Notes on Pokémon graphical updates

Gen I: Monochrome

Gen II: Partial color. Day-night cycles.

Gen III: Full color

Gen IV: Partial 3D.Day-night cycles.

Gen V: Partial 3D, fully animated sprites. Seasonal cycles.

Gen VI: Grid-based 2.5D

Gen VII: Hallway based 3D. Day-night cycles.

Presumably things will go down like this;

Gen 8: Hallway 3D, return of destrucable background.

Gen 9: Hallway 3D, return of seasons.

Gen 10: Semi-open 3D, proportionate models.

Gen 11: Semi-open 3D, full open-world encounters.

Gen 12: Open world.