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Just as Pokémon themselves evolve, so do their depictions in the Pokémon games and anime. The newest additions to the Pokémon library, [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Diamond and Pearl]], are generally regarded by fans as having the most advanced graphics yet to be seen in a Pokémon handheld RPG. | Just as Pokémon themselves evolve, so do their depictions in the Pokémon games and anime. The newest additions to the Pokémon library, [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Diamond and Pearl]], are generally regarded by fans as having the most advanced graphics yet to be seen in a Pokémon handheld RPG. | ||
Let us take for first example the most well-known of the Pokémon, {{p|Pikachu}}. The original [[bp:Ken Sugimori|Ken Sugimori]] artwork from Generation I is drastically different from the artist's rendering from Generation III. | Let us take for first example the most well-known of the Pokémon, {{p|Pikachu}}. The original [[bp:Ken Sugimori|Ken Sugimori]] artwork from [[bp:Generation I|Generation I]] is drastically different from the artist's rendering from [[bp:Generation III|Generation III]]. | ||
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Perhaps most striking are the sprites from the Pokémon handheld RPGs. The Pikachu of Pokémon Red, Green and Blue even had a different-colored | Perhaps most striking are the sprites from the Pokémon handheld RPGs. The Pikachu of [[bp:Pokémon Red and Green|Pokémon Red, Green]] and [[bp:Pokémon Red and Blue|Blue]] even had a different-colored abdomen from its later counterparts. | ||
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Other Pokémon received major makeovers in the transition from Game Boy to Game Boy Color to Game Boy Advance and finally to Nintendo DS. | Other Pokémon received major makeovers in the transition from [[bp:Game Boy|Game Boy]] to [[bp:Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]] to [[bp:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] and finally to [[bp:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]. | ||
{{p|Mew}}, while seemingly a quite simple-looking Pokémon, has drastically changed from its introduction as the enigmatic 151st monster. | {{p|Mew}}, while seemingly a quite simple-looking Pokémon, has drastically changed from its introduction as the enigmatic 151st monster. | ||
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In the case of {{p|Arbok}}, even its Generation III sprites vary. In [[bp:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby, Sapphire]] and [[bp:Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]], its chest design features an open, red mouth. However, in [[bp:Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed and LeafGreen]], the mouth is completely black. By comparison, the Arbok of Generation IV has the black mouth of pre-Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald games (although it should be noted that the original- and rare -Sugimori art of Arbok featured the open mouth). | In the case of {{p|Arbok}}, even its Generation III sprites vary. In [[bp:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby, Sapphire]] and [[bp:Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]], its chest design features an open, red mouth. However, in [[bp:Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed and LeafGreen]], the mouth is completely black. By comparison, the Arbok of [[bp:Generation IV|Generation IV]] has the black mouth of pre-Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald games (although it should be noted that the original- and rare -Sugimori art of Arbok featured the open mouth). | ||
Also of note is that in Generation I, Arbok's back sprite had black stripes that were never present in any other incarnation. | Also of note is that in Generation I, Arbok's back sprite had black stripes that were never present in any other incarnation. |
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