3rd and 4th gen sprites in HG/SS

[Our Wasted Years]

I was looking at all the sprites and it seems that only 1st and 2nd gen Pokemon got new sprites, 3rd and 4th gen are still the same old ones. Is this because Nintendo/GameFreak got lazy or it wasn't necessary since D/P/Plt release?

 

[Lazyboy0337]

sprites don't change mid-gen, hence why most of DPPt's sprites are the same. Idk about 3rd gen though. Nintendo just hates them?

 

[Pancake-chan]

I guess they already gave new sprites to enough of them in Platinum.

 

[Orion-Sama]

They only change the Sprites of the Pokémon that appear in the Local Pokédex of a given game, with a few oddballs here and there. The only general Sprite change is when a new Generation begins.

FRLG had new Sprites for the original 151 Pokémon.

Emerald didn't change any Sprite from RS. It just gave all pokémon a second frame for the animation.

Platinum changed the Sprites of all Pokémon available in the new Sinnoh Pokédex.

Likewise, HGSS only changed the Sprites of the Pokémon found in the Johto Pokédex, with a few exceptions. Namely, 4th Gen Evolutions of the Pokémon available, which made their way into this Pokédex. The first 251 got a new look.

 

[Mitchman]

The only Pokemon without new sprites are the Hoenn Mon. All the others have em and the platinum sprites don't need to be changed.

 

[DCM]

this thread neither promotes discussion, and it could have easily been answered in simple questions and answers.