How has Pokémon's animation changed over the years? And what can we expect from Sword & Shield? Let's do a retrospective of Gen 1 - Gen 7's battle animation to find out.



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Written and produced by Daniel Floyd

Custom Pikachu sprites by Michael Azzi (@Michafrar)
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Check out JoCat's video about Pokémon's creature design!
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Special thanks to Nintendo Unity for providing game footage!
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Additional Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver footage courtesy of Mixeli!
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Pokemon series sprites obtained from The Spriter's Resource!
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Special thanks to:
-Carrie Floyd
-Soraya Een Hajji
-Carrie Floyd
-Soraya Een Hajji
-Barry Kramer
-Michael Azzi
-Eric Luhta
-Dan Jones
-JoCat



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♪ "Littleroot Town" by Hyper Potions
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♪ ...and selections from the Pokemon game series official soundtracks.




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0:00 - Intro

1:36 - Pokémon Red & Blue

3:09 - Pokémon Yellow, Gold & Silver

3:23 - Pokémon Crystal

4:47 - Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire

6:17 - Pokémon Emerald

8:54 - Pokémon Diamond & Pearl

9:54 - Game Freak's strategy so far

10:43 - Pokémon Black & White

13:34 - Pokémon X & Y

18:13 - Animation Re-Use & Iteration

20:16 - Speculation around Pokémon Sword & Shield

22:18 - Ways Pokémon battle animation could be improved

25:58 - Conclusion

26:45 - Wrapping Up



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