Pokemon has never really been a series sold solely on its visuals. Sure, it's hard to imagine how popular it would have been ...

design, his facial features—especially ... Conceptualized by Satoshi Tajiri in association with Ken Sugimori and Junichi Masuda, Pokemon is set in fictional worlds where people live together ...

More interestingly, Ken Sugimori, the illustrator for the Pokémon ... We can see this thinking in Audino's design as it uses a similar pink and cream colour palette to Chansey - the Pokémon ...