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Introduction
Pokémon: Holo started much like the majority of other game ideas. As a kid I was obsessed with Pokémon and in particular; creating Fakemon and new regions and having battles using said Fakemon with my sister, who is also an avid PokéFan. This particular game has been breeding exponentially in the back of my head and all over the pages of maybe twenty or thirty notebooks throughout the years. In the last couple years, I've tried my hand at spriting and mapping, neither of which I'm particularly good at but still enjoy doing nonetheless. But anyway, this is an idea I've been working on for a very long time and I've finally decided to take it to the next step. So here is my brain child; Pokémon: Holo.Features and Ideas
As the name denotes, this game is centered in the region of Holo; a region based off of real-world Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, and Northern Canada. These are separated into two main islands: Boreas and Notus. (Named after the Greek gods of the north and south winds.) Boreas is inhabited by the native Eskimo and Inuit people and features many of their distinct methods of living and hunting, and is widely populated. Notus is predominantly inhabited by American explorers and includes very few towns because of its extreme conditions. The islands are separated by an ocean, but travel is made easier due to a cruise-ship service. A large portion of the game focuses on braving the water surrounding the islands to discover new areas full of Pokémon exclusive to some of these tiny, remote biomes; such as a volcano and an underground lake. Other featured habitats include frozen forests, glacial mountains, and icy caves. And there are many secrets to be discovered in this unique region.
Some of the features I plan to include in this game include the dramatic return of Team Magma and Team Aqua along with the addition of new admins and leaders. Team Aqua's intentions are actually justified in this game. They plan to refreeze the melting ice around the Holo region to save the declining populations of some of the Pokémon living there, while Team Magma has an evil plot to melt the ice covering the majority of Holo to increase the range of their power. There are many new attacks and abilities, as well as completely redesigned move sets and known abilities. There will be original sprite work for ALL Pokémon, as well as some original mapping which I hope looks as breathtaking as it does in my mind. There will be no HMs in this game, instead Pokémon who would naturally know these abilities can use them outside of battle without having to learn the attack move. These abilities include: Fly, Cut/Incinerate, Surf, Waterfall, Dive, Whirlpool, Defog, Rock Climb, Strength, Rock Smash, and Flash. TMs are again reusable. You have the ability to run from the beginning of the game (why shouldn't you be able to run without running shoes?) Many real features from the Arctic will be used in the Holo region to create more of a sense of realism as well as real Eskimo and Inuit traditions. And one of my favorite features: selectable responses to NPCs. :) These responses may either increase or decrease a character's disposition towards you.
Storyline
The story? You are a fifteen-year old American teenager who has traveled to Holo with your family to escape the war that's recently broken out in your home country. It is the day after you finished moving into a small house in Crispmint Town, a friendly, snowbound village on the north-most tip of Notus. One day, while you are walking out to a nearby lake with your older brother (Chris) to go ice-fishing. Upon approaching the edge of the forest path that leads towards Lake Clarity, a booming roar halts the two of you. A group of Sentret and Furret rush past you in fear, and the shadows of Hoothoot and Noctowl pass quickly over head. Your brother advances boldly to see what the source of the noise was. He throws a PokéBall and his impressive-looking Ursaring named Honeypot comes out, a Pokémon he had caught previously in America as a Teddiursa. You have no Pokémon yet to defend yourself with but you rush ahead anyway right behind him because you're curious to see what the noise could have come from. Upon approaching the lake, another roar shakes the ground beneath you and a huge geyser explodes from the center of Lake Clarity and a huge shape erupts upwards in a glorious cloud of mist and ice shards. Your party retreats a few steps to admire the sight, but your amazement quickly turns to fear as the shape comes down upon you, another roar knocking you flat on your back and everything turns white.
You awaken under the cover of a tree near the lake. Chris and Honeypot are gone, and there are no Pokémon in sight either. The lake looks calm, as though nothing has happened. You rise in a daze and rush back towards your home to make sure your brother's okay. Leaving the path you arrive back in Crispmint Town to see that the town has been destroyed. Leveled almost to the ground and burned to a crisp. You step through the remains of your front doorway and see a message sitting on the remains of the kitchen table with a PokéBall on top of it. The note says that Chris looked for you for hours around the lake but couldn't find you, and upon returning home found everyone gone. He has left to find your family and the rest of the population of the town. In the PokéBall is a Pokémon that varies according to the total personality points achieved through the limited responses you've given so far. (High: Misletot, Medium: Pyrogue, Low: Punktank.) After obtaining your Pokémon, you decide you need to find your brother and the other citizens of Crispmint. And so you head out to the southern end of Crispmint Town that leads to Route 1. You are aware the path will be difficult, but you are determined to find your family.
You awaken under the cover of a tree near the lake. Chris and Honeypot are gone, and there are no Pokémon in sight either. The lake looks calm, as though nothing has happened. You rise in a daze and rush back towards your home to make sure your brother's okay. Leaving the path you arrive back in Crispmint Town to see that the town has been destroyed. Leveled almost to the ground and burned to a crisp. You step through the remains of your front doorway and see a message sitting on the remains of the kitchen table with a PokéBall on top of it. The note says that Chris looked for you for hours around the lake but couldn't find you, and upon returning home found everyone gone. He has left to find your family and the rest of the population of the town. In the PokéBall is a Pokémon that varies according to the total personality points achieved through the limited responses you've given so far. (High: Misletot, Medium: Pyrogue, Low: Punktank.) After obtaining your Pokémon, you decide you need to find your brother and the other citizens of Crispmint. And so you head out to the southern end of Crispmint Town that leads to Route 1. You are aware the path will be difficult, but you are determined to find your family.
POKÉMON: HOLO REGIONAL DEX
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