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[Question] The Next Possible Study

Adam's IQ

Adam's IQ

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    Hey so I'm having trouble with what my region's professor should study. I'm not planning to add any new special mechanics, so I need to find something that could be a focus of study within our current games. Any one have suggestions for what it could be?
     
    Well, I suppose you need to think more about the plot of your game then.
    https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_Professor
    Just for reference. It also goes into spinoffs and Anime which allows for a broader field of studies.

    Gens 1 and 5 didn't really introduce anything special, so they study more general Pokemon Research compared to the other professors.
    I guess Sonia too, but she studies legends and history, much like some other characters in the series, such as Cynthia.

    But there are so many Pokemon topics to study in the series even when you can't turn to the standard of "New mechanic".

    Perhaps a study of regional forms and how they develop if you have them.

    Maybe something critical to the plot that the player needs an expert on?

    Or if they don't have to be a Pokemon Professor specifically, they can study another field of science. I toyed with a meteorologist professor idea once.

    I don't have any specific advice though since I don't know much about your game.
     
    I don't want to say much, but it will NOT have regional forms. I have a disdain towards them.
     
    Adam's IQ said:
    I don't want to say much, but it will NOT have regional forms. I have a disdain towards them.
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    How 'bout a professor that don't do anything from a rich family and there's a rumour he bought his degree?
     
    I mean, it's a fangame, it can be literally whatever you want! It doesn't even have to be any significant bearing on the game as a whole. For example, my own professor's field of research is the study of Pokemon and their habitats, but he's also most qualified to give trainers their first Pokemon. Their field of research is completely irrelevant to my game's story.
     
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