Having Leaf a secret in the game with a random appearance and a tough battle sounds nice, and hopefully if they decide to add in Leaf for battle, I'd like her to be challenging with tough Pokémon as well.
How about this-
-Battle/defeat Red
-Fight Leaf when you get back to Pallet Town, or maybe in New Bark if you end up back there after the battle
-Somehow have a double battle with the two of them later, either at Mt Silver or Pallet Town(seriously- how long has Red been away?) If they do this, maybe they could even have Silver show up and help out?
I prefer Red too, and maybe they could think of him gaining his title for having the most strongest leveled Pokémon, since Barry took that away. I wouldn't mind seeing Red with DPPt spriting and new design either, as long as it still looks like him and cool too.
So your saying you would have to face her in the Elite Four?
Anyways, I think it would be a good idea if Leaf was a rival to you or a partner that would catch you around and battle you all around the towns and cities.
I think Leaf should be in a hidden spot in Pallet Town...or something of the sort.
She'd have her own theme music and everything.
Battle Red and Leaf is epicness within epicness.
OK, this might get confusing, so...here we go.
IMO, it would be awesome to be able to battle both Red and Leaf (I really wish Nintendo gives 'em official names someday, my choices are Wyatt and Mariah, respectively :P). Here's what I propose for HG/SS:
- Have Leaf/Red (opposite of your gender) emerge in Pallet Town and act as your new rival for your journey through Kanto (if Silver doesn't pursue you). Inexplicably, they'll have weak Pokemon at the start who will get stronger later, as if Leaf/Red were a normal rival. Also, your rival appears at random spots (Pokemon levels will be adjusted to be lower than the Kanto Gym Leader's Pokemon of who you are about to face)
- Fight Red/Leaf (the one you fight here corresponds to your gender) at Mt. Silver (the Pokemon should be higher than Barry's Pokemon, I agree)
- Return to Johto and unexpectedly fight Leaf/Red (your Kanto rival) at Goldenrod City in a hidden location (reason for this city is that Mt. Silver has one of Johto's major battles; Goldenrod City is Johto's major city in terms of size. Plus, Mt. Silver contrasts Goldenrod City nicely)
- Return to New Bark Town and fight both Red and Leaf in a double battle.
- Afterwards, both Red and Leaf become so strong that they replace Lance as the new Champions. Again, you fight them in an epic double battle. This should be in a new E4 Second Wave, where each E4 member has their party revised and leveled up more. The E4 Second Wave should be the E4 you fight from then on.
- Maybe Silver appearing in Kanto for some reason could be a nice subplot...either running the Viridian Gym or for some other reason.
Even if my idea doesn't come to fruition, I still want
both Red and Leaf in HG/SS
somehow, at the very least. The one who matches your gender should be stationed at Mt. Silver, then you fight the opposite gender one somewhere else (IMO, Goldenrod City), and then you face both of them in a double battle somewhere else (IMO, you revisit them at Mt. Silver where the epicness all began...) Oh, and new theme music for Red and Leaf (
2 new themes) would be awesome.
And for the sprites, I'd much rather have FR/LG Red than GSC Red:
FR/LG's Red looks like he means
way more business than RBY/GSC's Red. Also, if Leaf is included, the sprites wouldn't match if you have Red from Gen. I and Leaf from Gen. III. But both Red and Leaf could have new sprites/artwork in HG/SS, possibly...
FR/LG Red and Leaf both appearing in HG/SS FTW! :D
