The eyes aren't real. They glow, yes, but this is to scare of predators. This is also how they are used when Kabuto is on the sea floor. They do not help Kabuto to see in any way.
Pokemon Weird Pokémon Sprites and Colours
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If they aren't real eyes, then why does the Pokédex refer to them as eyes, as opposed to eye-like spots or something? I still believe they're actual eyes that Kabuto uses to see its surroundings even when it's hiding on the seafloor.
In light (pun intended) of Missingno. Master's info I have to change my stance and agree with him! Glad to know more about it because I've always loved Omanyte and never paid any attention to Kabuto!
Kabuto's always been my favorite of the two, personally. And thanks for agreeing with me!
Getting back to Sneasel's original coloration, I had actually recolored newer Sneasel and Weavile sprites, to indicate what could have been;
Once again, I really would like to see them introduce some kind of variant "retro" Sneasel somehow.
Kabuto's always been my favorite of the two, personally. And thanks for agreeing with me!
Getting back to Sneasel's original coloration, I had actually recolored newer Sneasel and Weavile sprites, to indicate what could have been;
Once again, I really would like to see them introduce some kind of variant "retro" Sneasel somehow.
No need to thank. You used reason and a strong argument and that's how people should make a point!
Nice recoloring. I like the fact that it is more accordingly to it's Ice type but "hides" the Dark type which is very cool.
- Gen 1 Gastly looks like it was made using the Spray Tool in MS Paint.
- Houndoom was entirely orange in Gold/Silver, but became black and orange in Crystal.
- Mr. Mime used to have four fingers, but now it has five.
- Shiny Geodude was yellowish-brown instead of gold in Gen 3.
- Slowpoke had a striped stomach in the Japanese version of Silver, but for some reason it was removed in the English release.
- Shiny Gyarados was orange in Fire Red and Leaf Green.
- Houndoom was entirely orange in Gold/Silver, but became black and orange in Crystal.
- Mr. Mime used to have four fingers, but now it has five.
- Shiny Geodude was yellowish-brown instead of gold in Gen 3.
- Slowpoke had a striped stomach in the Japanese version of Silver, but for some reason it was removed in the English release.
- Shiny Gyarados was orange in Fire Red and Leaf Green.
I'm guessing they originally wanted it to look more like just a gas cloud with a face. If you ask me, it's kinda interesting to think about how its more modern sprites and 3D models would look if they kept that look for it. Same with a lot of Generation I's sprites, actually.- Gen 1 Gastly looks like it was made using the Spray Tool in MS Paint.
It's weird, though- Gastly is pretty much made entirely of poison gas, and yet it can't learn Poison Gas. Never understood that one.
D'awww. I like his striped belly. It's too bad they changed it!
The 5 fingers are there, just less visible!
Oh, I didn't notice. It does have four fingers in the first two generations, though.
- Why is Hippopotas lying down in Platinum?
- In Gen 6, Sudowoodo barely moves when it isn't attacking.
- Shiny Swinub seems to change color a lot.
- The same thing happens to Shiny Misdreavus.
- In the Rumble games, Heatran's limbs are floating away from its body!
- So this isn't any official sprite, but Excadrill was apparently at one time a dark blue colour instead of its usual brown:
- In DP Drifblim had very small eyes:
- In Gold and Silver Ekans was pink instead of purple, but this was corrected in Crystal:
- Cottonee is the only Pokemon to get a completely new sprite in B2W2:
- These aren't official sprites either, but were found in DP (Compared with the official sprites). These are early backsprites for Shellos and Gastrodon who, for those who didn't know, actually was supposed to have been in Ruby and Sapphire:
- In DP Drifblim had very small eyes:
- In Gold and Silver Ekans was pink instead of purple, but this was corrected in Crystal:
- Cottonee is the only Pokemon to get a completely new sprite in B2W2:
- These aren't official sprites either, but were found in DP (Compared with the official sprites). These are early backsprites for Shellos and Gastrodon who, for those who didn't know, actually was supposed to have been in Ruby and Sapphire:
- In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Sandshrew is on all fours.
- In Red, Blue and Green, Pinsir has dotted eyes.
- Gengar just looks fat in Red and Green.
- Since when was Steelix so wiggly?
- Floatzel looks super angry in its Gen 4 backsprite.
- When looking at this sprite by itself, you can barely tell what it actually is!
- The Pokédex says Ivysaur can't stand on two legs. Guess what it does in Red and Blue?
- The Pokédex also says Shedinja doesn't move. Yeah, right.
<----- Totally not moving.
- Although it isn't currently available in-game, this is Mega Heracross's sprite from Pokémon Shuffle. It looks stupid.
- Ouch... It hurts my eyes just looking at this sprite...
- In Red, Blue and Green, Pinsir has dotted eyes.
- Gengar just looks fat in Red and Green.
- Since when was Steelix so wiggly?
- Floatzel looks super angry in its Gen 4 backsprite.
- When looking at this sprite by itself, you can barely tell what it actually is!
It's Forretress's Gen 2 backsprite.
- The Pokédex says Ivysaur can't stand on two legs. Guess what it does in Red and Blue?
- The Pokédex also says Shedinja doesn't move. Yeah, right.
<----- Totally not moving.- Although it isn't currently available in-game, this is Mega Heracross's sprite from Pokémon Shuffle. It looks stupid.
- Ouch... It hurts my eyes just looking at this sprite...
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Because I love Pichu so much:
- Pichu's cheeks were initially red, but became pinker over time.
- Suicune's Shiny was originally this ugly shade of Gray all over.
What Raikou Originally Looked like:
Yes, this is a Pokémon sprite.
This may be the worst animation of any gen 5 sprite.
- Pichu's cheeks were initially red, but became pinker over time.
- Suicune's Shiny was originally this ugly shade of Gray all over.
What Raikou Originally Looked like:
Yes, this is a Pokémon sprite.
It's Raikou's gen 2 Backsprite.
This may be the worst animation of any gen 5 sprite.
To be fair, I believe it says that Ivysaur gradually loses the ability to stand on its hind legs, not that it's flat-out unable to do so.- The Pokédex says Ivysaur can't stand on two legs. Guess what it does in Red and Blue?
- Although it isn't currently available in-game, this is Mega Heracross's sprite from Pokémon Shuffle. It looks stupid.
It does not look stupid. It looks adorable :3
Also Mewtwo literally glows in Pokemon Crystal
That never struck me as weird. Ultimate fighting machine, extremely powerful Psychic-type, I figured glowing's no problem for it to pull off.Also Mewtwo literally glows in Pokemon Crystal
- In Crystal, Wigglytuff is actually wiggly.
- In Gen 1, the crests on Machoke's head runs down its back.
- Bellsprout's face looks weird in Pokemon Pinball.
- In Emerald, Geodude has a gray tongue.
- Also from Emerald, Dratini is light purple.
- Why is Togetic yellow?
- Apparently Milotic has the ability to turn blue.
- I know I already talked about Rotom in a previous post...
but...
it's just...
OH GOD, MY EYES!!!
- In Gen 1, the crests on Machoke's head runs down its back.
- Bellsprout's face looks weird in Pokemon Pinball.
- In Emerald, Geodude has a gray tongue.
- Also from Emerald, Dratini is light purple.
- Why is Togetic yellow?
- Apparently Milotic has the ability to turn blue.
- I know I already talked about Rotom in a previous post...
but...
it's just...
OH GOD, MY EYES!!!
Never saw anything wrong with that. Sudowoodo's always trying to disguise itself as a tree, so holding still must come naturally to it.- In Gen 6, Sudowoodo barely moves when it isn't attacking.
- Don't have a picture, but Jumpluff's Shadow in Colosseum had the Pom-poms as squares.
There's quite a few sprites in Platinum [maybe all of them in the regional dex] that the sprites are just the second frame of animation of the DP ones. This didn't turn out so well for a few of them:
In Green and Red/Blue, they tried Drawing Vileplume from a forwards perspective. The result was the flower being oddly disconnected from the rest of its body.
there's a similar effect in Emerald:
There's quite a few sprites in Platinum [maybe all of them in the regional dex] that the sprites are just the second frame of animation of the DP ones. This didn't turn out so well for a few of them:
In Green and Red/Blue, they tried Drawing Vileplume from a forwards perspective. The result was the flower being oddly disconnected from the rest of its body.
there's a similar effect in Emerald: