Hi,Im looking for some help, I haven't played any hacked games before but after all the regular official Pokemon games I have played I have to say that I find them quite easy and therefor boring, I am looking for a good challenge now and yes I have done the Nuzlocke Challenge a few times.
So now what im hoping for is to find a challenging rom hack to try and beat. Id like to know if there is something that fits the following points or at hopefully comes close to it so while I understand I wont find a rom with all of these, I just think a perfect pokemon game would be close to the following:
Unusual starter Pokemon - To start a game with a choice of grass, water or fire type can be pretty boring after a while, however the chance of catching the regular starter pokemon in the wild could be quite interesting " A wild CHARMANDER has appeared! " what a good day that would be
- Completely different pokemon that you encounter - in both random pokemon encounters or pokemon trainer battles from the start of the game to the end its pretty predictable what your going to encounter, for instance go into a forest or fight a bug trainer and you can be pretty damn sure that you will meet a Metapod (or one of the other cocoon pokemon) HARDEN!!! or go in a cave (10 points if you know what pokemon im going to say next) and a wild Zubat appears! While I understand there are trainers in the pokemon games id like to see them using intersting pokemon like give a early game bug trainer a Escavalier, its a bug type and you dont see any bug trainers use them or even a Drapion as it evolves from a (secondary) bug type. I want to not know what to expect
- Speaking of trainers the whole 1 and done philosophy when it comes to battling trainers could be revamped, Id like to be able to go down a road I have already been down and have a chance of a random trainer comming up to me and saying " HEY! Remember me, you beat me a while ago but I have trained hard and now its time for you to lose " and hopefully they have higher level pokemon maybe more pokemon as well and more lunch money for you to take =P
- Still on trainers, while I understand why at the start but later it gets to a point where you come across a trainer mid or late game with 1 or 2 pokemon and your there screaming at him "YOU CAN HAVE 6 POKEMON!!!! GO CATCH SOME ITS NOT HARD!!!" It makes me facepalm whenever I go against a trainer who doesnt maximize his chances of winning, and considering regular official pokemon games that every battle, I feel like im cheating as well... oh 2 against 6 yeah thats fair.... NOT
- Leveling up pokemon - yes its a pretty big part of the game but I find leveling up pokemon to be too quick, one battle with a trainer and you get TONS of experience. To me it makes the game seem too quick and if the last point is there and im fighting trainers with 6 pokemon then leveling will be out of control, Id like it to slow down especially when fighting trainers
- while I dont know what, Id like something different story line wise other then a kid getting a pokemon and chasing a rivals footsteps to the pokemon league and becoming eventually becoming champion
- Id like the possibility of catching a ton of pokemon form multiple generations, Id like to be able to do what your supposed to do ... you know "gotta catch em all" im a completionist like that
- I would also prefer to play a game based on the newer version games as there as I am finding the newer pokemon to be quite interesting (although the original 150 will always be my favorite)
Once again I understand that there is probably nothing that will fit the bill completely but I am hoping for some good suggestions that may fill some of those points, I would be truely greatful for any assistance in this matter