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blurb=Continuing last week's editorial on the evolution of Pokémon designs and graphics, I will explore several more changed Pokémon designs as well as address some of the comments made by readers. As the last editorial was, this article is image-heavy. }}
blurb=Continuing last week's editorial on the evolution of Pokémon designs and graphics, I will explore several more changed Pokémon designs as well as address some of the comments made by readers. As the last editorial was, this article is image-heavy. }}
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"You may also note, though I doubt it has anything to do with the race issues, that while Jynx is always blonde when non-shiny, the shiny-Jynx-hair (and chest plate) went from silver in G/S/C to a darker gray in [[bp:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby/Sapphire]]/[[bp:Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]], but the hair is now platinum blonde in [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|D/P]]."
"You may also note, though I doubt it has anything to do with the race issues, that while Jynx is always blonde when non-shiny, the shiny-Jynx-hair (and chest plate) went from silver in G/S/C to a darker gray in [[bp:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby/Sapphire]]/[[bp:Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]], but the hair is now platinum blonde in [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|D/P]]."
It is also worth noting that Jynx's eyes have become smaller over the years. Compare even the Emerald sprite's eyes to those from Diamond and Pearl.


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Spr 1g 124.png|Green (and Red in Japanese) (Feb. 1996)
Image:Spr 1g 124.png|Green (and Red in Japanese) (Feb. 1996)
Image:Spr 1b 124.png|Blue (and Red in English) (Oct. 1996)
Image:Spr 1b 124.png|Blue (and Red in English) (Oct. 1996)
Image:Spr 1y 124.gif|Yellow (Sept. 1998)
Image:Spr 1y 124.png|Yellow (Sept. 1998)
Image:Jynx-gold-jp.gif|Japanese Gold (Nov. 1999)
Image:Spr b g1 124.png|Gen I back (Feb. 1996)
Image:Jynx-gold-us.gif|English Gold (Oct. 2000)
Image:Spr 2g 124 jp.png|Japanese Gold (Nov. 1999)
Image:Jynx-silver-jp.gif|Japanese Silver (Nov. 1999)
Image:Spr 2g 124 s jp.png|Japanese Gold Shiny (Nov. 1999)
Image:Jynx-silver-us.gif|English Silver (Oct. 2000)
Image:Spr 2s 124 jp.png|Japanese Silver (Nov. 1999)
Image:Jynx-silver-shiny.png|Japanese and English Silver shiny (Nov. 1999)
Image:Spr 2s 124 s jp.png|Japanese Silver Shiny (Nov. 1999)
Image:Jynx-frlg.gif|FireRed and LeafGreen (Jan. 2004)
Image:Spr 2g 124.png|English Gold (Oct. 2000)
Image:Spr 3e 124.gif|Emerald (Sept. 2004)
Image:Spr 2g 124 s.png|English Gold Shiny (Oct. 2000)
Image:124.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 2s 124.png|English Silver (Oct. 2000)
Image:Jynx-dp-shiny.png|Diamond and Pearl shiny (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 2s 124 s.png|English Silver Shiny (Oct. 2000)
Image:Spr 3f 124.png|FireRed and LeafGreen (Jan. 2004)
Image:Spr 3e 124.png|Emerald (Sept. 2004)
Image:Spr 4d 124.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 4d 124 s.png|Diamond and Pearl shiny (Sept. 2006)
</gallery>
</gallery>


"Of more interest than the shiny hair is the official artwork: In [[bp:Generation I|Generation I]] art, Jynx's face was originally black and was later re-inked to a ''very'' dark purple (much darker than in the localized games) in [[bp:Generation II|Generation II]]. Though they were always black in the games (once again, it was presumably due to technical limitations), in the [[bp:Ken Sugimori|Ken Sugimori]] art, Jynx's hands were distinctly blue! That actually seems to support the ice-princess theory [[bp:User:Dogasu|Dogasu]] is fond of but which is unfortunately unreferenced. And with the slightly bulbous, whitish fingertips, they looked not entirely unlike {{p|Mr. Mime}}'s hands. Yes, some other artwork, including the anime, made this ambiguous by using very dark blue, gray or black for its hands; however, the anime also colored her forearms red instead of white. In the [[bp:Generation III|Generation III]] sprites and artwork, however, her hands were re-colored bright purple to match her face (and {{p|Smoochum}}), the bulbous fingertips were discarded and the exaggerated shoulders which ''also'' linked her to Mr. Mime were covered by her hair (perhaps because Mr. Mime can now be female and no longer needs a feminine counterpart)."
"Of more interest than the shiny hair is the official artwork: In [[bp:Generation I|Generation I]] art, Jynx's face was originally black and was later re-inked to a ''very'' dark purple (much darker than in the localized games) in [[bp:Generation II|Generation II]]. Though they were always black in the games (once again, it was presumably due to technical limitations), in the [[bp:Ken Sugimori|Ken Sugimori]] art, Jynx's hands were distinctly blue! That actually seems to support the ice-princess theory [[bp:Dogasu|Dogasu]] is fond of but which is unfortunately unreferenced. And with the slightly bulbous, whitish fingertips, they looked not entirely unlike {{p|Mr. Mime}}'s hands. Yes, some other artwork, including the anime, made this ambiguous by using very dark blue, gray or black for its hands; however, the anime also colored her forearms red instead of white. In the [[bp:Generation III|Generation III]] sprites and artwork, however, her hands were re-colored bright purple to match her face (and {{p|Smoochum}}), the bulbous fingertips were discarded and the exaggerated shoulders which ''also'' linked her to Mr. Mime were covered by her hair (perhaps because Mr. Mime can now be female and no longer needs a feminine counterpart)."


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<gallery>
Image:Jynx-genI.gif|Generation I Sugimori art
Image:124Jynx RG.png|Generation I Sugimori art
Image:124-Jynx.jpg|Generation I anime art
File:124-Jynx.png|Generation I anime art
Image:124Jynx.png|Generation III Sugimori art
Image:124Jynx.png|Generation III Sugimori art
Image:SmoochumandtheThreeJynxSisters.jpg|Jynx in the anime ([[bp:AG169|AG168]], Nov. 2006)
Image:AG168.png|Jynx in the anime ([[bp:AG169|AG168]], Nov. 2006)
</gallery>
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Arbok-rs.png|Ruby and Sapphire (Nov. 2002)
Image:Spr_3r_024.png|Ruby and Sapphire (Nov. 2002)
Image:Arbok-frlg.png|FireRed and LeafGreen (Jan. 2004)
Image:Spr 3f 024.png|FireRed and LeafGreen (Jan. 2004)
Image:024.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 4d 024.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 4h 024.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver (Sept. 2009)
</gallery>
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Raikou-gold.png|Gold and Silver (Nov. 1999)
Image:Spr 2g 243.png|Gold and Silver (Nov. 1999)
Image:Raikou-crystal.gif|Crystal (Dec. 2000)
Image:Spr 2c 243.png|Crystal (Dec. 2000)
Image:Raikou-rsefrlg.png|Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen (Nov. 2002)
Image:Spr 3r 243.png|Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen (Nov. 2002)
Image:243.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 4d 243.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:243-Raikou.jpg|Anime art
File:243-Raikou.png|Anime art
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Shuppet-rs.png|Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen (Nov. 2002)
Image:Spr 3r 353.png|Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen (Nov. 2002)
Image:353.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 4d 353.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:353Shuppet.png|Generation III Sugimori art
Image:353Shuppet.png|Generation III Sugimori art
Image:Banette-rs.png|Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen (Nov. 2002)
Image:Spr 3r 354.png|Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen (Nov. 2002)
Image:354.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:Spr 4d 354.png|Diamond and Pearl (Sept. 2006)
Image:354Banette.png|Generation III Sugimori art
Image:354Banette.png|Generation III Sugimori art
</gallery>
</gallery>


More will be added to this list of changed Pokémon in upcoming editorials. Please feel free to discuss further possibilities and give suggestions at [[bp:Bulbagarden forums|Bulbagarden forums]].
More will be added to this list of changed Pokémon in upcoming editorials. Please feel free to discuss further possibilities and give suggestions at [[bp:Bulbagarden forums|Bulbagarden forums]].
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