I still think the Water Vole would make the most sense as the Route 1 Normal Type
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Pokemon Gen 8 Discussion Thread of Hopes, Speculation, Expectations, Dreams, Rumors, and More
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But just look at the luscious locks on that wild haggis.I still think the Water Vole would make the most sense as the Route 1 Normal Type
I think a Wild Haggis Pokemon would be cool but not sure if it would be the Route 1 Pokemon
I really like this interpenetration of the Wild Haggis and could be used as an inspiration for the Pokemon.
Voles are venomous so it could be a poison/normal type!I still think the Water Vole would make the most sense as the Route 1 Normal Type
Edit: sorry I'm wrong, shrews are venomous
playing LG Pikachu right now, I feel the whole "openness" is vastly overblown. the 5 gyms after Misty are open, but only after you do a series of things (pokemon tower > celedon game corner > silph co) that constitute a decent chunk of the game. and the game never accounts for the openness so either the gyms are on par with your pokemon, total pushovers, or grind central.
where are people getting "prince" from. is that the japanese title?
is there any specific reason that makes a pokemon day announcement more likely than any other day in feb? I mainly say this because it seems like the main reason we got S/M announced on the anniversary in 2016 was because it was the 20th anniversary. 23rd isn't as special is it?
Or is because they've officially dubbed it "pokemon day" which means that they still acknowledge it as a special day for the franchise?
Or is because they've officially dubbed it "pokemon day" which means that they still acknowledge it as a special day for the franchise?
This sounds awesome. I like the emphasis on a story, I got "Pokemon Let's Go Eeve" as my first Switch game last holiday and I'm bored as heck playing it. I guess I really wanted it for nostalgic reasons but I'm finding the game just boring. I know the series has evolved tremendously since red and blue, plus the fact that the original is so light on story and I already played it beat it several times back in the day hasnt helped my bordeom.
This stuff if it holds true sounds awesome. I wish there was a bit more meta stuff though and that attributes really mattered. Again I haven't played the recent ones so maybe they do that which should aid in making the combat more interesting, it feels too simplistic and boring in "Let's Go."
let's go isn't the template going forward. they already confirmed Gen 8 is next in the competitive series
I...guess?
Huh, there's a lot of variety in how they're depicted. This one's very Krogan hippo.I think a Wild Haggis Pokemon would be cool but not sure if it would be the Route 1 Pokemon
I really like this interpenetration of the Wild Haggis and could be used as an inspiration for the Pokemon.
UK region sounds quite boring in terms of monster and landscape design, but the towns and character design should compensate for that. Story would also probably have some royal & noble themes attached to it.
I don't trust Gamefreak to create a good story though, especially after some of the complaints I read for Sun & Moon.
Yes please! Closest thing we'll ever get to an Alaskan region, something I've always wanted; cool atmosphere, tons of colorful forestry, northern lights, etc.
It should be noted that not all the Monster Designs will be inspired in the UK, that definetly wasn't the case for Sun/Moon. But i do think some of them will be inspired by the UK if it ends up happening
Yeah, people get too hung up on the region-specific inspirations and designs when speculating.
I still think there are a lot of cool British Locations that could be used well in a Pokemon Game.Mr Buddy pointed that out in his video:
My Hope is we get a Northern Town that is inspired by Steampunk. Also i really like the Male/Female MC designs in this video
I do expect some British Lore and Legend to be represented in the UK Reigon if it does happen though
-Third person camera, no longer top-down.
-A different capture mechanic than the one we've used since 1998 as it's no longer challenging.
-Online hub world where you can hang out with friends.
-More elaborate character customization.
-Regional variants to return (think Alolan).
-An option to make a Pokemon Mega all the time without transformation.
-IVs abolished.
-Nature abolished or reworked as I feel it as unnecessary as IVs.
-EVs turned into a slider where you can customize your pokemon's stats on the fly.
-cel shaded graphics to return.
These are my wishes.
-A different capture mechanic than the one we've used since 1998 as it's no longer challenging.
-Online hub world where you can hang out with friends.
-More elaborate character customization.
-Regional variants to return (think Alolan).
-An option to make a Pokemon Mega all the time without transformation.
-IVs abolished.
-Nature abolished or reworked as I feel it as unnecessary as IVs.
-EVs turned into a slider where you can customize your pokemon's stats on the fly.
-cel shaded graphics to return.
These are my wishes.
Agreed, especially cuz imo, starters are really special and it's fun to see how creative people can get with them
I like Natures because as opposed to IVs where you just want them to all be perfect, they actually make Pokémon adapt to different strategies.
They should implement some kind of way to change them though, or change what stats they affect while keeping the same nature so that it doesn't feel like you're doing something crazy to a Pokémon to make it change its personality. They would basically only determine the stats affected initially.
Wishlist:
- Freely controlled camera
- Overworld Pokemon
- PokeFollow returns
- Pokemon Amie returns
- Natures, EVs, Abilities, Breeding, etc. return
- At least 80 new Pokemon
- New regional variants
- New megas
- Traditional capture system returns
- Evolution of the Sun/Moon art style, please don't use the LGPE style
- Super Training/Hyper Training to return and be even more convenient
- Expansive routes and cities/towns
- Extensive post-game with battle facilities, story, etc.
- No more Gen 1 pandering. They just got Let's Go, please...
Expectations:
- 40 new Pokemon because HD development is tough!
- Standard camera placement
- Towns, cities, and routes even smaller because they were hard to navigate!
- RotomDex returns as the only voiced character
- Giant flag in the overworld where you need to go
- Motion controls mandatory
- Partner Pokemon can't be harmed
- All 151 original Pokemon show up with 50%+ appearance rates
- Random encounters
- No post-game at all
If I expect the worst, surely I'll be happy with the final product...
- Freely controlled camera
- Overworld Pokemon
- PokeFollow returns
- Pokemon Amie returns
- Natures, EVs, Abilities, Breeding, etc. return
- At least 80 new Pokemon
- New regional variants
- New megas
- Traditional capture system returns
- Evolution of the Sun/Moon art style, please don't use the LGPE style
- Super Training/Hyper Training to return and be even more convenient
- Expansive routes and cities/towns
- Extensive post-game with battle facilities, story, etc.
- No more Gen 1 pandering. They just got Let's Go, please...
Expectations:
- 40 new Pokemon because HD development is tough!
- Standard camera placement
- Towns, cities, and routes even smaller because they were hard to navigate!
- RotomDex returns as the only voiced character
- Giant flag in the overworld where you need to go
- Motion controls mandatory
- Partner Pokemon can't be harmed
- All 151 original Pokemon show up with 50%+ appearance rates
- Random encounters
- No post-game at all
If I expect the worst, surely I'll be happy with the final product...
I think your wishlist is pretty realistic. Besides unknown points like super training and megas, I feel pretty confident most of what you wrote will happen.
King and Queen are odd titles, but if you assume that the region is UK-influenced and think about what things about Stereotypical England a bunch of Japanese people would be familiar with, it would absolutely be the monarchy. You'll almost certainly get to meet them, and there will probably be a castle or two.
I'm still not sold on those titles — it's a little bit too close to "Boy" and "Girl" versions; I can see a lot of parents refusing to buy their son "Pokémon Queen" because parents are weird like that — but I'm a little less dismissive of those than I once was.
I'm still not sold on those titles — it's a little bit too close to "Boy" and "Girl" versions; I can see a lot of parents refusing to buy their son "Pokémon Queen" because parents are weird like that — but I'm a little less dismissive of those than I once was.
Wait, you're telling me France DOESN'T have Bancho Pandas?!
My dream is that we'll see 90 new Pokémon in Gen VIII, bring the total to 899. Then each future generation could add 100 Pokémon: Gen IX would add Pokémon 900-999, Gen X would add Pokémon 1000-1099, and so forth. It would be so neat and tidy!
As the number of Pokémon approaches 1000 (!), it would be really nice if you could look at each species' National Pokédex number and instantly know which generation it's from.
Feels way too contradictory to expect a true BOTW moment, primarily the story focus + not being open world. I reckon it's going to feel stale exploring cities (especially with the paradigm shift of exploration being significantly less important ever since Gen V). Idk what these insiders are referring to when they say BOTW moment.
Wishlists? Okay, mine are:
-Seasons
-Minimap Poketch style device, had various other features as well.
-A meaty sidequest. Potentially with the Pokemon overworle models since they exist.
-Gyms AND trials. Trials are optional training opportunities, while the gyms are now more focused on strategies and movesets instead of a specific type.
-A more involved and story important evolving box legendary. Cosmog and Cosmoem were downright unnecessary.
-Medals. Kept them for 1 gen and threw em out, why Gamefreak?
-Branching Routes. No optional gyms or somethjng like that, just different paths that you can choose which intertwine through a dungeon or some kind of traversal gimmick
-Seasons
-Minimap Poketch style device, had various other features as well.
-A meaty sidequest. Potentially with the Pokemon overworle models since they exist.
-Gyms AND trials. Trials are optional training opportunities, while the gyms are now more focused on strategies and movesets instead of a specific type.
-A more involved and story important evolving box legendary. Cosmog and Cosmoem were downright unnecessary.
-Medals. Kept them for 1 gen and threw em out, why Gamefreak?
-Branching Routes. No optional gyms or somethjng like that, just different paths that you can choose which intertwine through a dungeon or some kind of traversal gimmick
It just means big/exciting evolution, probably. Not literally what BOTW does. For example, a game similar to Dragon Quest 11 would be enough for a "BOTW moment" for Pokémon
I'd rather D/P on a bigger scale. I loved how complex Sinnoh was
Game Freak has explicitly stated that they dropped the Sinnoh style design because Japanese kids complained that they got lost in the game so from that point on regions are more linear.
If the region is based on the UK then I hope that Scotland is done well and is the best part of the game.
Sun and Moon story is decent, it's Ultra Sun and Moon story that's bad as it butchers Sun and Moon story while bolting Necrozma on top of it.
Still though, Gen 4 and 5 were the peak in terms of story and lore.
Agreed, the Kalos legendary are based on Norse mythology but the region itself is based on France. Which frustrates me as they are wasted in that game. ¬_¬;
Sun and Moon story is decent, it's Ultra Sun and Moon story that's bad as it butchers Sun and Moon story while bolting Necrozma on top of it.
Still though, Gen 4 and 5 were the peak in terms of story and lore.
Agreed, the Kalos legendary are based on Norse mythology but the region itself is based on France. Which frustrates me as they are wasted in that game. ¬_¬;
Lol is this true? Can you provide a link please.
Edit: Nvm found it
having battles start in a second or two instead of 14 is the most important wishlist item. Speed everything up without having to completely turn off animations.
If we are posting wishlists, then here is mine:
-Gyms and Totem Pokémon return
-IVs gone
-100 new pokémon
-20 new megas
-20 new regional forms
-at least 5 new Z-Moves (since they dont seem to be feeling Z-Moves as they did with megas)
-bigger and more open routes
-Following pokémon returns
-At least 2 or 3 post game towns
-Return of Battle Factory along with the standard Battle Tower clone
-Returning characters from a game that isn't Gen 1
-Return of PSS
-Return of Festival Plaza/Join Avenue like facility (but not being required to go online :P)
-Return of Seasons
-Probably my biggest want. Return of Challenge and Easy mode, with both being unlocked from the start.
-Gyms and Totem Pokémon return
-IVs gone
-100 new pokémon
-20 new megas
-20 new regional forms
-at least 5 new Z-Moves (since they dont seem to be feeling Z-Moves as they did with megas)
-bigger and more open routes
-Following pokémon returns
-At least 2 or 3 post game towns
-Return of Battle Factory along with the standard Battle Tower clone
-Returning characters from a game that isn't Gen 1
-Return of PSS
-Return of Festival Plaza/Join Avenue like facility (but not being required to go online :P)
-Return of Seasons
-Probably my biggest want. Return of Challenge and Easy mode, with both being unlocked from the start.
Agree with all of these. A 3rd person perspective with a freely rotating camera is my number one wish.
YouTube video shows 29th though
Edit: Anyway I don't know why people are expecting something because of the 5 days of Q&A. I hope for an announcement, just don't go crazy like the Nintendo Direct
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I'm just hoping for something before May. Any news before then, even just a reconfirmation of a 2019 release, will have me pretty happy.
While opening up was very important to BotW itself, I don't think it's necessarily important to having a "BotW moment" in general. I think it has more to do with modernizing the series by taking inspiration from the series' roots.
So basically, more or less the opposite of what Let's Go did.
the biggest problem with "looking to the past" is that Pokemon's is rather barebones. the concepts people ask for from the original games aren't even done well, so to say they can be inspired by it kinda rings hollow
Yeah, personally I think modern Pokémon has a lot more to learn from the DS entries than going all the way back to Gen 1. That's the last time I felt the series had some real ambition behind it.
Passion is what's missing I feel, not ambition. I'd argue that Pokemon even more so than Mario is starting to conform to an internal set of rules and guidelines that constrict the games. Gens 6 and 7 had some cool things, but fueled by merchandising. This much is obvious when reading something like the HGSS Iwata Asks, compare Morimoto's expression of the games compared to say Ohmori's in recent interviews.
This is what I'm feeling as well. Breath of the Wild tier in the sense that Gamefreak made something special, while on the same wavelength as previous pokemon games.
I know many will disagree with you, but I agree with IV's going away, always had an odd Eugenics feel to it IV training and Hyper training failed to really make it more accessible where Super Training succeeded with EVs and make it possible for people to use their own Pokemon. Plus without it, I think you could then really expand on the idea of the Pokemon's nature like their personality being shown on refresh.
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