Damn...you really seem to have a good grasp on things, so I won't bother patronising you by explaining how much would need to be put into this to make it work seamlessly. I do however, need to ask how much you already have established of the world and dex and important characters already since the RPers need extra details about the Pokemon they'll be working with and the world around them (Assuming that's gonna be in the OOC thread, but worth an ask anyway.)
Thanks for the reply! So I can respond to each part individually, I just split your quote so my answers can be found easily. <3
As for how much I've already established - I've already got the main questline figured out, the roles of gym leaders, towns/cities, and a majority of routes planned. So that's maybe about 30-40% figured out. I'm still working out events and battles, and mixing in some of my legendary ideas into the actual plotline. I don't plan to really submit this until I'm at least 80-100% finished with
everything, so I have a good grasp of giving just the right amount of information to start, and then opening up to more and more as things continue.
As for your own two questions.
I think a fakemon exclusive dex will be awesome, but mixing the right established mons in where they make sense would be cool too. If you have a good idea where everything should be found and where it fits, then go with exclusive fakemons. If you feel there are established mons that fit in certain places, there are no issues with mixing the two. I think it could be a very effective plot device depending on what you do with it.
As for the second one, either would work, but I think revealing them route by route would be very cool and exciting, and would keep your RPers waiting to see whats next. I'd even say you should include mini events where people can get exclusive mons that arent available on the route adds an extra element of mystery that should keep your RPers hype and excited.
Yup, the more and more I think about it, the more it seems I might include maybe
max ten or so already existing Pokemon, but the route of Fakemon and just the sheer number of different kinds of Fakemon might be enough to give enough variety to the game for something new and appealing.
As for event Fakemon, yeah, that's the plan! I already have two specific Fakemon events at different points in the game to try and get an event-only Fakemon (ex. Nimby, revealed above, is one such event-only Pokemon I'm talking about).
Two more things. I'm sure you've already thought about this, but sprites for each mon are definitely a must. I'd say in a similar/better format to the one you've put them in that post should be done (I get that that's a lot to ask, and probably a lot of work, but I do see it as something that's needed if you're going to present people with Fakemon.)
I'd say this has a lot of potential to be a great RP. If the workload gets too much, dont hesitate to get some extra hands in on it. I'll be sure to keep my eye out for this RP.
EDIT: You may wanna provide more than three options for Starters aswell
Ahhh, sprites, one of my worst nightmares. I didn't really think about that. I figured if I had the images under a spoiler tag and small enough images for them to not take up a majority of space, that it would be fine, but I guess sprites might be a good way to go too.
For the starters, I think I wanted to allow up to nine players, but only allow those three starters (with each starter repeated up to 3x). The reason for that is that all other Fakemon in the game will be available to capture. Starters would be unique, and I didn't want to give people a starter that can be found through the game. (Plus, the final evolutions of all three starters are pretty awesome, I think.) Of course, if others think differently, then I'll definitely consider some other unique Fakemon in the Dex to allow as starters.