I noticed something funny. A lot of criticism people have with

>>26739361
no

>>26739458
yes

Just to clarify if anyone got confused:

Horsea has the eyes that a lot of newer gen Pokemon designs have. Horsea's head is also a sphere with features tacked on which is a common criticism of new Pokemon like Chespin and Oshawott and stuff, which kinda falls into the "more chibi-like" category.

I suppose if Horsea were to be released today its head would be bigger and the "belly" would be contiguous with the rest of its body instead of bulging out. But Horsea still looks like a newer gen Pokemon.

Also when I said "don't turn this into a genwar" I didn't mean to imply "if you're disagreeing with me you're trying to incite a genwar". Sorry for saying that it, was kinda dumb. I really just wanted to share this.

The answer is that there isn't a consistent style everyone can agree on. Also they just lifted Horsea off the Tatsunoko logo.

>>26739483
There is no super consistent art style for Pokemon. Also, what gen they're in has nothing to do with when they were created. Fucking Titouga and Caracosta appear on first gen beta design, they just makes shit and decide if they should put it in. Alot of the Gen 1 design were chosen for their simplicity because they were more possible to make in game.

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Every generation has it's mix of cartoon and realistic pokemon. Cartoony style isn't exclusive to late gens.