Pokémon Crystal Version

Game Freak · 2000

Dimension: 2D
Rendering: Pixel art
Colors: Green Gray Blue
Linework: Black outlines, Interior lines
Shading: Flat / Unlit, Dithered shading
Pixel details: 8-bit, Dithering
Palette: Limited palette, Muted
Proportions: Chibi, Cute

About

Pokémon Crystal is a role-playing game set in Johto and an expanded edition of Pokémon Gold and Silver. It introduced a choice of male or female protagonist and animated Pokémon battle sprites.

Art style

Pokémon Crystal Version (2000, Game Freak) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from black outlines, interior lines, flat/unlit shading and dithered shading. The palette is limited and muted.

Details

Release: Original release · Game Boy Color
Developer: Game Freak, Creatures
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 2000-12-14 Japan, Game Boy Color
2001-07-30 North America, Game Boy Color
2001-09-30 Australia, Game Boy Color
2001-11-02 Europe, Game Boy Color
2018-01-26 Europe, Nintendo 3DS
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Also known as: Pokémon Crystal (International)
ポケットモンスタークリスタルバージョン (Japan)
Pocket Monsters Crystal (Japan)
Pokémon Edición Cristal (Spain)
Pokémon Kristall-Edition (Germany)
Pokémon Version Cristal (France)
Pokémon Versione Cristallo (Italy)
Pokémon X (Development title)
Credits: Ken Sugimori Graphics Director; Monster Design
Motofumi Fujiwara Monster Design
Shigeki Morimoto Monster Design
Hironobu Yoshida Monster Design; Pokémon Animation; Graphics Design
Satoshi Ohta Monster Design
Atsuko Nishida Monster Design
Muneo Saito Monster Design
Rena Yoshikawa Monster Design
Jun Okutani Pokémon Animation; Graphics Design
Asuka Iwashita Graphics Design
Tetsuya Watanabe Graphics Design
Satoshi Tajiri Director
Junichi Masuda Co-Director
Satoru Iwata Producer
Satoshi Yamamoto Producer
Shigeru Miyamoto Producer
Tsunekazu Ishihara Producer
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