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So what I am saying in the past, there obviously have been some sprites changed of course because some Pokemon have gotten some changes before like Jynx. Please state what the sprites were before, how Pokemon changed them, and what they look like now.

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Are you only interested in changes post-release, or would revisions during development count as well? I am aware that there have been changes to trainer sprites due to things like unintentionally awkward gestures but they were generally sent back for editing before release.
Aren't there a couple that were changed for European and North American releases for being 'too sexual' or specific gestures?
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The English-language releases of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen renamed the Gambler Trainer class to "Gamer" and removed gambling references from their dialogue. The English versions of the Generation IV games renamed the class once more to "PI", though the references to gambling were kept.

The Gym Leader of Nacrene City in Pokémon Black and White, Lenora, also brought up concerns of racism. Lenora's original artwork, as well as her in-game sprites, depict her wearing a large apron. Concerns arose that people outside of Japan would connect Lenora to the Mammy stereotype. Similar to Lenora, the mammy is often depicted as a dark-skinned woman who wears a handkerchief on her head and an apron. Because of the similarity, Lenora's artwork was changed, from her wearing the apron to her having it slung over her shoulder like a cape. Despite this, Lenora's in-game sprites were not altered in the international releases of Pokémon Black and White or Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

In the original version of A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!, Lenora was depicted wearing her apron. When the English dub aired, her apron was removed completely.

In Pokémon Adventures, Lenora is depicted with the apron over her shoulder in the first panel she appears in and she is not shown with it after that. In Pocket Monsters BW, she is not depicted with an apron at all.

In Pokémon Masters EX, Lenora is not depicted with an apron.

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