Game Art Styles

Pokémon Y

Game Freak · 2013

Third-person · Three-quarter · RPG · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Cel-shaded, Hand-drawn
Colors
Linework
Black outlines
Shading
Two-tone cel
Palette
Vibrant
Art movement
Anime
Proportions
Cute, Exaggerated
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About

Pokémon Y is a role-playing game set in the Kalos region, where players catch, train and battle Pokémon. Released alongside Pokémon X, it brought polygonal 3D presentation to the main series and introduced Mega Evolution and the Fairy type.

Art style

Pokémon Y (2013, Game Freak) is a 3D cel-shaded and hand-drawn game played from a third-person / three-quarter view. Its look is built from black outlines and two-tone cel shading. The palette is vibrant. It draws on anime.

Details

Release
Original release · Nintendo 3DS
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Released
2013-10-12 Worldwide, Nintendo 3DS
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS
Also known as
ポケットモンスター Y (Japan)
Credits
Ken Sugimori Character Art Director
Takao Unno 3D Art Director
Junichi Masuda Director; Producer
Hitoshi Yamagami Producer
Shusaku Egami Producer
Takato Utsunomiya Producer
Links
official · nintendo · wikipedia · mobygames

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Pokémon series 25 games

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