Pokemon Game Ideas #1

Started by UltimateFrosty08 December 1st, 2015 1:25 PM
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UltimateFrosty08

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Here is a Idea for a Pokemon Game (Disclaimer: This is a Fan made Idea)

Name: IDK well come up with it during the Discussion

Gen: IDK if the Pokemon Company likes the Idea probably next gen

Regions: I think we should go big and make you able to go into any region

Starters: Depends on which region you decide to start in yup theirs a choice

More info to come Soon
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Pokémon X & Y as well as ORAS all feel too "linear". I get that Pokémon isn't exactly known for being particularly immersive, however I think a game with larger routes, a more complex story as well as side-stories (kinda like Skyrim - there are SO many different storylines you can play through, giving the game a lot of replayability). I feel that they have recently started to experiment with this, as shown by the Looker stuff & the Delta episode. It is very possible to code a branching storyline, and I don't mind having to wait longer for a game that will ultimately, be more enjoyable. I've got no complaints with the designs, at the end of the day this franchise is aimed at children, who tend to pick things that look cooler.

The maps of the Gen VI games seem very..closed. I feel very bound to the paths outlined by the maps, when in previous games the maps felt very open. I understand that Game Freak were new to mapping things in 3D, so I understand their reluctance to go full on crazy with the maps. Now that the 3DS is no longer something new, Game Freak should be free to spend more time on improving the maps.

Personally, I'd love a game that has a team without a cliché anime-style leader. By that I mean a leader that doesn't stick out like a ****ing sore thumb at the start of the series (looking at you Lysandre). The writing hints at the 'plot twist' throughout the game, making the twist less of a twist but more of a sweet relief; the player is finally free of listening to grunts going "OH I WONDER WHO THE LEADER OF TEAM X IS, LET ME LOOK AT MY LYSANDRE LABS WATCH". You feel me?

An evil team with a logical motivation would also make sense - none of the teams other than Team Rocket had a logical explanation for their actions. Rocket was a criminal organisation with a realistic ambition. I really liked the mafia style team. But grown men and women walking around in red outfits, doing stupid poses and screaming "PLASMAAAAA" for no reason just makes me giggle - it subtracts from the gameplay in my opinion. The backstories of the leaders of the evil teams have only recently started to be explored.

I think a game should unify compelling criminal organisations, protagonists (and his/her friends) that not only have the option to look like normal people, but have personalities that are so stuck to the stereotypical personalities of story characters. For example, the quiet bookworm, the loud and exuberant one, or the one who has about as much of a personality as a sock *cough* Serena. The past of the protagonists and the key people in the games should be explored more, and play more of a part in the story. The player is always somebody who's moved from far away, and in the case of X & Y the protagonist's mother's past is hinted at endlessly - and it becomes painful to hear about that Rhyhorn racer again and again and again.

But maybe it's just me.
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Personally for me if Game Freak adds a region for us to revisit, it's better if we got a lot to do as what we did in for the first region, instead of Pokemon G/S/C's watered-down version of Kanto (although on paper 2 regions in one game is very impressive though).

Also, maybe it's me, but it would be interesting if the plot tries a different approach compared with "Antagonist team members try to take advantage of a Legendary Pokemon to rule the world" trope or at least try a good variety of it.

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I did want to try and make a couple of fangames before I realized how much work it was :D .

One of the things that inspired me was a book by Russian author Boris Akunin, called "Yin and Yang", which was basically a play in two versions: a White version, which was realistic, and a Black version which had some supernatural elements and a darker tone (FYI, this book was released way before Gen 5 ;) ) . It made me realize the story-telling potential of having two versions :) .

So I started thinking about what kind of story I could come up with for a Pokémon game. So, here, Pokémon Day and Night (bad names, I know) . Here's more or less the plot (in the Spoiler tag, because it would take too much place otherwise) . By the way, I wanted to make it all Fakemon instead of the official Pokémon, but for the sake of describing the plot, I'll just use official Pokémon names (when I mention a real Pokémon, it's supposed to be a Fakémon that shares traits with the official one) .
Spoiler:

A few characters:
  • Professor Spruce - The region's Pokémon professor.
  • Al - The main character's older brother, an enthusiastic Pokémon trainer.
  • Waldemar - The Pokémon Champion
  • Hope and Faith - Two suspicious twin sisters who seem to be employed by the Pokémon league. They follow the classic trope of "tomboy and girly girl", with Hope being girly, and Faith being tomboyish.

The two versions follow the same overall story. The paths taken during the story, however, diverge. The plot summaries are here, they are mostly the same, but have differences. Pokémon representing day and night are found in post-game and don't intervene during the main story.

Day version:

This game takes place entirely during daytime (or, at least, the nights in this version are shorter) .

As per usual, the player wakes up and, after speaking with his mother, meets his rival and gets his first Pokémon. After travelling through the usual early-game locations, the player gets to the first gym. The first trainer he fights in the gym is actually Al, his brother. The gym leader explains that since the player doesn't have a badge yet, he will use his weaker team (like in Pokémon Origins) . After leaving the gym, the player witnesses a discussion between the gym leader and the twins Hope and Faith. They tell the leader he is on thin ice and then disappear without elaborating. The rival meets up with the player and after their fight mentions that there might be a conspiracy going on, like if there was an evil Team in the region, but their members do their best to blend in among regular trainers and are impossible to recognize.

After the second gym, the player comes across a road that goes north or south. A Snorlax is blocking the northern path, so the player goes south. As the player advances towards the next Gym, he passes by a Gym that's in the middle of being built. The Professor Spruce and Al are also there, looking for someone. While the Professor seems to be aware of the conspiracy, Al flat-out dismisses the possibility.

Two gyms later, the player arrives to a warehouse filled with suspicious trainers, and at the very end meets Hope. Hope notices that the player is a capable trainer and admits that, yes, there is a conspiracy, she's involved and she wants out, but not without her sister, the sister in question being too stubborn to listen to her. She doesn't tell more, gives the player a Pokéflute and sends him on his way.

The travels through the next three gyms are pretty uneventful, but the player meets more and more aggressive trainers who seem to be aware of who he is. He eventually meets up with the rival. The rival erroneously believes that the player is part of the evil Team, but after the battle he understands his mistake. He says that all those aggressive trainers made him reconsider being a Pokémon trainer and that this is his last battle ever.

The player gets to the final gym and fights the leader, only for the battle to be suddenly interrupted. Faith enters and declares that the gym is no longer recognized as the official Gym, that their badge is no longer officially recognized by the League, and that a new gym is now open, the same one that was in construction before.

After winning at the new Dark-type Gym, the sketchy Gym Leader gets really angry, says that the player wasn't supposed to win the battle, and even threatens him. After leaving the Gym, the player is suddenly ambushed.

The player wakes up in what appears to be a jail cell, without his Pokémon, but with Professor Spruce and Al by his side. Hope sneaks in and gives the player his Pokémon back. They tell the player that the Pokémon League Champion has become firing Gym leaders and replacing them with his own people for an unknown purpose. As the four of them sneak out, Faith intercepts them. Just because she knew they were about to break out, Hope and Al suspect that someone tipped her off. That's when the Professor reveals that he is a member of the evil Team.

He explains that in all his life, he never could make any scientific advancements, and fears that, because of his age, he might never do so. That's when Waldemar contacted him and promised he would get a new and much bigger lab if he accepts to work for him as a recruiter. The player battles the professor, and Hope ends up swaying her sister to her side. The player, Al and the sisters lock up the Professor and leave.

The sisters tell the player that since he has all the badges, he now has the right to go to the Pokémon League and challenge Waldemar. After a few words of encouragement from Al, the player goes to the League.

The sisters turns out to be two of the members of the Elite Four.

The player challenges Waldemar, who, before the battle, finally explains his objective: stay in power as the Pokémon Champion long enough to replace all the Gym leaders with his followers, and then ban the rule (seen in Pokémon Origins, again) that the Gym leaders have to use different teams if challengers don't have enough badges (all this time he has been firing Gym leaders who wanted the rule to stay) . With all Gym Leaders always attacking at their full strength, trainers wouldn't be able to get badges and ultimately challenge him, leaving him the power to do whatever he pleases, and eventually conquer the entire region.

The player battles Waldemar and wins, but he is not done yet: he revives his final Pokémon, an Arcanine, and orders it to use Fire Blast... on the player. Just as the Pokémon hesitates, the sisters barge in, with police, and the Champion is arrested.

Night version:

This game takes place entirely during nighttime (or, at least, the nights in this version are longer) .

As per usual, the player wakes up and, after speaking with his mother, meets his rival and gets his first Pokémon. After travelling through the usual early-game locations, the player gets to the first gym. The first trainer he fights in the gym is actually Al, his brother. The gym leader explains that since the player doesn't have a badge yet, he will use his weaker team (like in Pokémon Origins) . After leaving the gym, the player witnesses a discussion between the gym leader and the twins Hope and Faith. They tell the leader he is on thin ice and then disappear without elaborating. The rival meets up with the player and after their fight mentions that there might be a conspiracy going on, like if there was an evil Team in the region, but their members do their best to blend in among regular trainers and are impossible to recognize.

After the second gym, the player comes across a road that goes north or south. A Sudowoodo is blocking the southern path, so the player goes north. As the player advances towards the next Gym, he passes by a Gym that's in the middle of being built. The Professor Spruce and Al are also there, looking for someone. While the Professor seems to be aware of the conspiracy, Al flat-out dismisses the possibility.

Two gyms later, the player arrives to a building filled with suspicious trainers, and at the very end meets Faith. Faith notices that the player is a capable trainer and admits that, yes, there is a conspiracy, she's involved and she wants out, but not without her sister, the sister in question being too brainwashed by their leader to listen to her. She doesn't tell more, gives the player a SquirtBottle and sends him on his way.

The travels through the next three gyms are pretty uneventful, but the player meets more and more aggressive trainers who seem to be aware of who he is. He eventually meets up with the rival. The rival reveals that he joined the evil Team. After the battle, he freaks out, curses the player out and disappears. he is never seen again after this.

The player gets to the final gym and fights the leader, only for the battle to be suddenly interrupted. Hope enters and declares that the gym is no longer recognized as the official Gym, that their badge is no longer officially recognized by the League, and that a new gym is now open, the same one that was in construction before.

After winning at the new Dark-type Gym, the sketchy Gym Leader gets really angry, says that the player wasn't supposed to win the battle, and even threatens him. After leaving the Gym, the player is suddenly ambushed.

The player wakes up in what appears to be a jail cell, without his Pokémon, but with Professor Spruce and Al by his side. Faith sneaks in and gives the player his Pokémon back. They tell the player that the Pokémon League Champion has become firing Gym leaders and replacing them with his own people for an unknown purpose. As the four of them sneak out, Hope intercepts them. Just because she knew they were about to break out, Faith and the Professor suspect that someone tipped her off. That's when Al reveals that he is a member of the evil Team.

He explains that he is becoming frustrated with being just a run-of-the-mill trainer, employed by a Gym in the middle of nowhere, and that he wants more power. Waldemar contacted him and promised to make him a Gym leader, but on one condition: he must defeat any powerful trainer and either force them to join the team or take away their Pokémon. He says he will not steal the player's Pokémon, being siblings and everything, and strongly suggests the player should join him, or else. The player declines, they battle, and Faith ends up swaying her sister to her side. The player, the Professor and the sisters lock up Al and leave.

The sisters tell the player that since he has all the badges, he now has the right to go to the Pokémon League and challenge Waldemar. After a few words of encouragement from the Professor, the player goes to the League.

The sisters turns out to be two of the members of the Elite Four.

The player challenges Waldemar, who, before the battle, finally explains his objective: stay in power as the Pokémon Champion long enough to replace all the Gym leaders with his followers, and then ban the rule (seen in Pokémon Origins, again) that the Gym leaders have to use different teams if challengers don't have enough badges (all this time he has been firing Gym leaders who wanted the rule to stay) . With all Gym Leaders always attacking at their full strength, trainers wouldn't be able to get badges and ultimately challenge him, leaving him the power to do whatever he pleases, and eventually conquer the entire region.

The player battles Waldemar and wins, but he is not done yet: he revives his final Pokémon, a Houndoom, and orders it to use Fire Blast... on the player. Just as the Pokémon hesitates, the sisters barge in, with police, and the Champion is arrested.


I also thought of a storyline of a possible sequel. Maybe a story about the evil Team being a group of hackers who managed to break the encryption of Bill's network. In one version, they would alter the data to make the Pokémon obey them instead of the original trainers; in another they would outright delete the data of any promising trainer (yeah, that might be a little too dark) .

Another idea I had was a Black2/White2-esque sequel to Red and Blue. I even made an outline and everything, I have it in a Google Doc. I might put it here if someone's interested, I'll just have to rewrite parts of it first.

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