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TheOnionKnight posted...

I hadn't considered this, but it makes sense and it's actually pretty upsetting. All genders have the same "chest" slider as one of the customization options, but even when it's set to zero, my male avatar looks like he's got more than pecs. "Shoulders" and "waist" are other options, but you can't really configure them to get a masculine frame. At max, the shoulders are still narrow, and the hips are sizeable even at a low setting. You're basically locked in to having certain feminine proportions.

For me, it's just kind of funky. I'm not too attached to Pokemon and I've only been playing this game a few months. But some people have been playing for years and really relate to their avatars. I could see this update causing real body-image issues.

Yes, I think you're right; this connects with the clothing distortion I showed in my earlier posted image, which I shall repost below for reference:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a45414aa.jpg

Daz Studio tried something similar 10 years ago, and the clothing tended to have the exact same deformities in the chest and tanktop strap areas (This is also a common problem in general if you try to autofit clothing designed for a female character to a male one)
Ultimately, content creators complained that rigging the clothing was too much of a pain in the ass, so Daz split the next generation model into male and female figures again.

For some reason, the creators of Pokemon Go have decided to repeat the same mistake, but with even worse-looking results, and a substantially greater loss in profits (There were plenty of customers who liked the unisex figure, and Daz still had its Generation 4 figures to fall back upon)

Also, for anyone not familiar with 3D modeling lingo, pokethrough is when covered parts of the character's skin stick out through their clothes (or in other situations, one piece of clothing, like say-- a shirt-- pokes through part of another piece, like say, a jacket)