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matthias_waveSerebii.net has the Heart Gold/Soul Silver sprites for the Gym Leaders up. Some of them have gone through pretty major redesigns. So, like any good whiny fan, I'm going to regard some of the most drastically changed ones.
Whitney: Actually, come to look at it, Whitney's actual outfit hasn't changed that much. But boy, does having more than two colors available make a big improvement. She even has a stripey tie now.
Morty: Again, big improvement here. He's dressed for colder weather - makes sense, since it always seems to be fall in Ecruteak. And while it isn't, apart from that and the color additions, that different, it's much more fitting than his blue and yellow anime outfit. He actually looks like a Ghost-type trainer now.
Pryce: Dressed for colder weather again, and not only that but standing up straight. Looks a lot less frail now, more like someone who can actually hold his own against younger trainers in a freezing-cold Gym. Also, reminds me of Dr. Who liek whoa. This is a good thing.
Clair: And now we come to the first one I don't really like. I realize Kingdra is her signature Pokémon, but I really don't think light blue works for her. I liked the purple she had in the original games and the anime much better.
Sabrina: For the Kanto Leaders I'll be using the next most recent sprites. And for Sabrina... whoa. I think this is the most drastic change of any Leader. I think I'll quote someone on Pokédressing for this one: "Short hair and a scene girl outfit Sabrina doesn't compute. I'm personally pretending it's Sabrina's twin sister and people can only tell them apart because this one dots her i with a heart." Not to mention that she appears to have been tanning recently.
Blaine: Okay, last one. Another drastic change, but this one isn't quite as bad, though he looks kind of like he should be in a barbershop quartet. He's got a boater and a cane now, and he's all in red and white. It looks good, but it gives a very different vibe from every appearance before this. He doesn't look like a mad scientist now, and he really should. He loves riddles and lives in a volcano!
Whitney: Actually, come to look at it, Whitney's actual outfit hasn't changed that much. But boy, does having more than two colors available make a big improvement. She even has a stripey tie now. Morty: Again, big improvement here. He's dressed for colder weather - makes sense, since it always seems to be fall in Ecruteak. And while it isn't, apart from that and the color additions, that different, it's much more fitting than his blue and yellow anime outfit. He actually looks like a Ghost-type trainer now. Pryce: Dressed for colder weather again, and not only that but standing up straight. Looks a lot less frail now, more like someone who can actually hold his own against younger trainers in a freezing-cold Gym. Also, reminds me of Dr. Who liek whoa. This is a good thing. Clair: And now we come to the first one I don't really like. I realize Kingdra is her signature Pokémon, but I really don't think light blue works for her. I liked the purple she had in the original games and the anime much better. Sabrina: For the Kanto Leaders I'll be using the next most recent sprites. And for Sabrina... whoa. I think this is the most drastic change of any Leader. I think I'll quote someone on Pokédressing for this one: "Short hair and a scene girl outfit Sabrina doesn't compute. I'm personally pretending it's Sabrina's twin sister and people can only tell them apart because this one dots her i with a heart." Not to mention that she appears to have been tanning recently. Blaine: Okay, last one. Another drastic change, but this one isn't quite as bad, though he looks kind of like he should be in a barbershop quartet. He's got a boater and a cane now, and he's all in red and white. It looks good, but it gives a very different vibe from every appearance before this. He doesn't look like a mad scientist now, and he really should. He loves riddles and lives in a volcano!![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2009-09-12 07:20 am (UTC)Sabrina's is... ....odd. And Blaine's makes me think he's going to rip off a disguise all Team Rocket style. I like it, though.
Aaaaaaaaa I must get SS.
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Date: 2009-09-12 07:23 am (UTC)Same here~ *always tends to lean toward the second-listed game for some reason - Silver, Sapphire, Leaf Green...* Diamond seems to be the exception, so maybe I'm just attracted to the color blue.
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Date: 2009-09-12 07:48 am (UTC)I do that too, tend to select the "cooler" color ones. I think the only difference was when I got Red instead of Blue way back when.
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Date: 2009-09-12 07:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-12 08:06 am (UTC)Ooh, well I certainly have a guess or so >3
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Date: 2009-09-12 08:10 am (UTC)no subject
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