jynx's sprite in the Virtual Console re-release of {{pkmn|Yellow}} seems to use five colors instead of four, a technical impossibility for a [[Game Boy Color]] game. To achieve this effect, some of the 8x8 tiles composing the sprite use an altered palette, where black is replaced with purple. | ||
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[[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|Jynx's original design in the anime|150px]] | [[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|Jynx's original design in the anime|150px]] | ||
{{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that Jynx, which appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" on the magazine ''Black World Today''. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}'', and further compared Jynx to {{wp|Mr. Popo}} of the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise, a character who is also potentially offensive in his design. | {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that Jynx, which appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" on the magazine ''Black World Today''. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}'', and further compared Jynx to {{wp|Mr. Popo}} of the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise, a character who is also potentially offensive in his design. | ||