AWKWARD ZOMBIE

The newest game I played was Emerald. Don't feel like playing the newest games, partly because the starting Pokemon are too daisies lame.

Also, one fun part of R/B/Y was guessing what the sprites were supposed to look like, seeing as you couldn't make head or tails of most of them (or they just looked really silly )

But it's the same artist. If you look at his art you'll notice that he always drew in anime style. Of course now the figures tend to be less mis happen and more colorful.

I heard that a lot of the people on the original Pokemon Team also worked on the Mother (Earthbound) series. That's why Red looks similar to Ninten (Ness) and why in Japanese they even share the same name.
I also heard that Mewtwo is actually similar to the final boss of Mother. Though I don't know what the final boss looks like so I can't say for sure.
Anyway, Freiza was from an anime...

By "The Anime" I meant the Pokemon Anime.

The entire art design was changed radically to match the Pokemon Anime. Which I suspect had something to do with Nintendo trying to unify their cash-cow. For that matter, I suspect the 5th gen will finally result in the games having enough memory for all the Pokemon to say their own name in battle instead of using their cries

And it's more than just a progression from the original gameboy to more advanced handheld systems, because the art design changed in other mediums too, such as with the official art that accompanied the games. The TCG was a pretty good place to see how the art has changed.

I don't think that's how it works in the games though. I think Pokemon were always meant to just sound like animals.
Of course in the old games they just sounded like bleeps and stuff (and the original 151 still sound like that). They could only use these sounds because of limitations with the speakers.

But if you notice, all Pokemon from the 4th generation generally make sounds that sound that are more like real animals because of the updated speakers. Like Starly has an actual bird cry and Luxray sounds more like a cat. Chatot, whose Japanese name is Perap, actual says "Perapu!" but that's because it's a parrot. Also, Kingdom Hearts for the DS has voice acting so it's very possible.

Pokemon is a big franchise, a very very big one. Nintendo has more than enough cheddar to give each Pokemon their own names for a cry. They don't though because that's not what the creators want them to do.

I think it's been mentioned by someone else in this forum but Pokemon probably say their names in the anime because it gives them more personality.

Let's try be a bit more accurate here. Take its original appearance.

Notice how the only actual change is that he's now taller. And that's because they actually had the room to make him taller!

In other words, the only reason the Pokemon were starting to become more like their anime counterparts is because the anime ones were how they were meant to look, and its different in the original games because of utterly craptacular artists! Case in point, Mew:



And here's me thinking that a cartridge would be able to house enough memory for that sort of thing, but apparently you know best. And I guess whoever said that a DVD houses nearly 5 gigabytes of memory must have been a bare-faced liar too!

I'm gonna need two HM slaves for this job! But at least Tentacruel is actually useful for this!

I swear. Lickitung, as soon as I'm finished with any area requiring pushing around rocks, I am abandoning you in a dark damp corner of the PC!


Ahh, this route always fills me with memories!

Granted, those memories consist of naught but dull lands and bastardly steep edges, but still. It's the thought that counts.


I... I remember when I used to be afraid of this here slope. I thought I'd never be able to get past it! Oh, how times have changed... *sniff*


Oh... hey, there's another thing I remember doing: skipping every trainer on the side of this route!

GODDAM! Now I still have to fight them, but I get squat-all EXP from them!


Seriously, old man, at this point you're just embarassing yourself!


Oh hey, I guess I get more EXP from these guys than I thought!


Oh HEY! Y'know, this would've been really useful when I was here the last time!


Well, no, it wouldn't have. I haven't used a single Rare Candy since the start of the game! Not that there's any actual reason for that other than that I want to save them up for the end of the game, where getting experience gets really hard!


Okay, that would've been useful. Y'know, before the game let me buy them at such a dirt-cheap rate that it's not even worth picking up off the ground.


DESTINATION REVEALED!



I still love that signpost!


This place is crawling with Graveler all too prone to self-destructing. I want to go in, do my stuff, and get out with as little random encounters as possible!




A LOT OF TRAVELLING (and bastardly Gravelers) LATER!


Shed a tear for poor Cave Painting... *sniff*




MORE OF A LOT OF TRAVELLING LATER!


This is actually a place I skipped over when I was climbing the mountain last time. Which was good, because...


SUDDENLY, WATERFALL!
This is why I brought Tent-


...

FUCKERS!


Ahahah! I am no longer afraid of waterfalls!


Umm... huh? Sorry, what? Okay, climbing a waterfall straight up is one thing, but...
To remind: I just made Tentacruel climb this waterfall. Despite that I was surfing on Lickitung!

I don't even want to think about it...


ITS... a tiny room. Great reward, game, real nice! There's not even a treasure chest here or nothing!


Okay, but there is apparently a plate. Made of stone. Granted, I prefer mine made of china, but I ain't complaining.


Yes yes, we already went through that plot point. Man, these super-ancient plates really do not keep up with the times!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ant
?


...sorry, there's nobody called Lust Rous. Move along, nothing to see here.


Aaand more snow, fantasticular!



Actually, I should go back and explain the orbs. They're items that only Dialga and Palkia can hold respectively, which boost both their type power rather than the usual items that only boost one type. They're also necessary for actually being able to face off against the duo in this game. For some reason.


Y'lnow, I do have to wonder how I managed to miss this thing on my way up. I mean, it's a fairly narrow path even the odds of accidentally tripping over it are high!



MOTHER FUCKER!


HAHAHAH! Looks like he's finally at a high enough level for that to not be an instant kill!


And thanks to the miracles of Blissey Menstruations, PsyGuy is as good as new! Aha!


MOTHER FUCKER!


MOTHER FREAKING FUCKER!!





I think it's high time I try giving Japanese a go at the first place position.




I also think it's high time I stop expecting my secondary Pokemon to be able to actually put up a fight. Natch.


HOLY CRAP! I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN THIS GUY BEFORE! I MUST CATCH I-


Oh. Man, he was WEAK!



I think it's time Anti-Grav got some levelling in now! He is, after all, the one that needs the EVs the most!


I don't know why I don't use him more often, really!


I believe some sort of 'wootinary' is required here.


....What?


No, seriously, What?



Oh....



AWESOME!


In fact, it's so awesome, I should rename him to Awesome-tinary!


...except I won't. He's not that awesome just yet...




At last! At long bloody last, I'll actually be able to catch one of these legendary dragon Pokemon! Man, if this was either Diamond or Pearl I would've had caught one ages ago!



...

GOD!

DAMNIT!

FUCK!

SHIT!

AAARGH!

What?

You mean, a grass based turtle so large and massive that a small tree has begun to grow on his back, as well as a small moutain formation is lame? A super fast, sleek emperor penguin with blades for fins and a trident for horns is lame? A wiry, powerful monkey capable of throwing fiery punches at super fast speeds is lame? *confused*


(At Plasma)


Winnrar.

MAGNEZOOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEEE!!!

FUCK YEAH MAGNEZONE!!

say what you want, I still think the latter two are pretty daisies lame. Though I still think your point is very much yes.

Someone should have listened to Epona! Hur hur hur Plasma.

I thought the turtle with the tree on its back was a reference to an ancient Japanese deity?

I thought it was just a fancy usage of a Bonsai tree, combined with the old mythological "World is flat and on a turtle's back" thing.

I'm going to stick with the mythological interpretation personally, considering the other two gen 4 starter Pokemon are based on mythology too.

This was on like, page 3.

Fucking CALLED THIS AAAALLLLLLL.

I never knew this! Cool!