suggestions for the future of pokemon old

8/13/2019 Suggestions for the Future of Pokemon OLD

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NOTICE: This blog was originally written before X and Y were released, and

henceforth, a lot of the information here, as well as the writing style, is quite

outdated !roduction ended right before "ay of #$%&, as the sheer si'e and tre( on

to) of X and Y coming out made it too much for me to handle, so I*ll be rewor(ing

a new blog +ery similar to this one, ust a bit more u)-to-date I*ll (ee) this blog

ali+e for )ros)erity, but )lease note that this one is not to be ta(en too seriously, at

least now .efore, maybe, but now, it*s a little late to fi/ this one, and it*s best to

start o+er 0hen will that blog come1 2shrugs2 I don*t (now

-11/18/2013

Note: This was originally one big blog, but after some feedbac(, I*+e decided to cut

it down into se)arate cha)ters 3owe+er, the blog is written as if it were one single

blog, so )lease forgi+e me for that fact

4I5C67I"E8: This blog was made before X and Y were on store shel+es 7ssuch, some of the information may or may not be outdated by the time they or

announcements relating to X and Y are released 7lso, this blog assumes that you

are well-+ersed in the main !o(emon series 0hile I may e/)lain certain

mechanics of other games and other )oints of interest, I will not hold bac( on any

lingo or (now-how that may be e/clusi+e to this franchise 6astly, des)ite me

co+ering many to)ics, there are certain areas where I am )ractically foreign to, and

thus I may not be able to discuss them in de)th )ro)erly In other words, I don*t

(now e+erything You ha+e been forewarned

Introduction

...well...crap. With at least TWO Pokemon blogs in regards to changes/improements! one m"st

wonder wh# the#$re cropping "p all o% a s"dden. &n#how! a%ter reading those blogs! ' %ig"red that '

might as well come "p with m# own. '$e tho"ght o% some changes and improements %or the mainseries! writing them down on doc"ments and s"ch! and '$e posted some o% them be%ore as well (and

some o% them were )"ite big in their own right*! b"t now it$s time to post them here.

'n this blog! ' will point o"t ario"s aspects o% the main series! whether ' liked them or not! and o%%er

m# s"ggestions %or said parts o% the series. The# co"ld be improements to old mechanics! orintrod"ction o% new ones. ' will also disc"ss some o% the more +technical+ s"b,ects in detail! and b#

that ' mean either show step b# step or ,"st %lat o"t chat abo"t some o% the aspects that ' ma# %eel morestrongl# abo"t. &s s"ch! this blog will be )"ite long! so '$e broken it down into ario"s chapters %or

#o"r reading pleas"re.

' wo"ld also like to point o"t that "nlike some pla#ers! ' act"all# do %eel a di%%erent adent"re with

each generation! een the newer ones. eck! i% it weren$t %or the third ersion tradition! ' probabl#

wo"ldn$t be able to pla# the %irst two generations again (and een then! it$s )"ite hard %or me to do so*!

and the third one is ,"st starting to show its age! despite still being er# %"n. till! ' do beliee thatthere$s a TO that co"ld be done. "t '$e kept #o" waiting %ar eno"gh! so...the act"al plans. '$m s"re


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some o% #o" hae ideas o% #o"r own! which gies me a transitional idea (orr#.*

The 8ules

o-ka#! here$s a co"ple r"les '$e made %or m#sel% to keep things! %or a lack o% better term! consistent!and %or #o" g"#s i% #o" want to s"ggest and/or add on to m# list

("ick note4 r"les with an asterisk 5 are optional! b"t are recommended to %ollow.*

1. 6o" cannot change the battle s#stem. 7er. Oka#! ma#be 1 or 2 changes along the lines o% the

2 stat splits and abilities and s"ch! b"t nothing like making it action-based. ore will bedisc"ssed in a later chapter.

2. 6o" m"st keep the 8 g#ms and 7lite 9. Two reasons are that #o" can still do some :7&;;6

creatie st"%% with them! and i% #o"r disdain %or them is %or plot-reasons! co"ldn$t the same thing

be applied to! sa#! ario %or instanceragon "est '?$s enco"nters! %or the p"rposes o% this blog! are OT

random enco"nters.9. @eep other a"diences in mind. This means that make s"re #o"r s"ggestions can be easil#

applied to children as well as ad"lts. o making things s"per di%%ic"lt isn$t recommended.5A. 6o" ma# remoe the eil team i% necessar#! b"t it$s not recommended.5

With that! let$s go oer the table o% contents to see what '$m going to go oer. The +chapters+ will hae

a code that will make it easier to skip to ario"s chapters o% the blog.

Table of Contents

1. 9ser Interface (To"chscreen men" and oerall conenience* BC'01D

2. eneral .attling (T#pes! battle mechanics! and di%%ic"lt#* BE02D

3. O+erworld (;ocals! %ield obstacles and items! capt"ring! and world pacing* BOW03D9. 5idequests (attling >istractions! non-combat actiities! and other (new* side)"ests* B09D

A. !o(emon and You (:oles o% Pokemon! eol"tion! and combat design* BP60AD

F. 5tory and Conte/t (Eeneral premise(s*! themes and moti%s! and characters* BG0FDH. Communication and "ulti)layer (;ocal %eat"res! ersion e=cl"sies! and online options*

BG0HD

8. Com)le/ "echanics (idden tats! reeding! and Other idden echanics** B08DI. 6ittle .attle Twea(s (oes and non-moe e%%ects* B;T0ID

10."iscellaneous;Other changes BG10D

11.Conclusion BGon11D

&nd now! let$s go to o"r %irst order o% b"siness! and one that ' don$t see a whole lot o% talk abo"t The

"ser 'nter%ace.

% 9ser Interface


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eartgold and o"lsiler or the man# men"s inside the traditional +tart+ men"! or een the

Poketch %rom >iamond/Pearl/Platin"m.

2. The oerall conenience o% the game as a whole. ost e=amples come %rom lack and White

(2*! with %eat"res s"ch as "nlimited Ts or allowing #o" to "se repels one a%ter another insteado% haing to open the men" to do so. This also incl"des the +last item "sed+ %eat"re that was

present in the more recent games.

6o" ma# be asking this What do ' hope to achiee in this regard< Well! o%%er "se%"l %eat"res toenhance the e=perience and make the whole thing a breeJe to browse thro"gh. Tr# sa#ing those last %iewords %ie times %ast.

Touchscreen "enu

Kirst! let$s start with the to"chscreen. ow! '$e preio"sl# bro"ght "p the Poketch and tart en" in

the To"chscreen. oweer! with lack and White! this has changed to the G-Eear! which is "se%"l %or

more instantaneo"s

local comm"nication! %or a lack o% better words. ow! ' %eel like the 9th generation "ses o% the to"chscreen were a nice addition to the oerall e=perience. o! ' wo"ld like to s"ggest to bring those back.

6o" ma# be asking abo"t how we are able to %it the two i% we$re not going to choose one or the other. 'am glad #o" asked. Please take a look at the screen below.

This is the to"ch screen men" %or eartgold and o"lsiler (albeit in Lapanese4 please bare with me*.

There are seeral changes that '$d like to make in order %or m# ision o% the to"ch screen men" to

work.

Kirst o% all! the H options are too widespread. aking them closer! b"t not too close! wo"ld be ideal %orthis ision to work. &lso! the PokeEear ma# or ma# not make a reappearance. Kor now! we shall

e=cl"de it. 'n m# ro"gh edit o% the to"ch screen! the F options are moed to the top while a big

rectangle that$ll take its place in the bottom shall ass"me the role o% the Poketch.

e=t! we hae to deal with @e# items and eas# access ia select registering. &s #o" can see! there are


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two items that are registered. lack and White allowed 3. oweer! #o" had to go thro"gh another

men" in order to access them. There%ore! ' shall add in at least 2 more items to what is being

presented. ' sa# at least beca"se depending on how we deal with the a"to-r"nning and the check b"tton

in the bottom right! it ma# allow room %or more.

oweer! that leads into the act"al b"ttons! which '$e sadl# neglected and %orgotten abo"t "ntil now.

Kirst o%%! ' am bringing back ; M &. o )"estions asked. econd! ' am reassigning the +?+ "sed to

open the men" back to +tart+. 'nstead! ? shall ,oin 6! as well as : and elect! %or the %irst 9 ke#items. &n#more will hae to deal with not haing b"ttons to )"ickl# access them like the %ishing rod.ow! ' can see people being reall# "ncom%ortable in accidentall# hitting the b"ttons. Th"s! ' shall

make the b"ttons optional. 6o" can actiate them to be ke# items! b"t otherwise! the#$ll be m"ch like

the %ishing rod in the screen aboe. 't$s worth to note that this is ass"ming that the game is made %or the3>! which %eat"res similar b"ttons (b"t not necessairl# the la#o"t* o% the >.

There are other little things as well! most o% them graphical. amel#! ' do en,o# the graphical st#le o%

the men" in lack and White 2. 't is er# sleek! and ' %eel like the +neon+ colors "sed %or each

indiid"al b"tton is portra#ed er# well. There is one problem with m# s"ggestion! tho"gh! and it$s %orthose with big %ingers! who ma# accidentall# hit the b"tton the# didn$t want to click on d"e to the

%ingers taking "p larger amo"nts o% the screen. This ma# be wh# the b"ttons in eartgold and

o"lsiler are so widespread.

With that wrapped "p! here is a ro"gh edit o% what the bottom screen wo"ld ro"ghl# look like. L"stimagine the %inal ersion being wa# more polished.

ow! it$s not ,"st the main men" that '$m talking abo"t. There$s st"%% like the Pokede=! the Pokemonin%o! bags! #o"r trainer card! etc. '$e tho"ght abo"t whether or not to disc"ss them or not! and the#$re

still part o% the "ser inter%ace! b"t most o% them seem to be more appropriate %or other sections. Kornow! we$ll talk abo"t #o"r trainer card and options.

P"ll o"t a trainer card4 an# card. 6o"$ll see basic in%o! like #o"r name! '>! how m"ch mone# #o" hae!what g#m badges #o" hae! and an# stars %or e=ceptional achieements. There$s not m"ch to talk

abo"t! reall#! e=cept it sho"ld show other in%o as well! like #o"r %riend-code. ow Options! on the

other hand! does re)"ire a look. There$s a decent selection o% options! tho"gh "tton ode is in needo% more! well! options. The st"%% ' talked abo"t preio"sl# like ; M & sho"ld be applied here. &lso! we

need to bring back the Krame option! and gie plent# to choose %rom. Wh#< eca"se.

"t it$s not ,"st the act"al men"s that we hae to go oer. There$s other parts o% the whole e=perience


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that we can make a less o% a hassle! as well. o with that! let$s go oer to oerall conenience.

O+erall Con+enience

o what$s oerall conenience in this instance! strictl# speaking< 't$s hard to pin down! b"t basicall#making ario"s mechanics less o% a hassle to deal with. 't$s best to gie e=amples o% s"ch things rather

than tr#ing to la# down a strict de%inition. ' alread# mentioned the "nlimited Ts and the :epels

mechanic. oweer! there are other coneniences '$d like to add in! as well. These are ,"st a %ew that'$d like to implement

'n lack and White 2! #o" are allowed to moe items %rom Pokemon to Pokemon witho"t

haing to bag them %irst. Well! how abo"t we take it one step %"rther< 'mplement to"ch screen

controls to allow seamless switching o% items. Kor that matter! let$s appl# to switchingPokemon! as well. We ,"st hae to make s"re that the game recogniJes whether the Pokemon is

being switched or the item is.

:emember the +last item "sed+ %eat"re '$e mentioned< Well! how abo"t one %or attacks< 'two"ld sae a precio"s tap or two! and while the di%%erence ma# seem minimal! the amo"nt o%

time saed adds "p oer time.

'% #o"$e pla#ed an &nimal Grossing game! #o"$ll know that the shopping s#stem allows #o" top"rchase and sell items like a cart. ' hae not seen man# games that "tiliJe this s#stem! as it is

er# "se%"l and %aster than man"all# b"# or sell items one (t#pe* at a time! so Pokemon wo"ld

bene%it %rom s"ch a %eat"re. 6o" ma# p"t in m"ltiple items o% the same item! and with thep"rchases and sello"ts! #o"$ll obtain #o"r oerall pro%it! be it positie or negatie.

o now we$e made the game easier to pla# in terms o% act"all# getting thro"gh the more technical

st"%%. 't$s time that we tackle one o% the most common areas o% disc"ssion! i% not the most Eeneral

attling.

# eneral .attling ark is 7il in Lapan< Well! how abo"t a

similar thing in this instance< 'n other places! it co"ld be called ;ight or ol# (b# the wa#! #es! it was

the light-t#pe*! and in Lapan! something like +Eood+! or een +ol#+ or +P"re+! meaning all thingsgood! basicall# opposite o% >ark or +7il+.


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Kor those o% #o" wondering what$ll happen to t#pes like Kighting or Ps#chic! otherwise tho"ght to be

+co"nters+ %or >ark! well! Kighting-t#pe attacks aren$t "s"all# heroic in nat"re! and Ps#chic! well...'$m

g"essing that 7speon pla#ed a ke# role in that mindset! b"t regardless! ;ight/P"re wo"ld be a more

ideal co"nter to dark! and not in the stereot#pical wa#s that$s been s"ggested so man# times. &s %or itstrengths and weaknesses< That$s "p to #o"! b"t s"%%ice to sa#! it$s relationship with >ark wo"ld be

special4 '$ll leae it at that.

econd is the act"al t#pe chart! and whether some balancing is necessar#. '$ll come o"t and sa# that itdoes need some balancing! tho"gh its not witho"t a drawback. "t %irst! let$s look at the act"al t#pechart that we got so %ar

Gertain t#pes are...shall we sa#! less e%%ectie than others. Kor e=ample! take a look at Poison. 6o"$ll

notice that Poison is onl# s"per e%%ectie against one t#pe! Erass! a t#pe that$s alread# ri%e withweaknesses. o let$s gie Poison at least one more t#pe to be s"per-e%%ectie against. oweer! wem"st make s"re that the t#pe adantage makes at least a little bit o% sense. The change we$ll make is a

common one! b"t is a good one to make ake Poison s"per-e%%ectie against Water. 'gnoring the

realistic/logical e%%ects! %rom a gamepla# standpoint! not onl# does it gie Poison one more adantage!

b"t said adantage is an important one4 Water c"rrentl# onl# has two weaknesses Erass and 7lectric.either t#pes are that common! and while Poison is een less common than the two t#pes! it$ll gie

Poison a bigger importance.

"t it$s not o%%ense that we hae to take a look at. Take a look at what t#pes 'ce resist. 6"p4 O;6

'T7;K. o we hae to gie it more resistances. "t what< This is going to be harder than Poison!tho"gh! so let me think %or a moment. 6o" ma# hae #o"r own s"ggestions %or improing 'ce! b"t %or

me< mm....%or now! let$s gie it "g. 't$s not m"ch! b"t it$ll do. This one co"ld be changed atan#time! so don$t take this one with a grain o% salt.

ow! is there a problem with changing the t#pe chart< 6es there is. 't ma# r"in preio"s t#pe combosthat were made er# special. The prime e=ample in m# mind is Water/>ragon! and @ingdra and Palkia

won$t appreciate the %act that the#$re now s"sceptible to Poison that kindl#. There ma# be other t#pe

combos that might be +r"ined+ depending on other changes that are made! as well.


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.attle "echanics

With t#pes o"t o% the wa#! let$s moe on to other areas. :emember changes like hold items! abilities!

nat"res! the two stat splits that occ"rred< Well! how abo"t another change or two that$s along those

lines. To be honest! when >iamond and Pearl came o"t! ' tho"ght that the battle s#stem has reached itspeak. (5:emembers t. Goronet5 o p"n intended.* oweer! there ma# be one or two changes that

ma# be added in witho"t drasticall# %lipping the s#stem "pside down and oer! and we$ll get to those

kind o% s"ggestions in a min"te. Kor now! tho"gh! what can we add or change "p< '$e seen a co"ples"ggestions! like terrain (not weather*! or the %ront/back s#stem present in some other :PEs. Terrain is

basicall# taking into acco"nt things like %ields! mo"ntains and s"ch! which '$m not too sold on. On the

other hand! let$s go oer the %ront/back s#stem %or a min"te.

ome :PEs (;ike Kinal Kantas# ''! as shown in the pict"re aboe* "se a %ront/back s#stem. Kor thoseo% #o" "n%amiliar with the mechanic! it determines #o"r damage inp"t and o"tp"t depending on where

#o"$re placed in battle. 7ssentiall#! being in the %ront means #o"$ll deal more damage! b"t #o"$ll

receie more damage! while being in the back red"ces the damage #o" take! b"t also the damage #o"$lldish o"t. '$m not 100N certain that this bene%it will be 100N bene%icial to Pokemon! b"t it$s one o% the

best we got. O% co"rse! this makes the most sense in do"ble and triple battles! since there$s m"ltiple

Pokemon present per side to show some di%%erence! tho"gh that$s not to sa# that single battles can$t

"tiliJe this s#stem at all. :otation battles are another stor#! tho"gh! and one that '$d pre%er not to getinto toda#. oweer! the problem ' see is that...which one is going to be the de%a"lt one< '$d s"ggest

adding in a 3rd +ne"tral+ state! b"t that ma# ,"st needlessl# complicate things. Otherwise! '$d imagine

that the +%ront+ wo"ld be the de%a"lt! an#wa#.

'$e seen a s"ggestion where Pokemon wo"ld hae to learn moes b# learning them! acc"m"latingpoints "ntil the#$e +mastered+ them! o% sorts. '$m not s"re it co"ld be applied to moes! b"t ' do think

it$ll work %or something else. asicall#! there$s an assortment o% +b"%%s+! which we$ll call %oc"s b"%%s togie to a Pokemon. t"%% like AN increase to ph#sical attack! a )"ick-claw like b"%%! a weaker am"letcoin! etc. 7ach +b"%%+ will re)"ire a certain amo"nt o%...KP (We$ll call them %oc"s points* "ntil the#$e

mastered them. There$s an assortment o% items that can teach these b"%%s! b"t i% the#$re "ne)"ipped

be%ore the#$re mastered! the b"%% will simpl# go awa#. Once the b"%% is mastered! the Pokemon can "seit howeer he or she wishes while e)"ipping another! separate item.

The real worr# is whether or not to allow %or m"ltiple b"%%s or ,"st hae it one at a time. ho"ld we go

%or haing m"ltiple b"%%s! we$ll hae to hae them e)"ip one b"%% at a time %or balance reasons.

:egardless! there$ll hae to be a limit somewhere! and when that is reached! the Pokemon will hae to


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%orget a b"%% in order to relearn a new one. Personall#! '$m gonna go with ,"st one! beca"se the#$re

animals! not machines (well! most o% them! an#wa#*! so haing them +choose+ a b"%% wo"ldn$t make

m"ch sense.

ow as %or the s"ggestions that '$m not %ond o%! the main problem is that the# all inole re%le=es insome %orm. ow! while that$s "s"all# a good thing (look at &T in the 7/P1 Kinal Kantas# games

and the ario and ;"igi games %or proo%*! it$s not s"itable %or all L:PEs. esides! it$s nice to hae at

least one L:PE (series* that$s p"rel# t"rn-based. There$s another reason that '$ll get to in a bit. till! notall o% them are totall# bad! so let$s go oer them one b# one.

aking it totall# action-based. This is the onl# s"ggestion where '$d (begr"dgingl#* be like

+6eah...no+. The onl# +proper+ wa# ' co"ld see this working wo"ld be making it similar to

onster "nter! b"t een then! "nless it$s %or a spin-o%%! ' m"st point to m# +eat to hae ,"stO7 p"re t"rn-based :PE+ point preio"sl# made. Pl"s! it essentiall# gies the preio"s

games one giant! nast# middle %inger4 it$s like i%! sa#! ew "per ario ros. A (or the A th

installment! rather* went %rom 2> plat%ormer to W:PE in the same s"bseries. 't ma# be a %inegame on its own! b"t like ' said! lest it$s a spin-o%%! people are going to be pissed o%%. &lso! '$m

not s"re how it$d work o"t properl# witho"t making it conol"ted d"e to controlling another

Pokemon! let alone in battles with m"ltiple Pokemon per side.

&dding in action commands ia ario and ;"igi. These ne=t two s"ggestions wo"ld be neatadditions! b"t there$s one reason to not do so ;ag. 'n competitie pla#! tr#ing to add in action

commands wo"ld screw "p the whole ordeal! since #o"$d need a :7&;;6 e=cellent connection

(better than it alread# demands* to een hae a chance o% doing so. 't$d hae to be constant togie a %air chance to both sides. Pl"s! how wo"ld #o" time each attack< oreoer! how wo"ld

the 776 &' reacti%%ic"lt#. Pokemon games hae

generall# been on the eas# side. ome entries are harder than others! b"t it$s still not eno"gh %or somepeople. One thing to keep in mind! tho"gh! that the primar# target a"dience is children! and the# ma#

not be read# %or s"ch to"gh battles. esides! the battles that ma# be eas# to "s ma# not be so eas# to

them. K"n %act The reason Cnoa was more linear and easier was beca"se kids act"all# complained to

Eame Kreak that the innoh games were too hard! so make o% that what #o" will. o how can we %i=this while still keeping the kiddies intacti%%ic"lties like tarter! eteran! and aster wo"ld be appropriate! with tarter beingthe de%a"lt. ow wo"ld the settings a%%ects the game< G"rrentl#! the# alter the leels! and the# add in

one more Pokemon to rosters o% important battles! like E#m leaders. ' heard that the &' is changed!

too! b"t ' can$t proe that. 7ither wa#! more co"ld be done. 'n addition to the leels and rostersincreasing with increasing di%%ic"lt#! ma#be alter the &' in some wa#! i% it hasn$t alread#. Or heck!


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ma#be alter their moesets to be more specialiJed and sophisticated in higher di%%ic"lties. L"st don$t

p"ll a >eil a# Gr# 3 i% possible! please.

O% co"rse! there are other wa#s to tr# and %i= the di%%ic"lt#. One s"ggestion inoles d#namic leeling!

which is scaling the opponents$ leels to match #o"rs. '$e seen this in place be%ore! b"t '$m don$t thinkit$ll work o"t %or Pokemon. The reason is that there$s m"ltiple part# members! and ' don$t know how

the# wo"ld be able to implement that. >o #o" take the aerage leel o% all the Pokemon< '% so! how

wo"ld #o" then s#nc it to the opponent! making s"re that their leels match accordingl#< esides! '$dimagine it being )"ite di%%ic"lt to code and test properl#! probabl# more e%%ort than its worth.

&nother s"ggestion inoles limiting the teams to hae e)"al amo"nts o% members %or at least ke#

battles. '$m not too s"re abo"t this! since it wo"ld limit certain pla#st#les (like "sing additional

members as %odder*! b"t '$m not 100N opposed to this! either. This is implemented in places like the

attle "bwa#! b"t some people wo"ld like to see this appl# to the main ,o"rne#! as well. '% this wereto be implemented! '$d like to pla# o"t like this oth tarter and eteran hae it as an optional

challenge. "t! tarter wo"ld hae it o%% b# de%a"lt! while eteran wo"ld t"rn it on b# de%a"lt. 'n

aster! howeer! it$s mandator#. 'n the eent that there$s onl# one di%%ic"lt# setting! tho"gh! ma#be askthe pla#er in ke# battles %or a chance o% greater rewards< '$m not s"re.

'$e seen a s"ggestion that inoles a leel cap! b"t reall#< ot onl# will this limit pla#-st#les eenmore (one thing #o" co"ld kinda take com%ort in! %or a lack o% better phrase! is that grinding is still a

%easible option! i% necessar#*! b"t it doesn$t een make sense %rom a stor# standpoint4 how are #o"going to e=plain this in-gameo

#o" see Kinal Kantas# and >ragon "est haing s"ch a thing< NO>>> ot in the main entries! at least

Onl# reall# niche :PEs ma# hae it! b"t Pokemon is an#thing b"t niche. This is one o% thoses"ggestions that wo"ld iolate the +take all a"diences in mind+ r"le reall# %ast. "t! since it '

optional! i% #o" m"st hae it! ma#be make it onl# aailable in the highest di%%ic"lt# setting< "t #o"

ma# ask what i% there$s onl# one< Well! ' am relied to sa# that there is a sol"tion.

:emember in "per mash rothers rawl (or elee i% #o" pre%erred that game* there$s a +pecial

mode+ where #o" can actie certain conditions and r"lesets< '% not! there$s a screen aboe %or

re%erence. Well! how abo"t haing a similar %"nction in the Pokemon games< 'n the beginning! hae alist o% options to alter the gamepla#! be it the team limit! or the leel cap. The#$d all be o%% b# de%a"lt!

tho"gh! %or obio"s reasons. Which leads me to a pop"lar thing some pla#ers like to do "Jlockes


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asicall#! hae another screen that$s the same thing! e=cept c"stomiJed %or a n"Jlocke r"n. ake the 3

golden r"les mandator#! b"t eer#thing else can be t"rned on. The point o% this one is to en%orce the

r"les! and red"ce con%"sion on certain r"les! like d"pes cla"se.

There$s o% co"rse other areas o% di%%ic"lt#! like act"al trainers or g#ms and the pacing thereo%! b"t '$llsae those %or the ne=t chapter. Which! %rom the look o% things! is right now We shall now talk abo"t

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p"JJles4 probabl# some obstacles that an co"ld %i= that co"ld lead to items at best. The#$ll

probabl# be pop"lated b# wild Pokemon and trainers. Kor d"ngeons! tho"gh! ' think the main

d"ngeons (the ones re)"ired %or the stor#* sho"ld be more %oc"sed on p"JJles than battling! b"t not too

m"ch4 ma#be a F0N-90N ratio. The#$re re)"ired! and adding in s"ch p"JJles co"ld break "p themonoton# o% battling oer and oer. Kor ide d"ngeons! tho"gh! it co"ld be an#thing. &ll battle! all

p"JJle! a mi=! whateer. The#$re optional4 the#$re there %or e=tra content %or pla#ers to cons"me sho"ld

the# choose. L"st make s"re to make the rewards worth it! and make the p"JJles and the "tiliJation o%s cleer. &nd speaking o% which...

?ield Obstacles and Items

There are man# non-battling obstacles that sho"ld be in #o"r wa#. The ma,orit# o% them are soled ia

s that #o" collect on #o"r ,o"rne#. ow! m"st people dread these segments! beca"se onl# a co"plemoes are worth "sing in battle! the rest are ,"st taking "p space. "t %irst! let$s check on what the

act"al p"JJles are.

The best place to look %or p"JJles is the Trick ho"se in the oenn games (:"b#! apphire! and

7merald*! tho"gh p"JJles do e=ist in other places. One o% the most common t#pes o% p"JJles is thestrength p"JJle (as shown in the pict"re aboe*! b"t there$s others like haing to "se G"t! :ock mash!

and so %orth. "t there are other t#pes o% p"JJles that don$t inole s. Kor e=ample! in Kortree Git#

E#m! the p"JJles inole passing thro"gh the...mills in the proper order in order to proceed. ' belieethere sho"ld be more "ni)"e p"JJles like the a%orementioned mill p"JJle! tho"gh o% co"rse #o"$e got

to make s"re that the# %it the area in )"estion.

&s %or the act"al s themseles! most hae o%%ered s"ggestions on how to %i= them. ome s"ggested

an e=tra moeslot that can onl# be "sed in the %ield! or otherwise switch between moes on the %l#.This will be disc"ssed more in chapter A! b"t %or this instance! it ma# make more sense %or more

mechanical t#pes like steel! b"t een then! it$s a stretch to think that the# simpl# can$t "se the moe

wheneer the# want. Others hae s"ggested the "se o% tools to get thro"gh the game! tho"gh this does

"ndermine the "se o% Pokemon in the %irst place. # s"ggestion %or tools is to either limit them to thea%ter game! allow %or d"rabilit#! so the# can$t be "sed %oreer! or make them one-"se! and #o" hae to

b"# them in b"lk. 6o" co"ld also "se a combination o% the three mentioned! tho"gh this ma# ca"se

some compatibilit# iss"es.

"t we don$t hae to limit it to act"al s or -like items! don$t we< o! we co"ld other items! aswell. There are ke# items that co"ld come into pla#! s"ch as the %amo"s +card ke#+ %rom ilph Go.! b"t

we sho"ld talk abo"t other items! as well. Kirst o%% are berries. erries were %or some reason absent in

the Cnoa games! so we sho"ld bring them back! beca"se the#$re "se%"l as heck. There isn$t too m"ch


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talk abo"t in terms o% act"al items in general! tho"gh! e=cept to make s"re that each items seres its

p"rpose. ' wo"ld like to see more hold items that are more specialiJed! like a less-broken wimming

Eoggles that neer saw the light o% da#.

There is a problem with price points! howeer. This mainl# a%%ects the healing items! and #o" knowwhat '$m talking abo"t4 once #o" %ind a ending machine! what goes thro"gh #o"r mind< ' don$t know

abo"t #o"! b"t ' hae a polic# in that once ' %ind one! ' neer b"# s"per potions or lower eer again.

(ell! een h#per potions are )"estionable.* Kor one (co"nt it* s"per potion! #o" co"ld get TWOlemonades Pl"s! ;emonades are act"all# 7TT7: than s"per potions (80 P as opposed to A0*! sowhat gies< # g"ess is that Eame Kreak tried to balance it b# %orcing #o" to b"# lemonades one at a

time! and making s"per potions aailable as %ield items. 't kind o% works! b"t it %eels %orced.

&lso! we sho"ld brie%l# disc"ss Ts and s reall# )"ickl#. ' wo"ld like to see more care%"l options

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Ca)turing

One o% the core pillars o% Pokemon is! o% co"rse! the art o% capt"ring Pokemon %or "se. Kor the mostpart! it works well. 6o" weaken a Pokemon! and tr# to capt"re it "ntil either #o" or the Pokemon gie

"p. "t there$s still other tweaks that '$d like to see.There$s a %orm"la %or capt"ring Pokemon! and it inoles the catch rate o% the pre# in )"estion! the

s"ccess rate o% the ball itsel%! the pre#$s state o% health! etc.! etc. "t! ' think we can e=pand on that%orm"la more to a"gment the whole e=perience. 6o" know the moes that increase or decrease stats!

like Erowl or ;eer< 6"p! take that into acco"nt. ow! this won$t change the de%a"lt st"%%4 it$ll ,"st

make capt"ring een easier! especiall# on Pokemon with low catch rates.

&lso! we sho"ld b"%% %roJen in terms o% capt"ring. G"rrentl#! sleep and %roJen hae a 2= capt"re rate.Well! since %roJen is so rare! how abo"t we increase it to 9=< L"st sa#ing.

O% co"rse! it$s not limited to literal catching! isn$t it< There$s in-game trades and gi%t Pokemon all oer.

Kor in-game trades! the# "s"all# worth it! b"t sometimes the#$re not! and in one case! the trade-ie in

)"estion was essentiall# singing this little piece. 5ahem5 o how did the# pan o"t< Well! in the @antogames! at least! it was T7 O;6 W&6 to obtain certain Pokemon! like ;ickit"ng! L#n=! and r.

ime. o the %irst lesson in order4 don$t make them trade-e=cl"sies. Wh#< Well! aside %rom being

"nable to nickname them! it doesn$t leae a whole lot o% %reedom in what kind #o" want. '% #o" reall#want to! make the trades aailable earl# on! while haing a place to catch them wa# later.

o what wo"ld make a good in-game trade< Well! it sho"ld bene%it witho"t being e=cl"ding. Kor

e=ample! the Eigalith trade in lack and White 2 was brilliant. ot onl# did it allow #o" to obtain a

rare Pokemon! it was a Pokemon that co"ld normall# onl# be gotten b# trading. This didn$t matter toom"ch since oldores (and :oggenrolas* co"ld be %o"nd! tho"gh ' can "nderstand wh# some people

wo"ld place them in the same boat as the trade e=cl"sies that '$e mentioned.

&s %or gi%ts! again! don$t make them gi%t-e=cl"sie4 allow %or a place to catch them %reel#. &lso! '$m nots"re i% an# gi%ts that c"rrentl# e=ist do this! i% #o"$re going to make the gi%ts special! gie the gi%tPokemon something special! like a hold item or a special moe. Kor e=ample! let$s sa# that there$s a

Togepi as a gi%t4 ' ,"st remembered that the egg in eartgold and o"lsiler gies Togepi 7=trasensor#

(which is reall# good*! b"t how abo"t gie it! sa#! Gon%"se :a#< Tho"ght Para-%linch was bad

eno"gh< 5la"ghs eill#5

O% co"rse! there$s other wa#s to capt"re Pokemon! like the >ream World and the Pokewalker. These

will be talked abo"t in Gomm"nication and "ltipla#er! b"t there are other wa#s to capt"re Pokemon.

One o% the most ,erkish is....Keebas! b"t that$s not the answer '$m looking %or in this instance. o! it$s
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piritomb. &gain! don$t make these hard to een %ind. ;a# it down somewhere in a post game area i%

#o"$re reall# bent on p"shing this partic"lar method o% %inding it. ' g"ess the point is to make at least

one member o% the %amil# aailable somewhere in the wild.

"t how abo"t! #$know! act"all# %inding the Pokemon< &gain! ' am glad #o" asked.

0orld !acing

Two kinds o% pacing will be disc"ssed in this blog. One is o% co"rse related to stor# p"rposes! b"t that$s

resered %or the appropriate chapter. This one will disc"ss pacing in terms o% power! s"ch as where toplace wild Pokemon and their leels! and how to pace the opponents$ leels accordingl#. This also

incl"des making as m"ch "se o% the leel spectr"m (;eel 1/A to 100* as possible.

&n e=ample o% poor world pacing are the Lohto games! at least in the %irst hal%. While all Pokemon

games s"%%er %rom wild Pokemon not keeping "p with the trainers$ leels in some %orm! Lohto isperhaps the worst. The problem isn$t so m"ch as the wild Pokemon in ictor# :oad not matching the

7lite 9$s leels! b"t the leels are ,"st so low. A0 is perhaps the lowest highest leel th"s %ar! and "sing

onl# LCT hal% o% the spectr"m is...not impressie! to sa# the least. &lso! there$s a %ork in the road inthe middle o% the game that basicall# acts like #o"$re onl# going to take one road %or the entire ,o"rne#!

beca"se once #o" take the other path! it somehow restarts all oer again. 5%acepalm5

Thank%"ll#! it$s Pokemon placement is %ar K&: %rom bad ('':G! it$s second onl# to Cnoa*! something

that ' can$t e=actl# sa# %or when talking abo"t some other regions. ;ooking at @anto! %or e=ample! howm"ch can #o" take o% the Pidge# and :attata %amil#! h"h< ell! the entire ilence ridge! despite

containing 3 to 9 ro"tes! holds little ariation between each ro"tes & similar thing co"ld be said %or

G#cling :oad (and a 7:6 missed opport"nit# to place Pon#tas in! not co"nting 6ellow*! e=cept

replace the Pidge# %amil# with the pearow %amil#. Eranted! the Pokede= at the time was limited! b"tco"ldn$t #o" come "p with a slightl# better ariet#! or at least gae the new Pokemon (the enonat and

>od"o %amilies! respectiel#* some more spotlightiamond and Pearl was the Pokeradar. This seeks o"t rare Pokemon

b# highlighting certain patches o% grass %or a chance o% obtaining said Pokemon. The wa# random

enco"nters c"rrentl# work (%or the most part* is that there$s patches o% grass that when #o" sh"%%lethro"gh them! #o" ma# enco"nter a wild Pokemon. Ghanging this +grass+ mechanic messes with a lot

o% mechanics that are designed aro"nd them! some more than others.

The pokeradar ma# s"rie the trip sho"ld the grass be remoed! b"t i% it hasn$t tackled the notion that

grass sho"ld be remoed o"t o% the table! the ne=t co"ple introd"ced in lack and White de%initel#bring a ammer &rm to its head. The %irst is r"stling grass! which takes a random patch o% grass and

has it shake to indicate a rare Pokemon. Cs"all#! it$s &"dinos (m"ch to o"r delight*! b"t other Pokemon

co"ld be %o"nd! as well! with the most common candidate o"tside o% &"dino being 7molga. Thesecond is dark grass! which allows %or a chance o% two wild Pokemon in a do"ble battle! and allows %or

di%%erent set o% Pokemon and leels. Tr#ing to remoe grass wo"ld not onl# set grinding back A #ears!

b"t it also makes ro"tes like Cnoa :o"te 20 near impossible to make! i% not o"tright! leaing ro"tes tobe less ersatile.

We also got to brie%l# talk abo"t the %re)"enc# thereo%. Gertain areas hae more enco"nter than others.

While ' am in %aor o% ,"st making the enco"nter rate the same %or all areas! i% we$re gonna diersi%# therates! make s"re that the#...make sense. ;ike d"ngeons that are "s"all# tho"ght o% as more genreall#dangero"s! like caes and %orest! sho"ld hae a higher rate! while the opposite! like a Gemeter#!

sho"ldn$t be as high.

e=t! we sho"ld talk abo"t leel pacing! as in how %ar sho"ld the trainers be %rom ke# boss battlesepending on how #o" want the whole stor# to pla# o"t! some parts ma# be morethick in terms o% leel range than others. Kor instance! i% a gap between two g#ms had one d"ngeon!

and another gap had two d"ngeons! the leel range in the 2ndgap sho"ld be larger than the 1st.

Kinall#! we got to talk abo"t the world pacing in terms o% mechanics and comple=it#. The act"al

combat design o% the Pokemon will be talked abo"t later! b"t essentiall#! in order to %"ll# demonstratethe whole bea"t# o% the man# comple=ities o% the battle s#stem! the pacing o% said concepts will hae

to be introd"ced in a wa# that slowl# b"t s"rel# b"ilds the pla#er$s knowledge and skills! testing the

ario"s aspects o% the game! while adding in more and more comple= mechanics o% the game.

Kor e=ample! #o"$re probabl# going to star b# introd"cing the concept o% t#pes! and how the#$re "sedagainst one another. Oer time! tho"gh! other important ariables come into the spotlight! like stats!


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stat"s conditions! items! abilities! and etc. '% #o" want to re"se a concept! then it sho"ld be a more

comple= ersion o% said concept. Kor instance! when #o" %irst introd"ce t#pes! #o" ma# %oc"s on the

basics! like Erass-Kire-Water. The ne=t time the concept is reintrod"ced! howeer! some o% the more

"northodo= t#pes like Ehost and >ragon sho"ld be the stars o% the show. O% co"rse! this is ass"mingthat #o"$re separating them into two di%%erent parts.

"t it$s not ,"st the base mechanics that we hae to worr# abo"t. There$s also the man# strategies and

st#les that sho"ld be thrown at #o" %rom ario"s trainers in #o"r ,o"rne#. ;ike with the basemechanics! these sho"ld be paced accordingl#! raising %rom basic strategies to more adanced ones thatma# or ma# not inole the entire team. ow! ' speak that in relatie terms! beca"se what ma# be

Rcomple=S to less e=perienced pla#ers ma# R,"st be another battleS %or seasoned eterans. To gie an

anecdote! ' had a Kirered/;ea%green strateg# g"ide that stated s"ch strategies like the Rreersal comboSand "sing berries strategicall# as Rcomple=S strategies. While the reersal combo co"ld be %airl#

arg"ed! berries are not that hard to warp #o"r mind aro"nd! especiall# i% #o"$e dealt with the whole

s#stem %or )"ite a while.

To show a more smaller-scale e=ample o% what ' was talking abo"t! one strateg# that was laterconsidered a RnoobS strateg# was sending o"t a E#arados! and as soon as #o" think the opponent is

going to "se an 7lectric attack! #o" switch to an 7lectiire! who will absorb and "se the electricit# to its

adantage! no thanks to its abilit# otor >rie. While this isn$t the most elaborate o% strategies! it doesinole more than one Pokemon! and a little bit o% prediction! so '$m going to p"t this in the low-

moderate $tier$ o% strategies.

;ater on! there ma# be a Raton PassS team! which is basic in concept! b"t widel# more grand in terms

o% e=ec"tion! depending on how man# Pokemon are inoled. O% co"rse! i% #o" reall# want to s"rprisepla#ers! #o" co"ld "se either the top ersions o% strategies! like "sing the Pokemon that we$e made

earlier! or "sing more obsc"re strategies that ma# throw o%% the pla#er. There are een certain moes

and items that aren$t e=actl# meant to be "sed b# lesser pla#ers! s"ch as Trick :oom. peaking o%which! an e=ample wo"ld be to take an &moong"ss! who is c"rrentl# the slowest "ser o% pore. This is

o% co"rse ass"ming that Parasect is ,"st a little bit %aster than it. ake the room more trick#! tho"gh!

and &moong"ss becomes )"ite a threat all o% a s"dden.Phew. That was )"ite a bit to take in. ow! tired o% battling< Or at least battling normall#< Kear not!%or there hae been distractions and side actiities to dissect in the ne=t chapter

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.attling 4istractions

The title ma# con%"se #o" at %irst4 what are battling distractions< One de%inition that ma# come to #o"r

mind is an#thing that doesn$t inole the main stor# that inoles battling. 6o" ma# bring "p optional

areas and d"ngeons! b"t '$m not talking abo"t those. '$m talking abo"t areas where the r"les o% battling

are...di%%erent. There ma# be slight tweaks to the battle s#stem %or the eent in )"estion.

Probabl# the de %acto e=ample o% this is the attle Krontier. Kirst making an appearance in 7merald!then ret"rning in Platin"m in a di%%erent %orm! the attle Krontier has o%%ered a ariet# o% challenges to

test #o"r skills in. 't$s worth to note that the 7merald and Platin"m attle Krontiers are act"all# )"ite

di%%erent. The most obio"s is that 7merald had more %acilities than Platin"m does! with H %acilities asopposed to A. oweer! the challenges themseles are di%%erent! as well. &side %rom the +attle

Tower+ (changed to attle "bwa# in lack and White 1*! there are little to no %acilities that are shared

or een similar. ome ma# arg"e that one attle Krontier is more creatie than the other! and so %orth.

6o" ma# hae noticed that ' hae not been talking abo"t speci%ic %acilities. Well! ' regret to in%orm #o"that ' hae #et to partake in one that$s not the attle Tower or "bwa#. ow abo"t %or a new attle

Krontier that we combine all o% them! and add in new ones< What are the new ones< Well! '$e tho"ght

abo"t a new one that$s like the attle Tower! e=cept there$s no +streaks+ to speak o%4 it$s battle a%ter

battle "ntil #o" either )"it or lose. There$s also another +%acilit#+ that ' %o"nd which ' act"all# )"itelike. ome :PEs hae an area where #o" start at leel 1 and work #o"r wa# "p. This incl"des the

&ncient Gae %rom ;"%ia ''! or P"rit# Korest in Pokemon #ster# >"ngeon 1. & similar thing applies!e=cept adapted to mai Pokemon mechanics. This ma# be similar to one o% the e=isting tents! tho"gh.

'$e also tho"ght o% a %acilit# where #o" can take on a challenge "sing Pokemon o% a single t#pe. 't$s

essentiall# similar to the attle Tower! e=cept eer#one "ses Pokemon o% that chosen t#pe.

"t o% co"rse! it isn$t the attle Krontier that$s a battling distraction. 'n 7merald! there were battle tentsscattered aro"nd oenn. These were er# similar to the %acilities in 7merald$s attle Krontier! ,"st

simpli%ied a little more! or so ' hear.

'$e also got to talk abo"t the a%ari Qone and Lohto$s "g Gatching Gontest. The a%ari Qone is! well!

a Jone where #o" can capt"re rare and/or e=otic Pokemon normall# not %o"nd elsewhere. The basica%ari Qone had special balls to "se! bait and some %orm o% anno#ance to help #o" how #o" want to

catch #o"r Pokemon. O% co"rse! that didn$t stop certain Pokemon %rom ,"st taking the bait and r"n

(ello! Parasect.*! b"t it was a neat take on how to capt"re some o% the more rare Pokemon that is there

to be %o"nd. ;ater a%ari Qones added in tweaks and ad,"stments to the oerall ordeal! most notabl#with eartgold and o"lsiler$s +ake #o"r own a%ari Qone+ ordeal as well as an assortment o% items

to place to in%l"ence what Pokemon will appear.

e%ore we moe on to the act"al improement side o% things! let$s reiew the "g Gatching Gontest %or

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#o"! and #o" had to catch the Pokemon that wo"ld be worth the most points. oweer! #o" co"ld onl#

hae one Pokemon ca"ght at a time! and #o" had 20 park balls! so #o" had to "se them wisel#.

o how can we improe or change all o% this< Well! m# sol"tion is what '$d like to call a%ari Park. 't$s

s"b,ect to change at a %"t"re date! b"t %or now! it$s a big park where #o" can partake in s"ch actiities.There$s 8 areas with di%%erent themes. G"rrentl#! the# are Plains! Korest! o"ntains! Pond! ea! ;aa!

Power Plant! and k#. &s %or how the#$re going to be arranged< '$m not s"re. 't co"ld be one Jone per

side! b"t how are #o" going to enter< Krom the top/bottom< 5shr"gs5 When ' %irst tho"ght o% this! asthis was one o% those ideas that ' tho"ght "p back in the da#! there was going to be A at the bottom! and3 at the top.

There will be a +pillar+ o% sorts where #o" can insert certain %oods like pokeblocks or po%%ins to attract

certain Pokemon with certain nat"res! m"ch like in the oenn games. The +m"d+ aspect o% the Ereat

arsh won$t ret"rn! b"t the items %rom abao$s a%ari Qone will! tho"gh on a m"ch smaller scale! and aslightl# di%%erent p"rpose. When an item is inserted! it changes the percentages o% the Pokemon that la#

in the area. Kor e=ample! take a pond that ho"ses Poliwags and Eoldeens (obio"sl#! the selection will

be m"ch larger*. '% #o" added in some lil# pads! there$s going to be more Poliwags than Eoldeens.&lternatiel#! a laa-based Jone holding l"gmas and "mels ma# drie the percentages in l"gma$s

%aor sho"ld #o" add in more pools o% laa. >on$t ask me how that works.

Oh #eah! since the a%ari Park is )"ite h"ge! the step co"nt will hae to be increased! as well as the

amo"nt o% sa%ari balls #o" can "se. This brings me to two new mechanics! both o% which can beapplied to catching contests! as well

Kirst o%%! there$s a spot in each area where #o" can sacri%ice one or two balls! pl"s a speci%ic item

to obtain a new ball. The catch rate c"rrentl# is 1.A=. Well! '$m going to increase the de%a"lt to2=! and the "pgrades will increase it to 9=. "t! the ball in )"estion onl# works %or that

partic"lar area! so i% #o" traded in 3 sa%ari balls %or 3 dash balls %or the Plains! those 3 balls will

onl# work in the Plains. Otherwise! the#$re no better than reg"lar sa%ari balls.

The second is the introd"ction o% nets. 6o"$ll receie a set amo"nt! and once #o" throw one! thePokemon will be trapped! "nable to escape %or...let$s sa# A t"rns. This will allow #o" to catch

the Pokemon or throw! sa#! rocks at it to hae a better chance at capt"ring #o"r pre#. The trade-

o%% is that once the Pokemon is %reed! it$ll immediatel# %lee! so #o" hae got to make those ballsco"nt.

&s %or the contest aspect< imple &ppl# the same mechanics as be%ore! e=cept con%ine it to one Jone.

The contests happen once a da#! or once a week at most. The selection will be the same! b"t the point

is to o%%er an alternatie to capt"ring a%ari-e=cl"sie Pokemon. &gain! these are ,"st the basicconcepts4 ' don$t hae it 7T':7;6 planned o"t! #et! especiall# with regards to the act"al selections o%

each Jone.

' also hae to bring "p the Pokemon World To"rnament. 6o" battle ario"s trainers in a knock-o"t

st#le to"rne# and reach the top %or ario"s priJes. The real draw! tho"gh! is that #o" co"ld %ace nearl#

all o% the old g#m leaders and champions (b"t strangel# no 7lite 9* o% preio"s regions. ' did notparticipate in the PWT m"ch! b"t it$s a good basis %or a new side)"est (or rather! an old one coming

back* later on.

There is one more actiit# that ' hae got to mention Pokestar t"dios. When this was %irst beingheard o%! it was the obligator# side )"est along the lines o% contests and m"sicals be%ore it. When

lack and White 2 act"all# came o"t! tho"gh! it was act"all# )"ite di%%erent than what we were

e=pecting. ome ma# call it a battle/non-battle h#brid! b"t '$d consider it closer to a battling

distraction. asicall#! think reg"lar battling! b"t instead o% act"al battles! the# pla# more like p"JJles.


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6es! a p"JJle side)"est. Krom what ' hear! the reception to this was pleasant s"rprise. '$e onl#

partaken it in the one instance it was necessar# %or stor# p"rposes...

...which leads me per%ectl# to act"all# presenting these side)"ests. e%ore we moe on! let$s talk abo"t

act"all# introd"cing them. "t %irst! an anecdote. While ' was strolling thro"gh Pokestar t"dios %orthe %irst time! ' was taken aback b# the grand design o% the whole place. 6et! ' can$t help b"t %eel like

this whole thing was er# "nnat"ral! like ' sho"ldn$t be here or something. o how can we make the

whole thing %eel nat"ral>

.....5headdesk5 Oka#! Loin &en"e. ' hae not "sed Loin &en"e e=tensiel#! b"t %rom what ' hear! it is

7:6 "se%"l! and ma#be similar to what ' might be disc"ssing in the Gomm"nications and "ltipla#erportion. ' literall# know ne=t to nothing abo"t Loin &en"e! so ' ma# talk abo"t it at a later date! b"t

not witho"t more e=tensie research &> e=perience (beca"se '$ll be honest! research is not the mainproblem here*. The onl# reason '$m bringing it "p is beca"se it$s there and is )"ite notable.

Oka#! can we please moe on to something that ' perhaps hae a little more e=perience in< 5hears

gambling noises5 ...well! it$s time. ;et$s %inall# talk abo"t the Eame Gorner.

The Eame Gorner is a neat side)"est that$s been aro"nd since the beginning. 't was eent"all#

remoed d"e to new laws cropping "p in 7"rope aro"nd 2008! which apparentl# a%%ected the rest o% theworld.....ahem. &n#wa#! the main minigame was the slots! and it$s simple eno"gh. 6o" bet 1-3 coins!

and tr# to line "p 3 o% the same icons. There were also other minigames! as well. There was a card %lip

game in Eold! iler! and Gr#stal and a :o"lette-t#pe s#stem in the oenn games. 'n non-Lapanreleases o% eartgold and o"lsiler! instead o% slots! we got something called oltorb Klip! a cross

between inesweeper and Picross. ...' think. "t! with that came the remoal o% the abilit# to C6

coins! and that pissed more than a %ew pla#ers o%%! m#sel% incl"ded.

"t going back to slots4 een the slots were slightl# di%%erent. The @anto games were normal slots!Eold and iler introd"ced di%%erent eents that co"ld alter the res"lts! oenn had this weird lightning

reel that ' co"ldn$t )"ite %ig"re o"t! and innoh had a Gle%air# t#pe mini-game within the slots! where

#o" had to grab as m"ch coins as #o" co"ld and go as %ar as #o" co"ld.


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o what wo"ld an ideal Eame Gorner hae< Well! %irst o% all! the#$d all be in one single game corner!

o% co"rse. The abilit# to b"# coins wo"ld be bro"ght back! and all o% the slots are present. The#$ll be

coded in some wa# to show which slots are which. 6o" ma# be asking abo"t an# new minigames that

ma# be incl"ded. That$s when ' go +5555 'T+! and ,"st reeal this glorio"s new +Eame Gorner+.;adies and Eentlemen! ' gie #o" the eon park

Not +isually re)resentati+e of what I had in mind 2loo(s at it2maybe

&hem. 'n this new +game corner+! which is more like an indoor am"sement park! b# the wa#! there are

A di%%erent areas! and the# are the &rcade! hare &rea! Gasino! :e%reshments &rea! and the PriJeGorner. To p"t things in brie%! the &rcade is where #o"$ll %ind a lot o% the minigames %or the %"n Jone!

the hare &rea is where #o" can share "ser-created content! as certain minigames do allow %or s"ch

%eat"res to bloom. The Gasino contains di%%erent minigames! and are more l"ck-based! b"t o%%er bigger

pa#o"ts. The :e%reshments area is where #o" can +b"#+ %ood and drinks! and ideo chat with "p tothree other people. This is also where #o" can b"# coins. Kinall#! the PriJe Gorner contains! well!

priJes in e=change %or coins.

' wo"ld e=plain the minigames! b"t honestl#! it wo"ld take abo"t 10 more pages (ro"ghl#* to do so! and'$e created a doc"ment that details all o% that. 't$s "ploaded to cribd! and '$ll post the link! b"t be

warned. ot onl# is it$s long in its own right! b"t it is )"ite o"tdated. This was "ploaded in the middle

o% 2010! and was written be%ore lack and White were released in &merica (or een in Lapan*. ohere$s the link below

The eon park Eame Gorner

Phew. That was a ;OT to go thro"gh! in terms o% old content. ' can onl# hope that it$s not going to be

that long again. ...oh that$s a lie and we all know it. Kor now! let$s go talk abo"t new side)"ests andother kinds that ' ma# bring to the table.

Other BNew 5idequests

When #o" think o% side)"ests in :PEs! what do #o" think abo"t< '% #o"$e pla#ed an O! ma#be it

co"ld be to kill 20 bears or collect 20 bear %angs or something. Kor an# other :PE! it co"ld bean#thing! tho"gh ' can$t imagine it being too di%%erent. Wh# do ' bring this "p< Well! Pokemon doesn$t

reall# hae side)"ests in the traditional sense. ' mean! there$s a co"ple e=amples! s"ch as ew
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a"ille! b"t there isn$t m"ch. o this section will talk abo"t whateer new side)"ests ' want to bring

to the main series.

Kirst o%%! there are going to be lots and lots o% side)"ests. an# PGs ma# hae re)"ests %or #o" that

can range and ar# in terms o% ob,ecties. oweer! the side)"ests aren$t e=actl# like other side)"ests.>"e to the wa# the whole series is designed! there can$t simpl# be +@'ll ? amo"nt o% Q"bats+ d"e to

how Pokemon are so "bi)"ito"s and signi%icant to the world. Pokemon also don$t drop items! either.

o how can we go abo"t this7: G&T;7 POTO

1. The %irst is the one we all know and loe! e=cept one castle %or each region. There will be 3

trainers! pl"s a g#m leader at the end %or each Rro"ndS. The trick is that #o" hae to rent certain

Pokemon! and "nlike last time! d"ring each ro"nd! #o" can switch #o"r Pokemon "p one at a

time between battles. O% co"rse! #o" can totall# change "p #o"r team to s"it each indiid"al

ro"nd.2. The second combines all o% the preio"s generations into one! b"t organiJes them into each

%loor. 6o" pick a leader %rom each %loor and work #o"r wa# "p "ntil the champion leel. Kor

e=ample! in the %irst %loor! #o" can pick %rom rock! Kalkner! :o=anne! :oark! an# o% the threetraitan leaders! or Gheren. 'n the second %loor! it$s ist#! "gs#! rawl#! Eardenia! ;enora! or

:o=ie. &nd so %orth.

&n# other new side)"ests that ' ma# think o%< Well! the thing is that the ma,orit# o% s"ggestions that '

ma# think o% can easil# be p"t in either the attle Krontier or the Pokethelon! respectiel#. o here$s a


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co"ple more RminorS ones that ' hae tho"ght o%

attle oard

This is a chess-like game! with the same board! same amo"nt o% members %or each pla#er!

with a %ew di%%erences. Kirst o% all! each t#pe has it$s own step %ield. The step %ield isdetermined b# their primaryt#pe. '% the primar# t#pe is %l#ing! then it gets normal. Witho"t

%"rther ado! here are the t#pes and their moements

ormal 2 steps! 8 directions

Kire Gross

Water >iagonal

7lectric >iagonal

Erass Gross

'ce lanted line (hard to e=plain*

Kighting ;-hape (i.e. 2 "p! 2 le%t*

Poison C shape (7? "p2! right2! down2*

Ero"nd 1 step! 8 directions (i% it hits! 9 pla#ers in a cross o% the ictim gets hit! too*

Kl#ing same as normal

Ps#chic 1 step! 8 directions! (can attack %rom 2 s)"ares* "g Gross (can go "nder pla#ers! passing them! b"t not taking them*

:ock 1 step! 8 directions (takes 2 hits to kill4 %irst pla#er shares spot*

Ehost 1 step! diagonal (chance to eade*

>ragon cross or diagonal (can onl# hae 1*

>ark triangle ( i.e. i% %acing "p! it can go "pperle%t! "p! or "pperright*

teel 1 step! cross (takes 2 hits to kill4 can neglect attack*

ow that #o" know what each t#pe does! here$s how it works. 6o" p"t "p to 1F pla#ers!

with each t#pe limited to 2 (e=cept %or dragon! which is 1*. The positions #o" p"t are all "p

to #o". &%ter #o" place #o"r pieces! it$s time to pla#. Eamepla# is m"ch like Ghess! e=ceptit has a little bit o% checkers to it! in that there$s no RkingS to protect. Whoeer takes all o%

the other pieces %irst wins.

There$s a )"iJ show that #o" can partake in dail# to win ario"s priJes. "estions can be abo"t

an#thing that$s not-hidden! so no )"estions regarding 7s! 's! %orm"las! and so on. &s %or the

)"estions themseles! most o% them are m"ltiple choice! asking #o" to pick o"t o% 9 answers. ome)"estions! howeer! are going to be a tr"e-%alse statement! and #o" m"st %ig"re o"t whether it$s! well!

tr"e or not. Kor the %ormat! #o" compete with 2 other participants! and d"ke it o"t with 20 random

)"estions. 6o"$ll hae to pick an answer! and whoeer gets it right earns a point. # the end! whoeer

has the most points is the winner. 'n the eent o% a tie! a tie-breaker )"estion will be presented! andthese are "s"all# the hardest )"estions! s"ch as asking what leel a certain Pokemon ma# learn! or how

man# moes a certain Pokemon can learn.

The Pokemon Trading Gard Eame is still e=tremel# pop"lar a%ter all these #ears. >espite an online

ersion e=isting! ' %eel like it wo"ld be neat to hae one as a side-)"est %or the main series. The onl#

thing ' ask %or! aside %rom being it relatiel# balanced! is to make the cards "ni)"e! so the# don$t %eelo"tdated wheneer new packs in real li%e come along.

Well! ' g"ess that$s it %or side)"ests. an! that$s a lot o% distractions. ' wonder how that wo"ld all pla#o"t in real li%e. Oh wait. Well! an#how! it$s time to talk abo"t the core o% the %ranchise4 the Pokemon

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D !o(emon and You

o abo"t the Pokemon themseles. '% it weren$t %or them! this wo"ld be a completel# di%%erent

%ranchise at best! and non-e=istent at worst. ow! #o" might be wondering what are we going to talkabo"t i% the brie% s"b-topics in the table o% contents weren$t eno"gh. Well! let$s not waste an#more time

and c"t to the chase.

8oles of !o(emon

There are seeral de%initions that co"ld be applied to the phrase R:oles o% PokemonS. ow theirdesigns wo"ld %it whateer habitats the# are to be placed in! how the# wo"ld de%end themseles in

battle! what RrolesS the# %it in the grand scheme o% the game (i.e. starters! legendaries! earl# bird! earl#

rodent! etc. 'n other words! how do the Pokemon themseles %it into the world and what p"rposes the#

ma# sere! and i% said p"rposes are still e=istent in %"t"re generations. One thing that ' will need to get

o"t o% the wa# is that there will be little! i% an#! disc"ssion in regards to the artistic design o% the act"alPocket onsters. 't is s"b,ectie as all hell! and we co"ld be spending so man# ho"rs disc"ssing that

when we sho"ld be talking abo"t how the# act"all# work in this world that the %ranchise has created.

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With that! let$s begin b# talking abo"t how the Pokemon are b"ilt to %it the game$s needs. &nd what$s a

better role to talk abo"t than the starters< The %irst thing to note is that %rom the beginning! the starter

t#pes hae alwa#s been Erass! Kire! and Water. ome people hae been tired o% this d"e to it being

"sed so man# times! while others insist that it sta#s %or newcomer$s sake. We co"ld either stick to thetriangle and %ind more creatie and new wa#s to "tiliJe them! or tr# to come "p with new triangles and

see where we go %rom there.

'% we$re going to stick to the good old triangle! the best thing we can do is to be een more creatie with

their t#pings! and more importantl#! make them at least sericeable. This is wh# the innoh starters are

m# %aorite starter set. ot onl# were there were )"ite "ni)"e combos (despite 'n%ernape$sKire/Kighting being repeated*! b"t the# were all :7&;;6 "se%"l in battle. Tr"e! the# ma# not be top-

class! b"t the# more than get the ,ob done. o i% we are going to be going with the %ormer! more

%amiliar ro"te! then we need to look at how their t#pings are going to interact with each other in theend.

One wa# to accomplish this is to gie a t#pe that allows each starter to de%eat each other. Kor e=ample!

Torterra gains a gro"nd t#pe to de%eat 'n%ernape. 7mpoleon co"ld alread# potentiall# de%eat 'n%ernapeia 'ce attacks! so whateer secondar# t#ping the# were going to gie to 7mpoleon! it m"st be weak to

'n%ernape$s secondar# t#ping. Th"s! the# gae 'n%ernape part-%ighting (again*! and made

7mpoleon...part teel< Oka#! it co"ld$e been :ock! ormal! or een 'ce! b"t teel< This is act"all#)"ite brilliant! since while 7mpoleon ma# lack the T& to co"nteract 'n%ernape! "nlike the other two

starters! the second t#pe it gains is one o% the most "se%"l it co"ld hae de%ensiel#. &lso! teel is

resistant to Erass! so giing Torterra the Ero"nd s"bt#pe is another geni"s moe. Their stats don$tdisappoint (too m"ch*! either. We$ll get into more into act"all# creating a Pokemon that$s at least

competent in battle in Gombat >esign! b"t essentiall#! the# sho"ld be able to hold their own when


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the#$re sent o"t! whether the#$re "sing the old triangle or a new one.

&nother wa# is to make s"re that their second t#pings are as "nimportant as possible. What do ' mean

b# this< 't$s basicall# making s"re that one starter line isn$t screwed beca"se o% some 9= combo to oneo% the 3 starter t#pes or something. We co"ld make the# all mono-t#pes! b"t that wo"ld be boring! so

let$s mi= it "p a bit. ;et$s take a look at the oenn starters %or a moment! please< L"st a note be%ore we

go on! the#$re m# second %aorite starter set so %ar! so what$s coming "p is ,"st %or anal#sis.

The t#pings are Erass! Kire/Kighting! and Water/Ero"nd. >oes an#one see a problem here< ...oka#!

ma#be a co"ple problems! b"t the one '$m thinking o% is that wampert being Water/Ero"nd :7&;;6screws it oer wheneer ceptile wo"ld p"ll a %ast one (literall#* and ,"st ;ea% lade the liing crap o"t

o% that poor m"d %ish. Water/Ero"nd isn$t a bad t#ping! b"t man! poor wampert %or being tossed

aro"nd een more than other Water starters.

One thing that sho"ld be kept in mind (at least mine* is that the triangle is %air all-aro"nd. Tr"e! #o"$re

not s"pposed to pit a Kire t#pe against a Water t#pe ("nless said Kire t#pe$s second t#pe is s"per-

e%%ectie against the Water t#pe*! b"t een d"ring the %inal eol"tions! #o" sho"ld tr# to make s"re thatthe e%%ectieness is e)"al wheneer #o" go aro"nd and aro"nd and aro"nd and-oka#! '$ll stop. Kor a

more basic e=ample! let$s bring "p the Lhoto starters! since! well! the#$re all mono-t#pes. o matter

which direction #o" go! one t#pe will be 2= s"per-e%%ectie against one t#pe and 0.A= not er# e%%ectieat another. 't$s a simple e=ample! #es! b"t it does e%%ectiel# ill"strate the %air directions that the

triangle sets "p.

Eoing back to the oenn starters %or a min"te! Kighting %ollows the pathwa#s in one wa#! and to be

%air! on its own! Ero"nd %ollows a similar path to Kighting. "t what i% #o" combined the t#pingsark-t#pes! not,"st merel# not-e%%ectie. The second is Kighting-Kl#ing-:ock! and that partic"lar triangle %ails beca"se

:ock has a resistance to ormal attacks! and starters "s"all# start o"t with ormal-t#pe attacks. o the

)"estion here is this which one is the lesser eil< Personall#! ' do beliee that #o" can work aro"nd:ock$s resistances! b"t >ark$s Ps#chic imm"nit# is more static. This is one o% those s"ggestions that

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o we$e chosen a new triangle. oora#. Kor the p"rposes o% this blog! we hae chosen Kighting-

Kl#ing-:ock. "t "nless we$re p"lling a gen 2! we$re going to hae to spice things "p b# giing them

second t#pings. o what sho"ld we gie them< &gain! going back to the innoh starters! let$s look at

the second t#pes as their own triangle %or a moment Ero"nd-Kighting-teel. On its own! it$s er#%lawed! especiall# since teel is getting the short end o% the stick. "t when p"t in con,"nction with the

e=isting Erass/Kire/Water! the whole triangle pla#s o"t bea"ti%"ll#.

6o"r s"ggestions ma# be di%%erent %orm mine! b"t the t#pings '$e come "p with are "g! Ero"nd! and

'ce. # giing them those partic"lar t#pes! the#$re all 9= s"per-e%%ectie against one another. "t how

abo"t the other wa# aro"nd< '$ll admit that it$s not the best s"b-t#pings to gie them! partic"larl#Ero"nd being s"per-e%%ectie against :ock! b"t at least it$s not a 9= weakness this time aro"nd! rightomestic pets! anno#ing b"gs! ma#be some chirping

birds in the morning! and rodents r"ining the trash cans or something. ince the#$re the most %amiliar

animals beca"se o% their relatiel# common appearances in h"man societ#! it wo"ld make sense %orthem to be the %irst RPokemonS to appear in the wild.

ow how abo"t the others< ow sho"ld #o" design them so that the# appear nat"ral when #o"


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enco"nter them< an# areas host a ariet# o% Pokemon! and "s"all#! the# %it the area in )"estion. Kor

e=ample! desert-themed Pokemon are going to appear in a desert! and %ish are obio"sl# going to be in

the sea. The ma,orit# o% t#pes are obio"s to %ig"re o"t where to p"t them "gs in a %orest! Kire t#pes

in a olcano! 7lectric at a Power Plant! etc. "t some t#pes are not as obio"s as others. >ragoncomes to mind4 where do #o" p"t them< Well! whateer the >ragon is designed sho"ld dictate where

it sho"ld be.

O% co"rse! er# %ew people care abo"t that4 most people ,"st want to know how the# wo"ld pla# o"t in

battle. 't doesn$t matter too m"ch! b"t proper battle design matching their enironments can go a long

wa# in adding in an e=tra la#er o% immersion on the pla#er. Eoing back to the desert %or a moment!since it$s a er# harsh place! the Pokemon there ma# be more de%ensie in nat"re. # contrast! an area

like a %orest or an abandoned %actor# where #o" ma# be attacked at an# moment ma# %orce the

inhabitants to adapt b# reacting more swi%tl# in order to co"nter their predators. We$ll get into more o%this when we get into Gombat >esign (man! ' reall# need to h"rr# "p and act"all# get there &&P*.

There$s one more area that ' need to address! and that$s the call %or more "ni)"e t#pings. This sho"ld

go witho"t sa#ing! b"t eent"all#! Eame Kreak is going to r"n o"t. Cnless the# add in new t#pescontin"o"sl#! the# are going to hae to repeat t#pings no matter what. What ' think is een more

important is how their t#pings a%%ect how the# are! and where the# are! and wh# the# are what the# are.

'7:T PO@7>7? P'GTC:7 7:7

Oh! b"t ' %orgot abo"t another aspect that ' promised The Pokede=. The Pokede= organiJes thePokemon #o" meet into a nice n"merical order! with bits o% in%ormation to go with each o% them. Kor

the Pokede= ' hae in mind! all o% the entries! %"nctions! and search engines %rom preio"s games will

be incl"ded. oweer! there will be more. ' wo"ld like the Pokede= to be more "se%"l! partic"lar %or

more adanced pla#ers.

Kor one thing! the Pokede= co"ld list what moes the Pokemon co"ld learn b# leel-"p. That sho"ld be

prett# simple to implement! b"t the not-so-simple wa# is how to R"nlockS it grad"all# so it doesn$tcome o%% too )"ickl#. ome pla#ers ma# not like that it$s not readil# aailable! b"t then again! so is

other in%o when #o" onl# see the Pokemon in )"estion. "t sho"ld this in%o (and more* come as soon

as its capt"red< Well...ma#be! b"t ' think there$s gotta be a more RrewardingS wa#.

ere$s another one 7ol"tionar# methods. This will be disc"ssed more shortl#! b"t it$s rather simple4

tate how the Pokemon eoles. That$s prett# m"ch it. ' wo"ld also like it i% the# had some wa# toshow stats! b"t not necessaril# in n"mbers. ' sa# that beca"se it might break the immersion in an :PE.

6eah! to some people! that$s totall# b"llcrap! b"t he#! eer# e%%ort helps. 't ma# not be that detrimental

in this case beca"se it ' the Pokede=! something that ' can$t e=actl# sa# %or a %"t"re chapter! b"t

ass"ming that we can$t "se n"mbers! how can we show them< Well! one wa# is to rank them as s"ch2nd! 1st! 2nd! Ath! 9th! Fth! %or e=ample. oweer! this ma# not be eno"gh! so certain o%%icial Pokede= apps

act"all# do show stats as bars. a#be it$ll help to show benchmarks (like eer# A0 stat! there$s a mark

aboe*.

Kinall#! there sho"ld be other little in%o as well! like egg gro"p! gender ratio! and ma#be capt"re rate!

b"t i% not that! then perhaps an e=planation o% what abilities it can potentiall# hae. 't$d also be ncie toaccess the Pokede= in battle.

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"p ne=t.

E+olution

&nother core concept in Pokemon is that the tit"lar creat"res eole to become stronger. ot eer#

Pokemon ma# eole! b"t the ma,orit# do. o here! we disc"ss a co"ple (not all* methods o% eoling!and how to make the more obsc"re ones more easier to %ig"re o"t.

The %irst method o% eol"tion was ,"st b# simpl# leeling it "p to the necessar# leel or higher. The

trick is to make s"re that the leels are spaced o"t eenl#! both %or the in-game stor#! and %or an# otherp"rposes. The >eino %amil# (and reall#! most %amilies %rom the last parts o% the Cnoa de=* reall#

s"%%ers %rom this! as while the# do appear at the end o% the game! what$s the magic leel when #o"

%inall# obtain a #dreigon< 'T7>O '?T6-KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC-oka#! inall serio"sness! F9 is wa# too high! especiall# %or post-game p"rposes. ell! een d"ring the in-game!

the highest leels o% the %inal bosses in both lack and White 1 and 2 don$t e=ceed F0 i% ' recall! so

what gies< ' sa# that the highest sho"ld be AA! tho"gh it$s likel# lower.

The second is eol"tionar# stones. Gertain Pokemon a"tomaticall# eole when #o" "se certain stones

on them. The downside was that the#$d "s"all# stop learning new moes! or learn er# little! at all.This is pla#ed with a little! making #o" choose what leel #o" want #o"r Pokemon to eole. Kor

e=ample! be%ore the 9thgeneration games! #o" co"ld prett# m"ch %eel sa%e abo"t eoling Erowlithe

once it learned Klame Wheel. Once >iamond and Pearl arried! tho"gh! & 7ither wait "ntil leel

98 to learn Klare litJ! missing o"t on 7=tremespeed in the process witho"t a moe relearner! or ,"steole it and be oka# with Klamethrower or Kire Kang.

The third is trading! and this is prett# anno#ing %or those that onl# hae one game. 't$s what it so"ndslike 6o" trade a Pokemon! and it eoles. There are certain twists later on down the line! s"ch as the

whole @arrablast/helmet relationship. ' do recall their Pokede= entries hinting at s"ch a thing! b"t

something like Rmm! what happens i% the two were traded


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"t eno"gh abo"t that! the point is that tr#ing to %ig"re o"t how Pokemon eole and whether or not

the# eole in the %irst place sho"ldn$t be a chore to %ig"re o"t. "t that brings me to another point

What Pokemon sho"ld eole< Well! obio"sl#! their design wo"ld pla# a big role in determining that%act! b"t een then! it$s split between a 2-stage line or a 3-stage line. Which one sho"ld #o" go withe% I0 V .&tk I0 V .>e% I0 V peed I0

Then! add and s"btract points %rom ario"s stats into more %itting stats. 6o" got to make s"re that #o"

don$t go oerboard! as it$s er# eas# to do this

P 1A0 V &tk A V >e% 190 V .&tk 100 V .>e% 190 V peed A

Or this

P F0 V &tk A V >e% F0 V .&tk 180 V .>e% F0 V peed 1HA

o! '$d generall# limit it to 12A (or 13A i% the T was F00*! and een then! it$d be onl# %or one stat. '

also don$t want a stat to go too low! again! %or balance reasons. With that in mind! the %inal stat

distrib"tion looks something like this

P 12A V &tk F0 V >e% 8A V .&tk I0 V .>e% 100 V peed 80


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:ing! their healing rates aren$t too spectac"lar. "t when combined with! sa#! "bstit"te and :ain

>ish! it makes %or a deastating combo that$s s"re to wear its opponents thin. Kor other options with

similar p"rposes! Eiga >rain is the t#pical RhealingS moe! not the best! b"t ' can see its "ses in certain

sets! and then there$s the t#pical :estTalk combo. "t what i% we don$t want o"r Pokemon to ,"st stall

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