League Champion Wally.
Secret bases, berry trees, rain, day/night cycle, 3D diving and underwater battling, 3D Fortree City, lots of post-game content, trumpets (♥♥♥♥ the haters), good experience mechanics (gen V style, gen VI style or something else, just so long as it's not a hassle to level stuff up late in the game), as few non-Hoenn pokemon as possible in the regional dex (enough to round it out a bit - it was short on Fires and Fighters, most notably - but not so many that it's like a different region)... that's about all I can think of right off...
I'd love to see Wally become the Champion; to see him develop from a shy boy you help out on the start of your journey to a confident, powerful champion would be
amazing. It'd really lend itself to character development, especially since I found that it lacked in the originals.
If Wally doesn't end up being the champion I'd say I'd like Steven to have returned. I doubt it though, it kinda wouldn't fit into the time line. Although the developers could make it though he defeats Wallace and regains his title.
This is my favorite post in this thread. All of this should be real.
A sort of Sky Battle with Winona would be cool... It would demand Flying-types from the player though, which is a no-go. Rematches with rental Flying-types...!
- Revamped Battle Fronter
- Different 3rd Gym Leader, since I'd hope Wattson retires or is running New Mauville
- Different 5th Gym Leader because Norman bombs imo
-- If Brendan/May aren't the protags, May should be the new Petalburg City leader
I
love the idea of having a sky battle with Winona. If there could be a way to squeeze around the fact that you'd need a flying type or a pokemon with levitate then I think it's a really awesome idea.
Wattson retiring is a interesting concept too and something I actually wouldn't mind seeing. It'd add depth and I think add a sense of dynamic to the game in that it gves Hoenn a lively, bustling and forever developing feel; it adds to the realism of the game, despite that sound odd. (Since it IS a Pokemon game after all, haha.)
One thing I think should stay is Norman. While I found his personality a bit boring, he was hard af to kill. He was literally the Whitney of the Hoenn region in that his Slaking
dominated. And I liked that. It was a challenge. It was satisfying to beat him after trying 184098726 times. If he were to retire though then definitely thin May should step in or maybe even...your/our Mom, haha.
So yeah my personal wishlist:
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- Secret Bases make a return more epic than ever.
- Ramp up the contests, somehow.
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Provide more of a challenge - i.e harder gym leaders, smarter E4; like the good old days, you know.
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No new Mega Evolutions or only a
few that actually look good and not over the top.
- Detailed, enjoyable and challenging post game content. (Battle facilities are sooo boring; introduce another region or storyline like GSC/HGSS/DPPt.)
- Greater customization when it comes to male clothing - need more variety.
- A large, non-linear map with choice of where to explore, unlike Kalos and Unova.