š for PokĆ©mon!
In generation I Pokemon were designed sprite first, then interpreted by Ken Sugimori later. Especially since there was multiple sprite artists + Pokemon designers, this is why thereās a mismatch between the spritework in Pokemon Red and Green and the official art
Gen II continued this process of sprites first and no full body references on paper, Gen III was the first to start including more detailed paper references instead of sprite first designs















