I’m imagining myself explaining to my coworkers what youtube video I watched during my lunch break. They would say this is insane, and they would be correct.
@@BorkBigFrighten2some of the older mons' front sprites look a bit off-model in the Hoenn games. I remember the Pidgey line, and both Nidoran lines, looked a bit strange. But it makes sense, they don't really show up in Hoenn.
hard disagree with Beldum. Not only does it represent the design of the pokemon [and it got points deducted for the design itself] it also gets the full pokemon into frame and also has some nice shading and detail. Makes you recognize it as a some sort of inorganic material, perhaps metallic in nature. I think that's a very succesful sprite actually. fun list tho E: portraying Cloyster's face from the back is a logistical nightmare. I also don't feel like it's a fair deduction. But it also shines light on different criteria we apply to our assesments. I enjoy how skillfuly detailed Cloyster is given the very limited canvas it has to be displayed. Fantastic use of space and linework. I also appreciate how shiny and vibrant electrodes manages to be, glossy almost. I feel it displays much more skill to convey that than, for example, Espeon seems to represent. I love Espeon but the sprite is flat, two-tone and static. Pokemon itself gives you much more creative space to express it than the design of Electrode yet it's the latter whose sprite catches my attention
The Jimothy Cool content lately has been all over the place and I love it. Between the Pokémon Go competitive rectangle, the types throughout the generations, the cute Gen 3 love and now this. I can't get enough of it really!
First of all, you had me at the title. Then the quality blew me away but what truly sold me was your compelling argument, you should have a bond with your partner. Bro, I commend you for this excellent video, I came here expecting 1.2 million subscribers, then saw how many there are…you are the next big channel my friend.
If you're new here, you need to catch up on the JimothyCool Cinematic Universe. We just came out of the great Horse Council Debate a bit ago. Truly an exciting and invigorating plot with twists and turns around every corner. Much recommended
I am now very intrigued and hopeful for a future video where Jimothy shows the 386 pokemon to his Grandmother and she gives her honest opinions on them.
@3:05 Aeordactyl's arms are shifted downward instead of upward. So rather than it being cut off, you can tell its still there by looking at part of his shoulder. If its wings were upward, its entire face would be covered and it would definitely shift his tier down lol
At work today I was thinking about just how much I love Wingull’s gen 3 back sprite… and boom my favourite TH-camr puts up a video tier list of gen 3 back sprites. My goddd
Altaria has plumes, Jimothy. Like birds have. I appreciate your work against Iron Mugulis and other terrifying Paradox Pokemon but you should take some time off and reconnect, I think it's taking a toll
Mr. Cool, the reason why some Gen 3 sprites may look underwhelming is because they were recycled from Gen 2 and recolored. Those sprites used to be much smaller and thus not as detailed.
That's a fair statement, but many of the F tiers were there despite being gen 3 Pokemon, such as Kyogre and the whales. Meanwhile some of the recycled gen 2 sprites, such as Geodude and Bayleef, were already quality work and as such still landed highly even without that much detail shown.
I know it's unlikely, but I'd appreciate if you made a follow up with Leaf Green and Fire Red backsprites in the form of a Short. Not all of them were changed from Ruby and Sapphire (especially since Teddiursa aside only Kanto mons received new sprites) but most of them do outshine their previous ones, sometimes to the point of outright incinerating and change your perspective of them, just look at Gyarados' or Butterfree's for instance!
I would like to see a video of Jim showing back sprites to his grandmother and various children as these are the most important criteria established for quality. Thank you.
Fun fact: a lot of the gen 3 back sprites are just redraws from gen 2. Also, a few Pokemon got completely redone back sprites in Firered/Leafgreen, such as Alakazam.
As much as I can appreciate a back or two as much as the next guy, It would be really nice if we could get a video actually revealing the faces of all these beautiful backs! As a face enjoyer I believe we all would like to know what these fine fellows like from the front.
I love Barboach's back sprite. He's so energetic and jolly, it makes me happy to look at. Meanwhile, Wailord's back sprite in Gen 4 is just a blue disc.
I didn't recognize the Alakazam sprite at first despite using it quite often in FR/LG so I looked it up, and it turns out there are many sprites that have been changed in FR/LG (even Emerald has a couple of unique ones IIRC, so a few Pokémon have three different gen 3 backsprites). Most of them are just slight alterations in position or color but Alakazam for instance looks COMPLETELY different. So yeah, there's a bunch missing but I usually can't be bothered making a tier list with more than like 20 items so kudos for taking the time to go through this. And yes I'm talking about the back sprites, I know virtually every gen 1 Pokémon looks different from the front in FR/LG.
For spinarak and ariados I like that the markings on the back look like they're looking at you. The design is very insect. What you mistook for wailmer was clearly a sleeping snorlax.
In defense of some mons like Aerodactyl and anyone else who got most of their body cut off, let us remember that the Gameboy’s screen was pretty small and had to be taken into account for the sake of perspective
As a kid I always HATED when my super epic looking from the front-sprite Pokémon looked so silly like Donphan and Kyogre... I also always thought Aggron's little shoulder spike was a nubby arm lol
Aggrons sprite looks good but it took me forever to see that the spike on his shoulder is a spike and not his actual arm. I thought it was so weird how his arm was so small in his back sprite for the longest time.
I don’t think looking at these sprites in a vacuum is exactly fair. The only time you’re seeing the back sprite first is if you’re playing someone else’s save or maybe playing randbats and there’s a mon you’ve never seen. Otherwise, you always see the front sprite before being presented with the back sprite
mawile's back sprite looks pretty nice in gen 3 but I've always been dissapointed in the gen 4 back sprite which looks not detailed enough. the gen 4 back sprite looks like the gen 3 one but bigger and with all the shading and curvature removed.
> All Pokémon in alphabetical order
> Reaches Bellsprout
> That’s Weepingbell
Also murkrow before mew 🤨
abra, aggron, absol
🤨🤨🤨
Don't forget about Silcoon b4 Castform lmao.
@@darianclark3980 Silcoon, Cascoon, Suicoon, all the same guy
And he said it failed to capture the essence of Weepinbell which was technically true
"I cannot see Arcanine's eye, but that's okay that means he's focused on the battle, which he should be, because I am using him in battle" - Jim
I like how one of the main metrics of ranking is "what would my grandmother think if she saw this back sprite?"
I’m imagining myself explaining to my coworkers what youtube video I watched during my lunch break. They would say this is insane, and they would be correct.
Oh hey I'm also watching this on lunch
Lunch Break Jim Gang
🤣🤣
Hey wait I am too
Watching this on a smoke break 😭 boutta go back in tho and I'm sad about it
>New Jimothy Cool video
>93 minutes of Pokemon backshots
💀💀💀
no wonder feraligatr backsprite has so much cake
(i can never look the same at it again)
Yo?
🗿
holy +2
"He's holding a spoon, that's one of his most iconic traits" 4:05
Jimothy's solid understanding on what his grandmother thinks about pokemon back sprites is heartwarming.
my coworkers asked why im watching this. i answered "this is insane, folks"
36:15 what everyone came here for.
thank you. I almost died of anticipation.
Before I click, I think this is feraligatr
You read me like a book
Men of culture we meet again 😂😂
I feel like I already know where Feraligatr will land on the list.
😂
@@claytonscott4422in the A for Ass tier
@@CoNteMpTonealternatively B for booty tier
@@looksfineforme9471C for cu-
*Insert clip of AVGN screaming ass here*
Subscribe to Jimothy Cool to stop Pokémon’s Feraligatr dump truck erasure
Stupid sexy Feraligatr
Front sprite tier list is required.
Overworld Sprites next. Maybe add trainers too. And Front Sprite Trainers tier list.
Pre-FRLG Charizard's front sprite looks like someone ordered him off of Wish.
@@BorkBigFrighten2some of the older mons' front sprites look a bit off-model in the Hoenn games. I remember the Pidgey line, and both Nidoran lines, looked a bit strange. But it makes sense, they don't really show up in Hoenn.
@@MishKoz Houndoom has a really derpy face, too.
15:00 ah yes my favourite Pokémon starting with B, Weepinbell
Bellweepin
Beepinbell
Days since Groodon: 0
Thank you for the warning
GRUdon strikes again. It's Minions monday
The legendary Groond-type Pokémon
Gonna show the final tier list to people and pretend it's Jimothy Cool's OU viability ranking.
Ah yes Butterfree vs Beautifly, the classic gen 3 OU matchup
hard disagree with Beldum. Not only does it represent the design of the pokemon [and it got points deducted for the design itself] it also gets the full pokemon into frame and also has some nice shading and detail. Makes you recognize it as a some sort of inorganic material, perhaps metallic in nature. I think that's a very succesful sprite actually.
fun list tho
E: portraying Cloyster's face from the back is a logistical nightmare. I also don't feel like it's a fair deduction. But it also shines light on different criteria we apply to our assesments. I enjoy how skillfuly detailed Cloyster is given the very limited canvas it has to be displayed. Fantastic use of space and linework. I also appreciate how shiny and vibrant electrodes manages to be, glossy almost. I feel it displays much more skill to convey that than, for example, Espeon seems to represent. I love Espeon but the sprite is flat, two-tone and static. Pokemon itself gives you much more creative space to express it than the design of Electrode yet it's the latter whose sprite catches my attention
Top tier take
Rat with clenched fist is probably the most Jimothycore photo ever. What am I saying? Am I Insane?
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:55 Subscribe!
0:01:11 Abra
0:01:29 Aggron (alphabet moment)
0:01:56 Absol
0:02:40 Aerodactyl
0:03:22 Aipom
0:03:56 Alakazam
0:04:31 Altaria
0:05:03 TIER ADDITION: B+
0:05:20 Ampharos
0:06:10 Anorith
0:06:39 Arbok
0:07:06 Arcanine
0:07:42 Ariados
0:07:58 Armaldo
0:08:12 Aron
0:08:33 Articuno
0:09:19 Azumarill
0:09:38 Azurill
0:09:58 Bagon
0:10:30 Baltoy
0:10:55 Banette
0:11:36 Barboach
0:12:15 TIER ADDITION: A+
0:12:41 Bayleef
0:13:22 Beautifly
0:13:48 Beedrill
0:14:14 Beldum
0:14:30 Bellossom
0:14:58 Bellsprout
0:15:17 Blastoise
0:15:36 Blaziken
0:16:11 Blissey
0:16:21 Breloom
0:16:43 Bulbasaur
0:17:13 Butterfree
0:17:48 Cacnea
0:17:58 Cacturne
0:18:14 Camerupt
0:18:38 Carvanha
0:18:53 Cascoon
0:18:56 Castform (Rain)
0:19:06 Castform (Hail)
0:19:23 Castform (Sun)
0:19:37 Castform (Base)
0:19:48 Caterpie
0:19:59 Celebi
0:20:21 Chansey
0:20:35 Charizard
0:21:00 Charmander
0:21:07 Charmeleon
0:21:24 Chikorita
0:21:47 Chimecho
0:21:59 Chinchou
0:22:14 Clamperl
0:22:17 Claydol
0:22:46 Clefable/Clefairy/Cleffa
0:23:05 Cloyster
0:23:41 Combusken
0:24:05 Corphish
0:24:24 Corsola
0:24:47 Cradily
0:24:54 Crawdaunt
0:25:17 Crobat
0:25:23 Croconaw
0:25:43 Cubone
0:26:02 Cyndaquil
0:26:09 Delcatty
0:26:21 Delibird
0:26:34 Deoxys (all formes)
0:27:20 Dewgong
0:27:30 Diglett
0:27:42 Ditto
0:27:52 Dodrio
0:28:51 Doduo
0:29:13 Donphan
0:29:44 Dragonair
0:29:59 Dragonite
0:30:17 Dratini
0:30:21 Drowzee
0:30:33 Dugtrio
0:30:40 Dunsparce
0:30:51 Dusclops/Duskull
0:31:08 Dustox
0:31:42 Eevee
0:31:49 Ekans
0:32:13 Electabuzz
0:32:21 Electrike
0:32:43 Electrode
0:32:51 Elekid
0:32:57 Entei
0:33:12 Espeon
0:33:19 Exeggcute
0:34:09 Exeggutor
0:34:41 Exploud
0:35:07 TIER SHIFT #1
0:35:21 Farfetch'd
0:35:39 Fearow
0:35:44 Feebas
0:36:14 Feraligatr
0:36:22 Flaafy
0:36:48 Flareon
0:37:00 Flygon
0:37:06 Forretress
0:37:12 Furret
0:37:34 Gardevoir
0:37:49 Gastly
0:38:10 Gengar
0:38:43 Geodude
0:38:55 Girafarig
0:39:03 Glalie
0:39:12 Gligar
0:39:26 Gloom
0:39:29 Golbat
0:39:31 Goldeen
0:39:50 Golduck
0:40:07 Golem
0:40:15 Gorebyss
0:40:27 Granbull
0:40:56 Graveler
0:40:57 Grimer
0:41:05 Groudon
0:41:24 Grovyle
0:41:43 Growlithe
0:41:48 Grumpig
0:42:10 TIER SHIFT #2
0:42:23 Gulpin
0:42:33 Gyarados
0:42:52 Hariyama
0:43:18 Haunter
0:43:35 Heracross
0:43:38 Hitmonchan
0:43:45 Hitmonlee
0:43:48 Hitmontop
0:43:57 Ho-Oh
0:44:24 Hoothoot
0:44:25 Hoppip
0:44:28 Horsea
0:44:41 Houndoom
0:44:51 Houndour
0:44:52 Huntail
0:45:05 Hypno
0:45:17 Igglybuff
0:45:39 Illumise
0:45:46 Ivysaur
0:46:11 Jigglypuff
0:46:22 Jirachi
0:46:36 Jolteon
0:46:50 Jumpluff
0:46:56 Jynx
0:47:11 Kabuto
0:47:17 Kabutops
0:47:23 Kadabra
0:47:43 Kakuna
0:47:54 Kangaskhan
0:48:26 Kecleon
0:48:36 Kingdra
0:48:53 Kingler
0:49:10 Kirlia
0:49:15 Koffing
0:49:42 Krabby
0:50:03 Kyogre
0:50:22 Lairon
0:50:25 Lanturn
0:50:33 Lapras
0:50:40 Larvitar
0:50:47 Latias/Latios
0:51:30 Ledian/Ledyba
0:51:44 Lickitung
0:51:58 Lileep
0:52:07 Linoone
0:52:29 Lombre
0:52:34 Lotad
0:52:36 Loudred
0:52:41 Ludicolo
0:53:00 Lugia
0:53:09 Lunatone
0:53:15 Luvdisc
0:53:23 Machamp
0:53:25 Machoke
0:53:41 Machop
0:53:59 Magby
0:54:07 Magcargo
0:54:31 Magikarp
0:54:52 Magmar
0:54:56 Magnemite/Magneton
0:54:59 Makuhita
0:55:06 Manectric
0:55:26 Mankey
0:55:36 Mantine
0:55:39 Mareep
0:55:41 Marill
0:55:45 Marowak
0:55:49 Marshtomp
0:55:56 Masquerain
0:56:05 Mawile
0:56:20 Medicham
0:56:31 Meditite
0:56:38 Meganium
0:56:47 Meowth
0:56:56 Metagross
0:57:24 Metang
0:57:28 Metapod
0:58:04 Murkrow (jumped the line)
0:58:19 Mew
0:58:30 Mewtwo
0:58:39 Mightyena
0:58:42 Milotic
0:58:47 Miltank
0:58:53 Minun
0:58:54 Misdreavus
0:58:56 Moltres
0:59:12 Mr. Mime
0:59:19 Mudkip
0:59:31 Muk
0:59:57 Natu
1:00:05 Nidoking/Nidoqueen
1:00:22 Nidoran♀/♂
1:00:40 Nidorina/Nidorino
1:01:00 Nincada
1:01:02 Ninetales
1:01:05 Ninjask
1:01:15 Noctowl
1:01:22 Nosepass
1:01:25 Numel
1:01:30 Nuzleaf
1:01:41 Octillery
1:01:45 Oddish
1:01:47 Omanyte
1:01:51 Omastar
1:01:54 Onix
1:01:58 Paras
1:02:03 Parasect
1:02:07 Pelipper
1:02:13 Persian
1:02:19 Phanpy
1:02:24 Pichu
1:02:28 Pidgeot/Pidgeotto/Pidgey
1:03:06 Pikachu
1:03:20 Piloswine
1:03:22 TIER ADDITION: F
1:03:50 Pineco
1:03:53 Pinsir
1:03:56 Plusle
1:03:59 Politoed
1:04:22 Poliwag/Poliwhirl/Poliwrath
1:04:34 Ponyta
1:04:39 Poochyena
1:04:49 Porygon/Porygon2
1:05:01 Primeape
1:05:09 Psyduck
1:05:14 Pupitar
1:05:20 Quagsires
1:05:36 Quilava
1:05:44 Qwilfish
1:05:46 Raichu
1:05:48 Raikou
1:06:11 Ralts
1:06:17 Rapidash
1:06:37 Raticate
1:06:46 Rattata
1:06:49 Rayquaza
1:07:17 Regice/Regirock/Registeel
1:07:43 Relicanth
1:07:49 Remoraid
1:08:06 Rhydon
1:08:18 Rhyhorn
1:08:22 Roselia
1:08:34 Sableye
1:08:47 Salamence
1:09:08 Sandshrew
1:09:13 Sandslash
1:09:38 Sceptile
1:09:47 Scizor/Scyther
1:10:06 Seadra
1:10:10 Seaking
1:10:29 Sealeo
1:10:46 Seedot
1:10:51 Seel
1:10:56 Sentret
1:10:59 Seviper
1:11:24 Sharpedo
1:11:30 Shedinja
1:11:37 Shelgon
1:11:39 Shellder
1:11:43 Shiftry
1:11:49 Shroomish
1:12:01 Shuckle
1:12:06 Shuppet
1:12:09 Silcoon
1:12:15 Skarmory
1:12:32 Skiploom
1:12:35 Skitty
1:12:43 Slaking
1:12:57 Slakoth
1:13:07 Slowbro
1:13:09 Slowking
1:13:11 Slowpoke
1:13:15 Slugma
1:13:19 Smeargle
1:13:41 Smoochum
1:13:43 Sneasel
1:13:46 Snorlax
1:13:52 Snorunt
1:13:58 Snubbull
1:14:00 Solrock
1:14:13 Spearow
1:14:16 Spheal (lmao)
1:14:23 Spinarak
1:14:27 Spinda
1:14:44 Spoink
1:15:06 Squirtle
1:15:21 Stantler
1:15:41 Starmie
1:15:54 Staryu
1:16:20 Substitute
1:16:27 Steelix
1:16:49 TIER SHIFT #3 (Noctowl)
1:17:02 Sudowoodo
1:17:24 Suicune
1:17:53 Sunflora
1:18:02 Sunkern
1:18:05 Surskit
1:18:10 Swablu
1:18:18 Swalot
1:18:43 Swampert
1:19:00 Swellow
1:19:33 Swinub
1:19:55 Taillow
1:20:02 Tangela
1:20:14 Tauros
1:20:23 Teddiursa
1:20:32 Tentacool
1:20:45 Tentacruel
1:20:57 Togepi
1:21:01 Togetic
1:21:13 Torchic
1:21:19 Torkoal
1:22:04 Totodile
1:22:22 Trapinch
1:22:34 Treecko
1:22:55 TIER SHIFT #4 (Metapod)
1:23:02 Tropius
1:23:13 Typhlosion
1:23:25 Tyranitar
1:23:36 Tyrogue
1:23:52 Umbreon
1:24:05 Unown
1:24:11 Ursaring
1:24:24 Vaporeon
1:24:35 Venomoth
1:24:47 Venonat
1:25:09 Venusaur
1:25:21 Vibrava
1:25:29 Victreebel
1:25:45 Vigoroth
1:26:00 Vileplume
1:26:11 Volbeat
1:26:30 Voltorb
1:26:40 Vulpix
1:27:01 Wailmer
1:27:11 Wailord
1:27:23 Walrein
1:27:32 Wartortle
1:27:43 Weedle
1:27:59 Weepinbell
1:28:14 Weezing
1:28:28 Whiscash
1:28:38 Whismur
1:28:43 Wigglytuff
1:28:50 Wingull
1:29:04 Wobbuffet
1:29:17 Wooper
1:29:28 Wurmple
1:29:48 Wynaut
1:29:50 Xatu
1:29:57 Yanma
1:30:20 Zangoose
1:30:36 Zapdos
1:30:51 Zigzagoon
1:31:04 Zubat
1:31:22 REVIEW
1:31:35 TIER ADDITION: S+
1:32:34 FINAL RANKING
1:32:56 Outro
This is insane.
Aipom’s back sprite is literally “talk to the hand” and goes away. S++++++++ back sprite design
Literally saying "talk to the hand" and then using his ability Run Away to leave. How insane
I don't know how it came to this, but I'm here for it, this is insane content.
The Jimothy Cool content lately has been all over the place and I love it. Between the Pokémon Go competitive rectangle, the types throughout the generations, the cute Gen 3 love and now this. I can't get enough of it really!
You thought you could avoid Groodon today? You were wrong.
Groodon is inevitable.
Muk’s backsprite makes it look like he is reaching out for help with his last dying breathe.
New lore just dropped: jimmothy’s grandma x Pokémon
To have a ugly back sprite is a fucking disgrace!
"Great sprite. He's holding a bone"
First of all, you had me at the title. Then the quality blew me away but what truly sold me was your compelling argument, you should have a bond with your partner. Bro, I commend you for this excellent video, I came here expecting 1.2 million subscribers, then saw how many there are…you are the next big channel my friend.
If you're new here, you need to catch up on the JimothyCool Cinematic Universe. We just came out of the great Horse Council Debate a bit ago. Truly an exciting and invigorating plot with twists and turns around every corner. Much recommended
At this point Jimothy could get me to watch anything even vaguely Pokemon related.
I don't think Beldum should be in the same tier as Anorith, as Beldum is in frame, and you can see almost all of him.
I am now very intrigued and hopeful for a future video where Jimothy shows the 386 pokemon to his Grandmother and she gives her honest opinions on them.
Logical conclusion this is sorely needed
Damn Feraligatr got a whole bakery down there.
This is the first time Mantyke's gen 3 sprite has ever been seen by the world. Crazy.
Thanks! Now I know how you rank every back sprite in Gen 3!
Love how you switch between a child and your grandmother as demografic reference for the perceived value of the behinds
@3:05 Aeordactyl's arms are shifted downward instead of upward. So rather than it being cut off, you can tell its still there by looking at part of his shoulder. If its wings were upward, its entire face would be covered and it would definitely shift his tier down lol
Love the 2 methods of ranking, “would a child think it’s cool?” And “what would my grandma think?”
Now this is real content.
"I'll be there soon honey, just gotta watch 90 minutes of a guy ranking pokemon by the quality of their backshots"
I learned a lot about Jimothy's grandma today
If there's not an exclusive ASS+ tier for Feraligatr we will riot
Today I learned that Weepinbell appears before Blastoise alphabetically.
Thankfully when he got to W he realised 😅
Very small, but I appreciate that you color the tiers accordingly. It makes me happy
I remember the pain of catching kyorge as a kid and realizing it looked horrible when I was playing with it
Bro, I saw you subbed to me, I love your stuff man (you low key got me into Gen 3 OU), I've listened to your podcast too! Cheers man!
Thanks! Your Smash 64 Low Tiers video got recommended yesterday, really enjoyed that one.
I love the pixel art of early Pokemon games.
i think it’s full of personality.
the 3d models are beyond soulless
it has a great art style
And it has aged quite well generally speaking
That is true mostly of the FRONT sprites, though, which are the ones you see most of the time.
At work today I was thinking about just how much I love Wingull’s gen 3 back sprite… and boom my favourite TH-camr puts up a video tier list of gen 3 back sprites. My goddd
I'm glad you're voicing these concerns and criticisms. They are sure to be addressed in a patch soon.
You are the first person ever who added B+ tier midway instead of just simply ulitizing C tier. Insane.
1:04:49 My son and I like you as well, Jim. You're our favorite of all time
Altaria has plumes, Jimothy. Like birds have.
I appreciate your work against Iron Mugulis and other terrifying Paradox Pokemon but you should take some time off and reconnect, I think it's taking a toll
shout out jimothys grandmother
Truly excellent work, Mr. Cool. Cannot wait for the Gen 4 back sprite tier list which I am certain you are working on at this moment
My favorite part of this video is when Jimothy started using how his grandmother would interpret the sprite as a benchmark
Jim this is absolutely fantastic do this with all the pixel generations PLEASE
This is the first thing I watched after waking up in the morning. I think I am going insane.
They need to go back to sprite art
You could say they need to go back to back sprites
Agreed the new style makes alot of mons look dumb like I’m a huge scizor fan and gen 5 scizor back sprite is the best
Mr. Cool, the reason why some Gen 3 sprites may look underwhelming is because they were recycled from Gen 2 and recolored. Those sprites used to be much smaller and thus not as detailed.
That's a fair statement, but many of the F tiers were there despite being gen 3 Pokemon, such as Kyogre and the whales. Meanwhile some of the recycled gen 2 sprites, such as Geodude and Bayleef, were already quality work and as such still landed highly even without that much detail shown.
@@timmaia5082
True. Pokémon with unusual body shapes generally didn't get a fair treatment.
Cubone looks like he is screaming at the world that he will avenge his mother
I know it's unlikely, but I'd appreciate if you made a follow up with Leaf Green and Fire Red backsprites in the form of a Short. Not all of them were changed from Ruby and Sapphire (especially since Teddiursa aside only Kanto mons received new sprites) but most of them do outshine their previous ones, sometimes to the point of outright incinerating and change your perspective of them, just look at Gyarados' or Butterfree's for instance!
jimothy ranking hands for 1 and a half hour
I would like to see a video of Jim showing back sprites to his grandmother and various children as these are the most important criteria established for quality. Thank you.
Fun fact: a lot of the gen 3 back sprites are just redraws from gen 2. Also, a few Pokemon got completely redone back sprites in Firered/Leafgreen, such as Alakazam.
Finally. This is a format where Corsola may truly shine. I wish her great success.
I am so glad to know I'm not the only one to think about this
55:22 these are the kind of epic ki-adi-mundi references that we come to this channel for
Alternative title: how to properly pronounce every pokemon name from gens 1-3
As much as I can appreciate a back or two as much as the next guy, It would be really nice if we could get a video actually revealing the faces of all these beautiful backs! As a face enjoyer I believe we all would like to know what these fine fellows like from the front.
You really gotta admire the artwork of Groodon's sprite folks
I love Barboach's back sprite. He's so energetic and jolly, it makes me happy to look at. Meanwhile, Wailord's back sprite in Gen 4 is just a blue disc.
An hour and a half of jimcool backshot rankings, truly peak content
Beldum got let down. It’s pretty detailed, the shading is nice, and we can see almost all of the pokemon
I didn't recognize the Alakazam sprite at first despite using it quite often in FR/LG so I looked it up, and it turns out there are many sprites that have been changed in FR/LG (even Emerald has a couple of unique ones IIRC, so a few Pokémon have three different gen 3 backsprites). Most of them are just slight alterations in position or color but Alakazam for instance looks COMPLETELY different.
So yeah, there's a bunch missing but I usually can't be bothered making a tier list with more than like 20 items so kudos for taking the time to go through this.
And yes I'm talking about the back sprites, I know virtually every gen 1 Pokémon looks different from the front in FR/LG.
This is the stupidest video you've ever done Jim, it is instantly my new favorite
Bro your content get me through work hours, ty sm King!
Now this is the content we’ve been waiting for
Istg, this is peak content. Appreciation of the small things, I love this
I don’t know why claydol is so yellow tinted in gen 3. Even its front sprite is yellow.
They didn't put all of Exeggcute's eggs in one basket which gets my respect
This is insane. Let's give all these little fellows a *Hand* for their efforts.
You should do a pokemon crystal front sprite tier list. Those sprites are beautiful
I eagerly await Jims Grandmother's gen 3 sprite first impressions video
Petition to have Jimothy’s Grandmother feature in a video in the future
For spinarak and ariados I like that the markings on the back look like they're looking at you. The design is very insect.
What you mistook for wailmer was clearly a sleeping snorlax.
37:12 furret ranking here, for those interested.
How can I trust someone who can't recognize a Sealeo from the back?
Can't wait for the follow-up where Grandma Jimothy ranks every back sprite from Gen 3.
In defense of some mons like Aerodactyl and anyone else who got most of their body cut off, let us remember that the Gameboy’s screen was pretty small and had to be taken into account for the sake of perspective
As a kid I always HATED when my super epic looking from the front-sprite Pokémon looked so silly like Donphan and Kyogre... I also always thought Aggron's little shoulder spike was a nubby arm lol
This is the content i never knew i needed until it arrived
Aggrons sprite looks good but it took me forever to see that the spike on his shoulder is a spike and not his actual arm. I thought it was so weird how his arm was so small in his back sprite for the longest time.
Crystal sprites are peak pokemon
I love Banette and was so ready for your Banette rant
imagine this but it's professor oak grading your photos in pokemon snap
Folks He's entering his Mr1upz Era. Can't wait for the Gen 3 Berry Sprite Tierlist. Where would you rank Chople Berry?
2:17 oh don’t hold buddy to the physical/special split, I’m feeling an urge to throw that boy in gen 4 ou w a scarf
I can’t even figure out of Jimothy actually knows he’s this funny or he’s just unironically funny.
I hope to see jimothy cool's back sprite one day...
Gotta be the most insane Jimothy vid of all time.
I don’t think looking at these sprites in a vacuum is exactly fair. The only time you’re seeing the back sprite first is if you’re playing someone else’s save or maybe playing randbats and there’s a mon you’ve never seen. Otherwise, you always see the front sprite before being presented with the back sprite
The entire point of the video is to rank the back sprites of these pokemon how is it unfair to look at these in a vacuum
mawile's back sprite looks pretty nice in gen 3 but I've always been dissapointed in the gen 4 back sprite which looks not detailed enough. the gen 4 back sprite looks like the gen 3 one but bigger and with all the shading and curvature removed.