Ditto B1tch
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It's not a change. As it's said in CAPs in the title of the thread, just some gyms would be based on theme instead on type.
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- Thread starter Alkaide
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I agree. The PKMN they specialized with could be their theme in a post-game rematch.
In Black 2, for example, Marlon could have a Jellyfish team. Jellicent, Tentacruel, Octorok (sorta...)
EDIT:
Fans aren't mad that the style is now 3D and is on the 3DS though it wasn't for a while. They aren't mad that there are no more sprites (or so it seems). Why would they be angry about this?
It would be cooler if they were based on strategies. Things like evasion, protect stalling, stat boosts, double/triple battles, ect. This would promote people thinking outside the box to beat them (getting moves that never miss, feint, follow me, ect). Elite four could be the four different weather effects.
I think this would be a really fun idea.
Or maybe color based, but they try to have a balanced team in that color?
So you fight the red gym and it has all pokemon with the color red on them, and so on.
Which would be more like the Halloween idea said above, just different category.
Having it after you beat the E4 would be nice.
Or maybe color based, but they try to have a balanced team in that color?
So you fight the red gym and it has all pokemon with the color red on them, and so on.
Which would be more like the Halloween idea said above, just different category.
Having it after you beat the E4 would be nice.
I 100% agree! I have been a pokemon fan through thick and thin, and i would be OUTRAGED if they changed the classic pokemon formula!!!
I don't mind the idea, and it's never really been all type after all (Blaine's Rhydon, anyone?). I never played Emerald (was happy with Sapphire) so I missed out on the whole Battle Frontier thing, but from what I understand of it it might be a better fit than pre-league Gyms.
I've often thought that there should be more than 8 Gyms in a region, you just need any 8 badges to qualify (the way it apparently works in the anime). You could keep the 8 type-based Gyms as tradition and add some of these theme Gyms in the formerly empty cities. By making them optional the conservatives will have less to complain about.
I've often thought that there should be more than 8 Gyms in a region, you just need any 8 badges to qualify (the way it apparently works in the anime). You could keep the 8 type-based Gyms as tradition and add some of these theme Gyms in the formerly empty cities. By making them optional the conservatives will have less to complain about.
PokemonTrainerKaden
Well-Known Member
It's not a bad idea, but I feel that if this happened, it wouldn't be the same as the Pokemon we have now. Gym's have been dedicated to types since the very first gym 16 years ago.
Bolt the Cat
Bringing the Thunder
I think a good compromise would be if the themes they picked were tied to specific elements, like environmental themes. For instance, you could have a factory theme that uses Fire, Electric, Poison, and Steel types. That way, you'd get the same variety, but some sense of predictability.
I'd like to see this too, but I think that would be unlikely.
I'd like to see this too, but I think that would be unlikely.
telivisionhead
Well-Known Member
The Musician
Heracross trainer
Wow I can't let these ones slide... So you must be dissatisfied with every new implementation and change they make in each generation? You must only play Red and Blue versions?
I'm a fan and I wouldn't get mad. I would love a creative and fresh new spin on things... you know, so we're not stuck with the same thing for 17 years...
PokemonTrainerKaden
Well-Known Member
I agree with you to an extent. I wouldn't get mad, I would like new implementations, but at the same time, not anything having to do with the gyms. The way that the Pokemon League functions is a good formula that shouldn't be tampered with. It's one of the things that makes the games classics.
Green Blockhead
Banned
Blue from G/S/C/HG/SS was the only gym leader who wasn't entirely tied to one type.
Anyway, it would make it more challenging and not just the simple goal of "train pokemon that are SE on hard gym leader"
Anyway, it would make it more challenging and not just the simple goal of "train pokemon that are SE on hard gym leader"
That's what I loved about Blue. Beating him was a pain but when you finally beat him it makes it that much more rewarding, knowing you really had to work to that gym badge.
Even if this idea is implemented, you'll still be playing the same game with the same formula as introduced in Gen I... Get starter, defeat gyms, collect badges, defeat E4, fight Champion, etc. There are much better ways to change the formula than remove type-specific gyms, not to mention that there are slightly more pressing matters than this regarding the general formula of Pokemon in any case anyway.
the ash man83
Avid TCG Fan
I think that this is a good idea, but I wouldn't implement it in abundance. Maybe two or three per region out of the eight would work well. I'd like to see a Safari theme, pokémon that are based off animals you would usually see on safari, e.g. Zebstrika, Arcanine, Girafarig.
RBG
Sabrina - Venomoth (Bug/Poison)
Yellow
Giovanni - Persian (Normal)
G/S
Pryce - Seel (Water)
FR/LG
Sabrina - Venomoth (Bug/Poison)
D/P
Candice - Medicham (Fighting/Psychic)
Volkner - Octillery (water); Ambipom (Normal)
HG/SS
Pryce - Seel (Water)
Clair - Gyarados (Water/Flying)
Not to mention the almost farcical disregard for type specialty in the various Elite Four.
The point is, any absolutism was violated before it even existed.
The Pokemon games have always had gyms for different types, so that's unlikely to change. Nor do I actually want it to change. The gyms aren't meant to be difficult, becuase they are there to get people to learn about the different typings and so that younger players, mainly eight-year-old's can easilly beat the game.
UbersSuck20
#FreeGenesect
Yeah, I'd like to see an Ash-themed gym. The Gym leader would be like this(it would be good for the challenge mode or something):
Sceptile (M) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Unburden
- Leaf Storm
- Giga Drain
- Earthquake
- Focus Blast
Donphan (M) @ Custap Berry
Trait: Sturdy
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Staraptor (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Reckless
- Close Combat
- Brave Bird
- Return
- U-turn
Infernape (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Blaze
- Overheat
- Close Combat
- Mach Punch
- Stone Edge
Heracross (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Moxie
- Megahorn
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Night Slash
Pikachu @ Light Ball
Trait: Static
- Volt Tackle
- Thunderbolt
- Iron Tail
- ExtremeSpeed
This would be decent. I guess Ash's team is the only team based on an anime character that can actually do something in battles.
No healing items, too, so that Sceptile and Donphan can fire one more attack before they go down.
Sceptile (M) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Unburden
- Leaf Storm
- Giga Drain
- Earthquake
- Focus Blast
Donphan (M) @ Custap Berry
Trait: Sturdy
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Staraptor (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Reckless
- Close Combat
- Brave Bird
- Return
- U-turn
Infernape (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Blaze
- Overheat
- Close Combat
- Mach Punch
- Stone Edge
Heracross (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Moxie
- Megahorn
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Night Slash
Pikachu @ Light Ball
Trait: Static
- Volt Tackle
- Thunderbolt
- Iron Tail
- ExtremeSpeed
This would be decent. I guess Ash's team is the only team based on an anime character that can actually do something in battles.
No healing items, too, so that Sceptile and Donphan can fire one more attack before they go down.
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