Hypothetical changes to Pokemon X and Y
Every Pokemon game has something that doesn't work for me. Even though I know I'll never make a fangame or anything, it's still fun to think about how I'd change them to my liking. None of these are 'what Game Freak should have done'-- many would be very impractical from a game design standpoint!
Region Design and Story
This should be fun :]
First things first: I do not care for Calem/Serena (the rival, not you). They have a character arc
Central and Coastal Kalos
Lastly, I'm switching Anistar and Snowbelle City.
Bosses (Gyms, Team Flare, and the Elite Four)
Alright, time for the battles! I don't have much to say against regular trainers: their pokemon choices are diverse but make sense for their trainer class, and while they're not absurdly difficult, there are quite a few battles that can catch you off guard. Their only problem is that many late-game trainers only carry one or two Pokemon. Boss battles, on the other hand... leave something to be desired. Oh well, that's why I'm writing this! One more thing: the actual Pokemon X and Y have a whopping 39 boss battles. As such, I'm leaving out a couple minor ones.
Viola (Santalune Gym)
Viola's not bad as a first Gym Leader, but her Pokemon's movesets could be better.
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Viola | |||||||
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| Pokemon | Moves | Level | Ability | Held Item | ||||
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Surskit | Bubble | Infestation | -- | -- | 11 | Swift Swim | -- |
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Vivillon | Struggle Bug | Gust | Powder | -- | 12 | Shield Dust | -- |
Powder is a more interesting move than Stun Spore and such, and I think it would be funny. While I'm at it, I'm also adding Surskit to the list of possible encounters on Route 3, I never liked how Masquerain is locked behind Surf.
Tierno (Route 5)
I was originally going to leave this one out (It's just a Corphish), but I like this version more.
Right before the battle starts, Tierno and Trevor have a short conversation about Horde Battles. It's meant to teach the player about them, since this is the first time they appear, but it only mentions multi-hit moves and attracting a Horde Battle with Honey. However, Tierno's fight could introduce one of the neat features about them: the chance for Hidden Abilities.
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Tierno | |||||||
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| Pokemon | Moves | Level | Ability | Held Item | ||||
| Scraggy | Low Kick | Feint Attack | Leer | Sand Attack | 12 | Intimidate | -- | |
| Corphish | Swords Dance | Vice Grip | -- | -- | 14 | Hyper Cutter | -- | |
Tierno & Trevor (Route 7)
Shauna replaces Calem/Serena here, just like she does in other battles.
Grant (Cyllage Gym)
If it's not broken, don't fix it.
Korrina (Shalour Gym)
Shauna (Courmarine City)
Ramos (Courmarine Gym)
Aliana (Power Plant)
Clemont (Lumiose Gym)
Celosia & Bryony (Pokeball Factory)
Valerie (Laverre Gym)
Wulfric (Snowbelle Gym)
Behold, my only reason for adding the Snorunt, Beldum, and Buneary lines: I like Mega Glalie more than Mega Abomasnow.
Shauna & Tierno & Trevor (Route 19)
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Shauna | |||||||
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| Pokemon | Moves | Level | Ability | Held Item | ||||
| Goodra | ||||||||
| Gothitelle | Shadow Tag | -- | ||||||
| Chesnaught/Delphox/Greninja | Overgrow/Blaze/Torrent | -- | ||||||
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Tierno | |||||||
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| Pokemon | Moves | Level | Ability | Held Item | ||||
| Swanna | Feather Dance | |||||||
| Roserade | Petal Dance | Poison Point | Persim Berry | |||||
| Scrafty | Dragon Dance | Intimidate | ||||||
| Grumpig | Teeter Dance | Psyshock | Energy Ball | Round | 50 | Thick Fat | -- | |
| Crawdaunt | Swords Dance | Crabhammer | Hyper Cutter | Metronome | ||||
Fun fact! Scraggy is the only Horde Pokemon on Route 5 whose Hidden Ability will always trigger in a battle, making it ideal for that little tutorial. Less fun fact! This means that Tierno's Dragon Dance Scrafty is technically illegal. However, there's a theme to follow, and the only other option was Rain Dance. I'm not giving it Rain Dance.
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Trevor | |||||||
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| Pokemon | Moves | Level | Ability | Held Item | ||||
| Kangaskhan | ||||||||
| Rotom | ||||||||
| Cryogonal | ||||||||
| Mawile | False Swipe | Sweet Scent | Intimidate | |||||
| Gourgeist-Super | Frisk | |||||||
| Florges-White | ||||||||
I'm still divided on what to do with Trevor. Rare Pokemon, Fairy types, and Pokemon that can Mega Evolve all make sense as themes.