In every single sprite this guy is on his head Why is it

>>31286533
>2017
>Doing headspins
Come on anon get with the program

>>31286533
because it only spins when it attacks

Neutral stance

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>>31286533
he's doing a funky dance

>>31286533
Because hes based on capoeira, and is doing a capoeira stance now

Even Colosseum managed to make Hitmontop look better in 3D

I feel like we have this thread every couple of weeks. Almost everyone at this point knows the inspiration and the reasoning behind this stance so this feels like yet another regurgitation of threads asking the same question for replies.

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>>31286533

Because that's how the Pokemon works. It doesn't stand on its head all the time, it only does it when it's spinning or using an attack that involves spinning or kicking.

>>31286533
One of its battle animations involves ot being upside down like the Hitmontop we know, same goes for Cyndaquil lines and their flames but still...

This V-neck is so disgusting. He looks like he's a fitness instructor

>>31287395
I mean he kind of is in a way.

>>31286533
It's not unusual to see it on its feet. Sprites are simply meant to be as representative as possible, so instead of maintaining an attacking pose it now has an idle stance by default.

>>31287606
>It's not unusual
Well now this is playing in my head again.

>>31286633
this

>>31287606
>>31288133
quick someone make a webm of Hitmontop sidestepping to this song

>>31286533
Typhlosion is another victim of being ruined by 3D iteration. He just has red neck holes where his fire is supposed to come out so he just looks super gross.

>>31286633
I feel like his TOP influence is stronger.

>>31287251
This is what happens when game designers make terrible decisions.

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>>31286533
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUxXJKitS4

>>31288615
I feel like either people are trolling or they never really knew how most of these old Pokemon worked in the first place. That has always been a part of its design.

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>>31288615

Typhlosion was always like that in everything but the main 2D games.

Pokemon Stadium 2 did it first in 2000.

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>>31289802

The latter seems to be the case.

People also wondered where Samurott's "sword" was until Pokedex 3D, the anime, and merchandise showed that its swords are concealed in the armor on its front legs.

Up until XY, only the anime and spin-off games could show Pokemon's fighting styles and behaviors exactly as they were intended.

>>31289838
Yeah and? I said 3D iteration, not a specific one. It looks terrible, it should have it's fire mane all the time.

>>31289802
That's nice, it doesn't look any less terrible.

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>>31286533
So we can do this.

Australian here. He's standing on his head.

>>31291123
>it should have it's fire mane all the time.

Guess a car's engine should be on all the time, right?

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>>31291198
Are you retarded?

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>>31291198
What does bleach taste like?

>>31291123

That's the fucking point of the Pokemon, if you don't like Typhlosion without its flames on, then you don't like Typhlosion at all

>>31291198
nice comparison..

>>31291324
The point of pokemon is to have 3D iterations that look terrible and contradict it's massively propagated appearance? Sounds bad.

>>31291383
>massively propagated

Typhlosion was never "massively propogated" as always having its flames on, that's just your headcanon based on the 2D sprite.

The anime and 3D games always depicted with the flames off except when it's attacking, because they weren't held back by the technical limitations of the handheld games, this is a fact.

My opinion (and I think a lot of us can agree) is the sprites did add a lot of character to the Pokemon. I know it takes them a longer time to make the Pokemon now, since they are a 3D model. But we do have models for every single one now, so I am hopeful that slowly they will give Pokemon more unique mannerisms by making their idle animations more...animated. Like Machamp can flex every so and again, or things like Torkoal could snort and have fire come out of his nose, or have Slowbro yawn. Make them all seem different again. They could do batches of 50 or so each gen. Ya know?

>>31291420
>Every single 2D sprite and every single card of Typholsion is somehow not supposed to be propagating the appearance of a pokemon.

What are you even fucking talking about?

>>31291420
Also in the anime his mane was on the entire time when he was battling even when idle, so the anime just contradicts the 3D games even more.

>>31291471
I think what anon is saying is, in the card game, the Pokemon mainline, and a lot in the anime, we mainly see the Pokemon as they are battling, but that doesn't mean the Pokemon ALWAYS has to have those features. We often think of a football player as wearing his helmet and pads, because that is what we see them in most often, but in fact they spend a majority of their time wearing street clothes.

>>31291585
Except I'm not walking around town with Typhlosion.

>>31291611
I'm not saying you are wrong, I think they neutered a lot of different Pokemon's individuality, but I was just trying to articulate anons point instead of just shit flinging back and forth.

Having said that...hopefully they start diversifying and making all the Pokemon unique again. Doesn't have to be much...just instead of z move animations going overboard and being used for one generation we could have the Pokemon all be made to show their differences going into the future of the franchise.

>>31291139
Okay but don't go acting like that isn't how its supposed to be.

>>31291872
Except it was always the other way and the overwhelming majority of his representation was with the mane on. So yes, that's how it's supposed to be.

>>31291955
That's probably because attacking animations weren't really a thing until the 3D games.

>>31286533
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL

>>31292009
Or maybe that's because his mane is on when he's in battle idle or not.

>>31291955
>So yes, that's how it's supposed to be.

A 2D non-moving sprite does not represent how it's "supposed to be".

The iterations that weren't held back by technical limitations had the flames off. Ergo, that's how it's supposed to be.

>>31288133
What's new, pussycat?

>>31292052
Except that's not how he works when he's in battle, even when idle. So still yes, mane on is how it's supposed to be.

>>31292038
Clearly that isn't that case in any representation that has more than one form of animation. It just seems like head canon at this point.

>>31291243
>>31291294
These are honestly arguments against "always on," since they're both pretty atrocious designs.

>>31292100
>Clearly that isn't that case in any representation that has more than one form of animation
Except for the medium that's named after animation.

>>31292038
>>31292052
Technical limitations is bullshit, we see his mane flicker through stages of on in Crystal. If they could do that they could have had it off and on. If they wanted they could have made a move animation just like the few hundred different moves having different animations.

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Requesting the fucking battle gif of hitmontop spinning on its head that it has when it attacks because it is not constantly attacking

Have any of the dumbasses who complain about shit like this every played the game with attack animations on? I hate stupid model complaints like this that aren't a problem when we have shit like this to deal with >>31288655


Stop with this shit

>>31292110
I'm sorry you didn't like the 2 random fire pokemon I picked. Perhaps you like Rapidash, Moltres, Infernape or Chandlure more. Doesn't really matter, your opinion on the aesthetics doesn't really refute the overwhelming large amount of representation of Typholsion with his Mane on. And yes throughout all of the anime, when Typhlosion's in battle, his mane is on whether he's idle or not.

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>>31292221
>Typhlosion's in battle, his mane is on whether he's idle or not.

Ethan/Gold brushing his Typhlosion

>>31292268
>Being brushed is in battle.
pls read all of the words.

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>>31292268

Typhlosion turning its flames on

>>31292296
Hello OP.

>>31286533
If you have to ask this question you may be mentally retarded.

>>31286533
Because it's an animated model you fucking autist. It doesn't need a whacky idle stance because it has a range of motions, not just a static sprite.

>>31288647
More like when your fanbase is braindead retarded children

>>31293621
Silly us to think we know what we want. Clearly GF is just full of great design decisions. Always advancing the design further, never making QoL changes only to take them away the next gen.

>>31291471
That's because in those instances they're all IN BATTLE OR ATTACKING, you fucking trog. Not when they're standing idle.

>>31293686
>Not when they're standing idle.
You mean like in the anime where his mane is on when he's idle in battle?

>>31293722
Oh my god just off yourself Typhlautist

>>31293652
What you want isn't how it was intended to function you god damn retard

>>31293754
Nice sidestepping the inconsistency between the anime and vg

>>31293754
Oh I see, I guess that automatically makes them great designers then.

>>31286533
Why does fucking Purrloin stand on two feet like Meowth now when it started on four?

>>31293876
actually, only the official art shows Purrloin sitting down

in every other situation, Purrloin is shown standing

>>31293876
That was just a sprite bro. It's only on all 4s when it's in action. It stands on 2 when when it's idle.

>>31293914
The game it was introduced in, it was sitting

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>>31293876

Anime and TCG depicted it standing on two legs.

>>31293929
oh shit you right

Well, it always stood in the anime, and I guess Purrloin standing was just established as the norm within a single generation

That IS pretty weird, though.

>>31286533
Because the sprites were not fully animated and did not depict idle states.
>inb4 someone claims the utter shit that was gen 5 sprites are representative of the """true""" idle states

>>31293976
>>31293989
>>31293991
>>31294013

Yeah I never payed much attention to it, so I wouldn't know, I always remembered it from it's sprite and when I saw it standing in 3D that looked fucked up. It still does, that looks fucking stupid

He's just a victim of being designed with sprites in mind. It's the opposite of Trumbeak, who looks terrible without his animations.

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>>31293686

>>31294219
>b-b-but that's just a sprite

lol btfo off fags

>>31293686
>>31294219
Awfully quiet now.

>>31291139
>>31291955
>>31292038
>>31292087
>Waaaaa waaaaa waaaaa its not what i thought it was! How could i be wrong! It must be the creaters that are wrong it could never be meeee waaawaaawaaa!

>>31294219
>>31294767
>He's only has his man on in battle. Only I can be right!

>>31294767
But the creators have numerous contradicting designs, and I just personally find the neck holes disturbing. I think it's clear that neither are exactly correct.

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>>31289926
>Lets design a pokemon that fights with swords!
>How lets keep the swords hidden and only show them in media unrelated to the main series games! Not even it's official art should have the swords out!
I'll never forgive Gamefreak for fucking up Samurott's first impression like that.

>>31295526
>smoothing out the pixels
do you just like looking at garbage?

inb4 "well he is/i am playing gen 5"

>>31295550
well he is/i am playing gen 5

>>31295526
Aren't the swords supposed to be in his lower leg holsters?

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>>31295795
Yes but the thing is, when B/W were released everyone thought the helmet was the sword as its sprite animation never pulled them out. Not even its sugimori artwork revealed the stored leg weapons. If your not playing the 3DS games,researching designs on bulbapedia, or watching the BW anime/Victini movie, no one going to even know that Samurott's front legs are actually carrying massive swords.

>>31292026
>>31288133

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpCgqWiTGpo

>>31294219
Yeah man, my typhlosion has totally turned into a meganium and then into a feraligator while playing HGSS

>>31287606
>it's not unusual

You motherfucker