We’re all excited for the third installment of Generation VI, whether it’s Pokémon Z or otherwise, and hopefully it will live up to fan expectations. Here are 5 features that would make the game a true standout in the expansive catalog of Pokémon titles.
1) Expanded Trainer Customization
Although the addition of clothes and hairstyles was a great improvement for the series, it wasn’t fully capitalized on. Males in particular got the short end of the stick with a measly 4 haircuts and a rather uninspired selection of clothing. More options = more fun… at least for gamers such as myself that like to work towards cosmetic upgrades for our characters. Clothing having upgrades would also be a neat feature, such as improved catch rates in caves or extra money from battles.
As a special note, I’d also like to lobby for the ability to cross-dress. I know a lot of girls who wouldn’t mind dressing up in the male clothes and a few guys who would enjoy trouncing the competition in something pink and frilly.
2) Upload-able Trainer PR Videos
How much fun can you squeeze into just seconds? A lot, according to the popularity of micro-video site Vine. Similarly, Pokémon X & Y’s PR video feature let players create 11 second presentations of their customized trainers in action. Although they were able to be shared locally with other gamers you passed by and friends online, the ability to share the videos online would be amazing. The feature is easily forgotten, but could be a great viral marketing tool for Pokémon Z.
3) Pokémon Following Their Trainer
This is a big request, but something fans have been longing for ever since HeartGold and SoulSilver reminded us how fun it was to have your favorite Pokémon out in the world exploring alongside you. Why do I have to keep my Sewaddle caged up in its Pokéball?! I’d love to have it crawling its legs off while I rollerblade across Kalos.
4) Pokémon Riding Anywhere & Everywhere
The first time we saw images of a trainer atop a Gogoat the possibilities seemed endless. Would we be able to cross the Pokémon world riding on our favorite team members…?! No, as it turns out. The riding ability was limited to very specific geographic spots and didn’t offer much in the way of convenience. In fact many of the sequences were slow and required precise maneuvering to avoid backtracking in frustration. Don’t forget to include the improved version of Fly that we got in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire; selecting a destination from the map and hitting ‘go’ just doesn’t seem as fun anymore.
Will we finally be able to realize our dream of riding our prized Rapidash across routes in a blaze of speed? Just don’t fart on its tail.
5) More Mega Evolutions
Of course… how could we leave out the inclusion of even more Mega Evolutions? This was one of the most revolutionary things Pokémon X & Y gave us, so it would be natural for their successor to bring even more to the table and let trainers come up with new strategies and uses for them. Do you have any particular additions you’d like to see?
I know I won’t be satisfied until we get a Mega Dunsparce.
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My hopes for Z or whatever the hell they name it:
1. Expand the Kalos region or add a whole other mini-region
2. Customizable Keystone accessories. I WANT A MEGA GAUNTLET OR A MEGA NECKLACE, GAMEFREAK MAKE IT HAPPEN
3. The facility that backpacker in XY described as something you “wouldn’t believe” yeah, put the Battle Frontier up in this biatch
4. Make Malva the region’s champion, and the Leader of the revived Team Flare. It would be interesting. (Not to mention Mega Pyroar)
5. 3D Models for everyone that is important or plays a minor role to the progression of the game (Gym Leaders, Champions, Rivals, Grunts, Villain Executives, Elite 4, etc..)
I also want Route gates back. I hate the way they fragmented routes in ORAS.
You must of not played the original Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. I feel sorry for you. The only reason for lack of Route Gates was because the original games did not have Route Gates. And I’d like to have Malva as the Leader of a revived Team Flare. It would make her the first woman leader of a villainous team in the series. But Champion may be stretching it, at least in my opinion. I also want 3D Models too. I found the 2D art to be lazy.
The first game I played was actually Ruby and the game I replayed the most was Emerald. I know the originals didn’t have route gates but having them would’ve been better than the sloppy transitions they had going into separate routes.
My top 5 for Pokemon Z would be (in no particular order):
1) Explanations for the ton of mysteries in Pokemon X & Y like the train station at Couriway Town, where editor in chief is and what mythical pokemon she is after, the lava dome Pokemon in Jaune Plaza, the message on the back on the timetable at the train station, the strange souvenir, the region that the backpacker in the hotel is talking about and the ghost girl in Lumiose City.
2) More post-game things to do. I was bored out of my mind after finishing Pokemon X because unlike other games that give you great post-game content like the Battle Zone for DPPt, Kanto for HGSS, half a region for BW and the ton of legendaries in BW2 put in X & Y they give you the Battle Maison, a “meh” safari and 2 legendaries, Mewtwo and a bird depending on your starter. Talk about pathetic.
3) More Pokemon. Gen VI only gave us 69 Pokemon. Compared to the Gen II which gave us 100 Pokemon, that’s pretty sad. Especially since a lot of them aren’t that memorable.
4) New Region. Kalos looks like it could be connected to another region and there were a ton of hints in X & Y that a new region was coming. One hint was the backpacker in the hotel telling you that he doesn’t come from any of the known regions and another hint is the train station in Couriway Town, which is the Eastern area in Kalos and the train line enters a tunnel at the train station. I guess another hint could be the fact the editor in chief is looking for a mythical pokemon in the mountains and the east of Kalos is really mountainous.
5)More back story into AZ and the 3000 year war. In X & Y, we get some details of the events of 3000 years ago but not much. This period in time was so significant that even people in Hoenn knew about The Ultimate Weapon. Also I think that this time period might be linked to the person who discovered Mega Evolution with his Lucario so we might be able to know more about the origin of Mega Evolution. Also I wouldn’t mind seeing AZ when he was still a king.
I both agree #3 and disagree with #3. I found a lot of the Generation VI Pokemon to be memorable, at least in my own view. But I do think they could of gave us more Pokemon. There’s talk about Southern Kalos in Volcanion’s event script data and in the map description of Kiloude City. Perhaps there is species only native to Southern Kalos. Would be really cool if they did that and expanded Kalos!
I facepalmed at #3. Why is this such a big deal for people? Don’t expect it to happen, at least until next gens nostalgia-games (whether that’s a return to Kanto+Johto or Sinnoh). I’d much prefer more surfing sprites and #4, because it makes more sense and I’m not sure why #4 is completely separate from that point in the first place.
Anyhow, here is my 50 cents on this matter:
http://pokehype.blogspot.com/2015/04/xy-follow-up-game-prediction.html
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I had written that entry about this specific topic recently and couldn’t be bothered retyping my thoughts in a comment when I already tried my best there ^^
My wishlist
-Sequels
-Proper explanation about Megas,War,AZ,Ultimate Weapon, that weird item that was impossible to get, ghost girl etc
-Expanded customization
-More Megas
-Difficulty option
-Soaring
-DexNav
-Walking with Pokemon
-More surfing animations
-6v6 battle finder
-Improved Framerate
-Better Postgame,BF,Rematches,Something etc
-3D models for all the important characters ,Bring back the dialogue which happened when the gym leader was down to his/her last pokemon,it would be cool to see them in 3D..
-Better story
In addition to the official release of Volcanion, I like to see 37 more new Kalos Pokemon for Pokemon Z, plus a few more new Mega Evolution(s) and 2 new Zygarde forms. That will raise a number of Kalos Pokemon to 109, making a total number of Pokemon to 758.
What does Pokemon Z need?
IT NEEDS TO BE OUT SOON. I’M DYING HERE D:
#firstworldproblems
Is it true that Gamefreak is coming with big news about Pokemon in this E3? What do you guys think the big news could be?
I’m hoping they give us something within the next few days. Honestly, The thing I would love for them to bring back for Z would be Hardcore mode. Generation 6 is so dumbed down even without the Exp. Share on so the added challenge would be nice. Also there needs to be a few more Megas such as Butterfree or Jumpluff.
Challenge Mode return please
Thank you, just THANK YOU for advocating the cross dressing thing. We need to instill into kids not to judge others based on gender identity… and rather than the game making a big deal about it, just include it, so kids will get the message naturally instead of it feeling forced on them.
Oh, and also… I know I’ve said it many times before. Just gonna say it again just cause. I want to be able to take off my hat and not wear one…