Attention Getting Title (phil's sprites)

[Gors]

the shading lacks contrast, and the fact that the outline is lighter than the color inside them makes this really weird (i'm talking about the poketrainers here). Also while I understand the whole 'as long as I get the image across', then we can't say much. Saying that is like blocking any criticism that could've said to make your work better. According to you, your sprites are fine because we can see they're three poketrainers and one guy with a drill for a hand. But they aren't.

To make them better, you need to learn some anatomy, shading, color theory and animation. There's no magic, easy way to get better so please accept all our criticism.

I'll come up with an edit or two later to help you.