6SG2- Gathering Battle Sprites

[Amethyst]

So someone posted a little spreadsheet in a previous topic with a collection of custom 6th gen sprites. Now if you'll remember, I said in my prelude topic that I'm picky. I reviewed that collection of sprites, and have decided: Only a handful of them are usable. Also, we're missing back sprites entirely!

So! This topic is for the further collection of higher-quality front-facing sprites and well, backsprites at all. I've recycled the previously posted spreadsheet for organization:

Backsprites:

The front-facing sprites have been greyed out of the second image just to indicate that we won't be using them like that. They're effectively place-holders.

I've also colour-coded the backgrounds of the spreadsheet (only front-facing so far):

White means the sprite is useable

Grey-background sprites will either need to be replaced, or corrected.

The dark background means we need to find a replacement flat-out.

The correction step will come a bit later. For now, y'alls task is to hunt the interweb for higher quality sprites and post them here. I know for a fact there are some floating around Deviant-Art, but we may need to get their creators permission for usage. In that case, when you post it, please post a link to their profile and say that someone will need to ask them for permission.

Credit-list:

Noscium

Quanyails
Zermonious

GeoIsEvil

Kyle Dove
Zermonious
dDialgaDiamondb

N-kin

Misterreno

Kevfin

Xtreme1992

Vale98PM

[Amethyst]

Updated with a lot of backsprites from PO. Turning it over to you guys now.

[Ikaru]

Are you sure about using those? It would conflict with the current backsprites that are Gen 4-styled and only half the Pokemon. I assume you intend to update those as well?

[Flux]

I'm a bit confused as to why some of these sprites are unusable... I mean, I haven't gotten X or Y yet, so I don't know many 6th Gen pokes, but the sprites of Chespin, the first two forms of Fennekin, and Froakie (for some examples that I know the names of) seem fine to me. Is it just that they don't look quite right, aren't the right size or what? I just want to make sure that if I get involved in this, I don't make whatever mistake they did.

[Khayoz]

Were we unable to get permission from Showdown for their sprites?

[Amethyst]

@ Ika: The program will slide them down behind the menu, so it's not a problem.

@ Flux: In each one it's different. I'll address the ones you said before.

With Chespin, Fennekin and Froakie, it's mainly that their faces look a bit distorted compared to main series sprites and I know 100% for a fact that there are higher quality sprites floating around. I saw them when they were first announced. We just need to find those. Even if I hadn't seen those better sprites though, I'm uncomfortable using these sprites because the weird proportions of their faces look awkward.

With Braixen- admittedly, this one is very, very close to being good, however, it's looking away from its opponent entirely, and I'm not sure just moving the eye position will be enough to make that not look awkward. I might actually give that a try, looking at that one again though because the rest of it is pretty solid. It's just going to be weird if it loads up in battle and people are like ...why is it looking at its own health bar?

@ Khayoz: I haven't seen Showdown's sprites. Can you link me?

[Khayoz]

This is their spreadsheet, I noticed a few of them are the same as PO, and I think it's incomplete (though it's almost there...)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Akua_VvFyhZTdEYzTS1UUUgzU19ITllWM0V4MXFpalE&usp=sharing#gid=0

Edited November 14, 2013 by Khayoz

[Amethyst]

Ooh, I see. Okay, could somebody please look through all of their normal front/back sprites and just make a list of which ones are different/better than what's currently in our spreadsheet in the first post? And then I'll review those specific listed sprites via the spreadsheet and find permission accordingly.

I'd go through and look at everything myself but I'm trying to get other things going simultaneously.

[Ikaru]

To make it easier, the artist(s) are listed right next to the links and if they're anyone except "Noscium" it's probable they're different- not necessarily better, but different.

EDIT:

Personally at a quick glance, I think this Florges looks better, as does Avalugg and I think maybe Aromatisse and Slurpuff (maybe?).

The Aegislash is at least colored properly.

Pangoro is... strange- the facial expression seems better but I don't know about the rest.

Dendenne is much better, but the angle is odd.

Yveltal is better shaded, if that matters. Strike that actually I don't know if it's better, after a second look.

[Amethyst]

First post updated to current standing. There's only a handful of pokemon that we don't at least have some decent base for; our priority is finding quality or at least alternate sprites for these stragglers- indicated by the darkest colour background