The idle and battle animations give the game a little more of an actiony feel. My favorite parts of the video still are the Japanese hosts flipping out. There are other videos where they are revealing characters and the squealing is...intense.

So they added like 3 frames of idle animations, and made the attack animations slightly better?

I would like to be a host on Pokemon Sunday. 
 
Someone arrange this.

It looks so weird to see them moving, but I'll get used to it.

Pokemon Sunday seems like the weirdest show ever but I love how they flip out over everything.

" So they added like 3 frames of idle animations, and made the attack animations slightly better? "

Pokémon Black & White - Battle System Clarification

Pokémon Sunday has just aired and has shown that the battle system is as adaptive as we predicted. In battle, in a variety of instances, the camera will move around and zoom in/out as the situation dictates. In addition to that, as seen in screenshots, the sprites are animated so the battles are not going to be as static as they have been the last fourteen years. These animations take place when attacking and while waiting for the moves to be selected and not just when the Pokémon is put into battle.

Pokémon Sunday also showed footage of the market of Hiun City. In this area, lots of people are walking and moving around, some of them running. Several of them will speak while you walk through and others will walk around you as you're walking through the city. This shows further interactivity than before and shows the true scale of the Isshu region and Hiun City
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Omg. Ryan was right, these guys do FLIP THE FUCK OUT!

I like how things that should've been done like 10 years ago now have people FLIPPING OUT! Lol.
 
Does look sweet though. But still, c'mon. That shit ain't impressive.

I added a video containing the "reveal" of the starters, and some town footage.

I am mesmerized by the guy with the Hitler stache.

Look at those sprite animations! 
 
Everything I thought I knew about pokemon has been rendered meaningless.
 
This is looking pretty cool as far as pokemon goes. It has a few visual flourishes more fitting of a DS game, but i'm sure the core will be the same old, which i'm feeling tired of so soon after soul silver. I'm pretty sure that will change by the time this game rolls out.

Wow, that looks kinda...chunky. Last Pokemon game I played was LeafGreen, and my love for the series is pretty much dead. I think I'd rather play Silver Version again.

>__________________> 
 
 
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!? 
 
 
I done been Japaned...

" @TripMasterMunky:   Yes.  Thank you.  This is not revolutionary, dudes.  It's still going to be so pokémon that it hurts, and I'm still going to be  throwing my DS in the river when I realize I'm just going to have to grind my way up to the Elite Four AGAIN. "

Pokemon is the one video game series I can think of that could actually sustain its own weekly variety show.  Could you imagine trying to do something like this for a game like Uncharted?

i like the animations, so much better than the static screens they've been getting away with in the past iterations.

More fluff to those already drawn out and too long battles?

Wow, this is bull shit. I thought they were actually going to do something to make pokemon different and more fun this time around. I guess all I can really hope for is a few idol animations and a few more attack animations.

" Wow, this is bull shit. I thought they were actually going to do something to make pokemon different and more fun this time around. I guess all I can really hope for is a few idol animations and a few more attack animations. "

I miss the quiet dignity of the original starter Pokemon. 
The animations are a nice touch, but the DS is more capable than this. I would have expected this to have been on the Gameboy Advance. It's pretty shocking that it's taken them this long to do it.
 
It's good that Pokemon is taking a step forward, even if it is JUST a step.

if they can put voice acting in FF games for the DS then they certainly can get rid of the annoying Pokemon sounds that they have kept since 1996 . C'mon time to change the sound zubat makes now . 
 
Maybe actually in-game voice too ?

Maybe they should stop making more shoddy pokemon and instead properly realize the ones they already have.  Hell, I say ditch most of them and go back to the original 151.

" Maybe they should stop making more shoddy pokemon and instead properly realize the ones they already have.  Hell, I say ditch most of them and go back to the original 151. "

" @DoctorWelch said:

" Wow, this is bull shit. I thought they were actually going to do something to make pokemon different and more fun this time around. I guess all I can really hope for is a few idol animations and a few more attack animations. "

Calm down.  They're just starting to release information on the game.  The fact is, they're already giving Pokemon a larger facelift in its presentation than it ever received in the previous jumps between generations. "

" I miss the quiet dignity of the original starter Pokemon.  The animations are a nice touch, but the DS is more capable than this. I would have expected this to have been on the Gameboy Advance. It's pretty shocking that it's taken them this long to do it. It's good that Pokemon is taking a step forward, even if it is JUST a step. "

" @Spoonman671 said:

" Maybe they should stop making more shoddy pokemon and instead properly realize the ones they already have.  Hell, I say ditch most of them and go back to the original 151. "

I'm not sure what you mean by "properly realize." "

" @Hailinel said:

" @Spoonman671 said:

" Maybe they should stop making more shoddy pokemon and instead properly realize the ones they already have.  Hell, I say ditch most of them and go back to the original 151. "

I'm not sure what you mean by "properly realize." "

I mean fully animate them, give them real sounds, make them come to life.  These games need better presentation and not simply more content. "

Did you watch the video?  For what is probably Nintendo's biggest handheld franchise, that looks terrible.  Compare those animations to the ones seen in the GBA Fire Emblem games.  The should have more than a few frames.

" Did you watch the video?  For what is probably Nintendo's biggest handheld franchise, that looks terrible.  Compare those animations to the ones seen in the GBA Fire Emblem games.  The should have more than a few frames. "

" @Spoonman671 said:

" Did you watch the video?  For what is probably Nintendo's biggest handheld franchise, that looks terrible.  Compare those animations to the ones seen in the GBA Fire Emblem games.  The should have more than a few frames. "

All I can do is shrug at this point, because the animation looks fine to me. "

" @Hailinel said:

" @Spoonman671 said:

" Did you watch the video?  For what is probably Nintendo's biggest handheld franchise, that looks terrible.  Compare those animations to the ones seen in the GBA Fire Emblem games.  The should have more than a few frames. "

All I can do is shrug at this point, because the animation looks fine to me. "

Hey, if they're good enough for you then that's awesome, but I just expect more from Nintendo.  Especially since they're currently rolling in dough that I hoped would be put back into their games. "

" @Spoonman671 said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @Spoonman671 said:

" Did you watch the video?  For what is probably Nintendo's biggest handheld franchise, that looks terrible.  Compare those animations to the ones seen in the GBA Fire Emblem games.  The should have more than a few frames. "

All I can do is shrug at this point, because the animation looks fine to me. "

Hey, if they're good enough for you then that's awesome, but I just expect more from Nintendo.  Especially since they're currently rolling in dough that I hoped would be put back into their games. "

I guess I don't really know what you're expecting.  Twenty-four frame idle animations? "

Looks pretty cool. I'm probably in the minority, but I hope they don't stray from the formula too much.

lol crazy japanese.

" @Hailinel said:

" @Spoonman671 said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @Spoonman671 said:

" Did you watch the video?  For what is probably Nintendo's biggest handheld franchise, that looks terrible.  Compare those animations to the ones seen in the GBA Fire Emblem games.  The should have more than a few frames. "

All I can do is shrug at this point, because the animation looks fine to me. "

Hey, if they're good enough for you then that's awesome, but I just expect more from Nintendo.  Especially since they're currently rolling in dough that I hoped would be put back into their games. "

I guess I don't really know what you're expecting.  Twenty-four frame idle animations? "

All I'm saying is that I've seen vastly superior sprite animations in lower profile titles on less powerful platforms. "

Oh man.. i'm hella excited for this..
 
I don't ask much from my pokemon games, and this overhaul makes me gleefully happy, the same happyness i felt back when i first picked up a pokemon game and that is SAYING something. The other games I kinda trudge on though with no real excitement, but this one I'm damn excited for. We got teenage protog's, moving pokemon, a new place than isn't like some village in the middle of no where.. it's great.

I love everything about this... except the Nazi-ism.

Those Japanese people are extremely pumped about idle animations. Good for them. Hopefully it's a sign that the series is finally going to progress past Gold and Silver on a mechanical level, but I doubt it for some reason. Either way, I almost certainly guarentee that the next batch of 100ish pokemon will probably look terrible. They ran out of creativity halfway through the 3rd generation in terms of design.

Wow there are a lot of Negative Nancies here. :/ 
People, I'm 19, I've been playing Pokemon since '98 and I squeeled with joy when I saw moving sprites for the first time on Crystal, and look at the animations now. This is a big step forward.
 
 I imagine after these games Ruby and Sapphire are going to get a remake and the Pokemon team is going to try out some ideas used in Black and White with those. 

Love that Pikachu randomly makes noises throughout the entire 2nd video. The new battle animations look cool, but I hope there are more significant gameplay changes as well this time through.

I like what they're doing with the battles, but is it just me or do the new starter pokemon look really lame?

They look cute to me.

And when I'm tired of playing HeartGold, The Pokemon Company will get another $40 from me.

So, can I turn off the idle animations?

" I like what they're doing with the battles, but is it just me or do the new starter pokemon look really lame? "

" So, can I turn off the idle animations? "