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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 stomach from its later counterparts.
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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