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So, Pokemon X and Y! I haven't talked about them until now, and you can rest easy knowing that I think they look great, and I really look forward to them. The two revealed legendaries are some of the best I've ever seen in any generation, and Xerneas is definitely my favorite of the duo. It's pretty much solidifies my choice for Pokemon X when they come out. Oh, but the lack of sprites is somewhat disappointing. The change is for the better, as now they include what I always wanted in battles; while the moving sprites in Generation V were marvelous, the dynamic models on these Pokemon with attacking and hurt animations blow them out of the water. Besides, sprites would look awkward in 3D.

Anyway, I made a sprite for Xerneas, since Game Freak isn't going to do that anytime soon. It's not normally in my style to make a sprite in the same pose as the Pokemon I'm working on, but considering every attempt to deviate from the Sugimori drawing looked rather off, I opted for keeping it consistent. I'll also make a sprite for Yveltal in the future when I can get around to it, and that sprite should be more distinct from the drawing it is based on.

So, yeah.

Edit: In six years, this has been my first deviation with more than 100 favorites! Thank you all so much!

Edit 2: Modified the sprite a tad: specifically, I made the antlers much larger and the jawline much more Campbellesque. If you'd like to see the original sprite, here it is.

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So, Pokemon X and Y! I haven't talked about them until now, and you can rest easy knowing that I think they look great, and I really look forward to them. The two revealed legendaries are some of the best I've ever seen in any generation, and Xerneas is definitely my favorite of the duo. It's pretty much solidifies my choice for Pokemon X when they come out. Oh, but the lack of sprites is somewhat disappointing. The change is for the better, as now they include what I always wanted in battles; while the moving sprites in Generation V were marvelous, the dynamic models on these Pokemon with attacking and hurt animations blow them out of the water. Besides, sprites would look awkward in 3D.

Anyway, I made a sprite for Xerneas, since Game Freak isn't going to do that anytime soon. It's not normally in my style to make a sprite in the same pose as the Pokemon I'm working on, but considering every attempt to deviate from the Sugimori drawing looked rather off, I opted for keeping it consistent. I'll also make a sprite for Yveltal in the future when I can get around to it, and that sprite should be more distinct from the drawing it is based on.

So, yeah.

Edit: In six years, this has been my first deviation with more than 100 favorites! Thank you all so much!

Edit 2: Modified the sprite a tad: specifically, I made the antlers much larger and the jawline much more Campbellesque. If you'd like to see the original sprite, here it is.