Pokemon World idea

[antonius]

An idea I had for many years is for an eventual MMO for Pokemon. This game would include all current regions with new gens\regions being added via DLC. The regions would be from the main games, anime (the ones not already included in main games like Orange Islands), side games like the old console regions of Stadium, GX Darkness, and even the ones from the mobile lines. I know this would almost force Nintendo to make an official map of the Pokemon world. If there isn't enough room, they could do the whole dimensional rift\gate thing and have the other sources beyond the main line to be in their own world to explore.

Once the locations are figured out, allow anyone to start at any traditional starting area from the main line with the standard starter selections. The player still plays through the main story line for each region and upon completing the story is able to go to the other areas. The timeline would have to be worked out for Kanto and Johto regions though. Biggest catch unknown to the criminal groups is they are been played by a true master mind who has his own goals for the world's Pokemon.

One difference for this over reaching organization is instead of using Pokemon, they drain the energy of the Pokemon to power suits and weapons. These weapons would then be able to simulate the moves of whatever Pokemon were drained. It would be interesting to see the reaction of the regional criminal organizations when they learn they all been played by one supreme mastermind.

A big question is once someone leaves their first region, would they be allowed to bring with them the Pokemon they already caught or be like Ash and start over in every region. A compromise could be gaining access to the previous region Pokemon only after getting the 8th gym badge. This will also require a major increase of max level to something like 200. I would also hope for the move set to go from four to six considering more moves will be learned with the next 100 levels.

[Tarlar]

A pokemon MMO would be a wonderful thing, but you are not the only one who has thought of that
Have you heard of PokeMMO? It's a hack where you run in the first gen (I think it is) and there are a bunch of other people there. Me and my BF had fun with that, watching each others battles and such, but we like the story of Pokemon Insurgence better.

Personally, if it should be a pokemon MMO, I'd like it the way of World of Warcraft, an open world where you can go as you like and not having to follow the original story. I'd be fine having the old regions to run around in and NPC's but I wouldn't need it, I just want a world inhabited with pokemon to explore and learn.
I can't see what you gain from having to follow the original story if it should be an MMO? You could battle other players, but that would be about it?

Sounds interesting with the over-boss of the criminal groups. What the groups would do probably depends on how much they work for just power and money, and how much it is for some other goal and their own pride. The first will probably join the mastermind, while some of the others might go against them with the Hero.

Again, I personally would prefer an open world where you can travel wherever whenever, and therefore definitely keep the pokemon you catch. As for leveling if you keep your team it would probably be best if the areas are scaling with you, or I would make some areas for lower levels and some for higher levels, and make it open where people would go.
Or fill the areas with both strong and weak pokemon, so in one route you an meet both a level 5 pidgey and a level 50 Pidgeotto and then you just need to keep an eye out to keep a distance to the strong ones
Or let the area scale with your team, but of course you could then make it easier by bringing some weaker pokemon if some got too strong or challenging by higher levels.

[antonius]

I am not surprised others have created such things. Many years ago I was apart of another Pokemon board like this when I think gen 5 was around and 6 was being talked about. They had forums for each area and I think they tried what I suggested. It is possible I modeled my idea after that board.

I can see the whole drag about replaying the old stories so maybe a brand new one involving everyone would be nice. The main reason I wanted to stick with the original story line was to allow players who wanted to go old school and literally play Gen 1 through whatever in order. The other problem, with time jump again, is B2\W2 since I think those games are also three or four years later than their predecessors.

I don't play too many free roaming MMO so not quite sure how easily it would be to track the many side quests and the main quest.