Judging by the lineart and shading style, looks like Ken Sugimori kinda gave up and shoved it to another guy
>>26245857
>implying artists don't constantly change, evolve, and experiment
Also HQ art
>>26245857
This.
Ken is done. He barely made it through XY, he couldnt finish half his designs by himself. Senile fuck.
>>26245857
>Muh genwunner watercolor meme
>>26245918
Evidence? Shoe me evidence that he couldn't fully design mons himself
>>26245918
>He didn't even give updated art for Hoenn mons
>>26246022
http://web.archive.org/web/20141031160627/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/55616/ken-sugimori-got-artists-block-during-pokemon-x-and-y-development/
Also you can kinda tell he didn't really give his all for a few pieces of art
>>26245918
>barely made though XY
but on XY he did the artwork of
>all main characters
>all MC friends
>all gym leaders
>az, lysandre
we know that he couldn't design the legends but doesnt mean that he couldn't this time
>>26245951
???
>>26245951
I think the art itself has improved for the most part, but I do miss the watercolor style compared to the current shading.
