The Instant Classic
Hoenn has more water than Africa
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- Seen May 1, 2014
When Pokémon Firered and Leafgreen arrived in 2004, they brought new content to the table, namely the Sevii Islands. These seven (or nine!) islands served as both post elite four plot, plus a way of obtaining Johto Pokemon so the player could complete the national dex.
Fast forward to 2009/2010, and we have Pokémon Heartgold and Soulsilver, which of course, incorporated the Kanto region, however though, the Sevii islands made no appearance.
Now there are a few reasons why the Sevii islands "weren't needed", such as:
The game being set in Johto, meaning there was no need for extra areas to find Johto Pokémon
Soulsilver and Heartgold technically being remakes of Silver and Gold, in which at the time, the Sevii islands never even existed
Despite this though, I still think the Sevii islands should of been included, some plot points could of easily of been changed to fit with the plot of Soulsilver/Heartgold, e.g. Lorelei's subplot could of been given to a Johto elite four member, or maybe even the gym leader Pryce, given the ice theme of the story. Hell, they could of even kept Lorelei as an extra, and a nod to the original Red/Blue/Yellow games. The extra story with team rocket could of remained, with a few dialogue changes, though the hunt for the ruby and sapphire would of most likely been removed. Finally, the whole point of obtaining Johto Pokémon on the Islands could of been changed to accommodate Hoenn Pokémon instead, due to Ruby and Sapphire being GBA games, while Sinnoh Pokémon could simple be traded over from Diamond/Perl/Platinum
What do you think? Should the Sevii Islands of been included in HG/SS? Did you miss them? If not, why?
Discuss!
Fast forward to 2009/2010, and we have Pokémon Heartgold and Soulsilver, which of course, incorporated the Kanto region, however though, the Sevii islands made no appearance.
Now there are a few reasons why the Sevii islands "weren't needed", such as:
The game being set in Johto, meaning there was no need for extra areas to find Johto Pokémon
Soulsilver and Heartgold technically being remakes of Silver and Gold, in which at the time, the Sevii islands never even existed
Despite this though, I still think the Sevii islands should of been included, some plot points could of easily of been changed to fit with the plot of Soulsilver/Heartgold, e.g. Lorelei's subplot could of been given to a Johto elite four member, or maybe even the gym leader Pryce, given the ice theme of the story. Hell, they could of even kept Lorelei as an extra, and a nod to the original Red/Blue/Yellow games. The extra story with team rocket could of remained, with a few dialogue changes, though the hunt for the ruby and sapphire would of most likely been removed. Finally, the whole point of obtaining Johto Pokémon on the Islands could of been changed to accommodate Hoenn Pokémon instead, due to Ruby and Sapphire being GBA games, while Sinnoh Pokémon could simple be traded over from Diamond/Perl/Platinum
What do you think? Should the Sevii Islands of been included in HG/SS? Did you miss them? If not, why?
Discuss!
