Yes, i agree with you in many points there. I know not all the graphics are good, The plot sucks (im changing it, but youll have to wait till the beta to find out. You can thank the back button on my mouse [wipe my post will ya >:@ ]), and the maps are being redone. The onlky things left in the game are the actual pokemon, and that is where this hack shines. Every pokemon has a purpose, and there wont be any -Bad- single form and weak pokemon. One pokemon is even evolved from one of two guy's, meaning depending on which one that you evolve, the pokemon im talking about can have completely different movesets. Plus the pokemon are all origanal, so forget thuse inferior fused or edited sprites of actual pokemon.
Onto my next point, which is coz im lazy
ITS COMPETITION TIME:
all you have to do is creat 3 origanal pokemon sprites from scratch (one pokemon and TWO (i accidentally put 3 :P) evolutions, that means no using a pokemon as a base. Max size is 64x64
Prizes
First prize : all three pokemon used; Creater becomes first of the elite four (using one or more of the pokemon they created)
Second prize: all three pokemon used; Creater becomes seventh gym leader (using one or more of the pokemon they created)
Third prize: all three pokemon used; Creater becomes Sixth gym leader (using one or more of the pokemon they created
Fourth: One of the three pokemon (Best) used; Creater Becomes 5th gym leader (using one or more of the pokemon they created
All others: Trainers in the gyms.