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I have been planning a pokemon comic based on the pokemon sun and moon game, and I really need some feedback/suggestions.
So far I have decided to have the story revolve around Sun (the female MC) and Moon (the male MC). In my story I wanted them to be twins that had moved from Pallet Town in Kanto to Alola.
I was thinking about how I wanted the story to proceed, and came up with some ideas I had, and some things I could not figure out I would fit in. I really want some suggestions and feedback on some of my ideas.
1. When moving to Alola, should the family take a boat or a plane?
I am leaning more towards a boat, seeing as how their are piers everywhere, though I am not entirely sure.
2. I mentioned that I wanted the family to originally be from Pallet town.
That way near the end of the story they would be able to actually see their town's legends, Red and Blue. I would also have them go through parts of the Kanto region to go to Vermillion city, where they would catch their boat/plane (1). That way, as they go through the region I would show some of the original forms of pokemon with alolan forms before seeing the alolan forms later on.
3. I have two story ideas, I want to stick close to the actual game's story but still want some independance:
Idea 1- The characters travel together, but still do their own things. For the 2nd island they might split up and do the trials opposite of each other, then they meet up after finishing their first one on that island, either before or after their 2nd one on that island, I would have them battle.
Idea 2- On the boat/plane(1) 2 wormholes open up and suck each of them into them. They end up both on the island, but in 2 different time zones. They go on basically the same journey. I am still not sure how Hau would fit into this idea, he would probably get the opposite pokemon of the main character in that time zone. I also am afraid this would get very repetitive. I am not sure how I would show both of their journeys without it feeling like the same exact thing, with a different character.
I really like idea 2 since the whole wormhole thing would fit in more with the story of the game, but I feel like the first idea would be more practical and the characters would actually be able to communicate with each other.
4. I really want team skull to be the same as in the game, but if I do idea 1 (3) I'm not sure how I would be able to have both main characters fight them at the same time. I was thinking of having Guzma and Plumeria in all of the scene that only one of them was in the game, that was both the main characters could fight at the same time without having to always use double battles.
5. If I did idea 1 (3) I was thinking of having Sun be an early bird, and moon being a night owl, that way the world could still take place during the day and night, but the characters would still be able to interact with each other.
6. Should I stick with the original clothes and hairstyles? There are clothing stores and salons throught the region, and it would be interesting to mess with their looks throughout the story, but it could also be hard to tell which character is which for a reader.
7. final team ideas in order obtained
Sun:
1. rowlet
2. pichu
3. rockruff (midday)
4. eevee (espeon)
5. jangmo-o
6. Solgaleo
Moon:
1. litten
2. alolan meowth
3. rockruff (midnight)
4. eevee (umbreon)
5. bounsweet (trade lillipup)
6. lunala
What are your thoughts on the teams? I want only pokemon obtainable in Alola, and I really want rockruff with the different forms (it's my favorite pokemon in this gen).
I wanted them to have one alolan form each, I am not set on them but I wanted a pokemon to be available for the characters 2nd pokemon.
I also wanted them to end up getting the legendaries, though I am not sure how I would make it so both would exist in the same universe(maybe Aether was able to clone cosmog)
I really don't want to do eevee, but only put it since it is an egg you get in the game. I might have the eggs be different for the main characters, maybe a mareani for Sun, and a female salandit for Moon.
Lastly, I wanted them to have 1 new 3 form pokemon each.
No trade evolutions, or trading pokemon other than ones in the story.
Sorry for it being so long, just had a lot of thoughts and no one to share them with.
If anyone has any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please let me know. (I have the first chapter written, if anyone is interested. It's not that good, but it's a start).