>>57981142 (OP) Someone at gf, idk, prob masuda or something, anyway, someone at gf said once that pokemon don't wear clothes, which mean that Poliwrath's gloves, Machamp's belt, etc, are all skin
>>57981221 sorry to erm ackshually you, but: >machoke and machamp's belts are actual belts >sawk and throh's belts are made of vines (the gi's are patterned scales though)
>>57981308 For visibility in the black and white era iirc. Characters were usually black, like Mickey Mouse for example, so drawing gloves made it easier to see the hands against their bodies. Carried over into stuff like Mario and Sonic for similar reasons, sprites were small so dividing their bodies into clearly distinguishable colors made it easier to see their hands and arms.