All of my ideas carried over from the old thread. I decided to compile them into one thread for easier access. I did edit out a couple of ideas, just because of gameplay issues or hypothetical thinking.
[1]. Someone had a question a while back about if the VS seeker or the Match Call will be in the next system (or replaced totally by a new item).
First thing, I liked the Pokegear. It was more, well, tech-savvy. It looked like something anybody in real life could carry around (based off of a cell phone, I know). The VS seeker and the Pokenav both look a little foreign to me (Let's walk around with a white and blue/pink triangle[pedometer] that gets people pepped up!). I hope the next item will look a little more integrated.
__ I hope it has both features: The VS seeker would let you rebattle trainers wherever, but the Match Call would be saved for gym leaders and specialized trainers who could have teams that give EVs in one area, or selected areas. Therefore these trainers who are stronger than run-of-the-mill trainers would be a little harder to access than the ones available on the VS Seeker. With the Match Call, there could also be a return of giving items by those trainers, getting calls about swarms, and getting actual useful advice (such as where such-and-such-needed-item-to-advance-the-plot is located).
__ I'd like to see trainers with moves other than the ones wild pokemon have. I'd like to see trainers who have TM moves on their pokemon (besides Gym Leaders) or even egg moves. Imagine going up against a Manectric and all of a sudden it uses Crunch and Headbutt.
__ Here's how it would work:
__ There are trainers that you access like the Match-Call/Cell-phone gadgets do. These trainers have a specialized team with pokemon that give out certain matching EVs.
__ Because these trainers give out matching EVs, they will be prime targets for EV trainers. But since it's a powerful way of raising your team, these trainers will be accessed less frequently than normal trainers.
__ The moves these pokemon know could include TM/HM, Move Tutor, & Egg Moves. The moves can also change, corresponding to how many times you've defeated them. TM/HM moves and Move Tutor moves can be added at any time, but Egg Moves need to be there to begin with, and once gone, can't be gotten back (we will assume that the pokemon team they use is the same team and they're not switching out, like a dozen swellows or something, each time you battle them).
[2] For the status screen, I would sure like to see a happiness meter or a "happy face" icon. I don't think I need to go to a special person to see if what I've been carrying around forever likes me or not.
[3] I'd like to see the return of the Mystery Gift from GSC. With the wireless function, it'd open it up a lot, instead of just p2p with the person in front of you.
[4] One minor thing I'd like to see is the assignment of each of a pokemon's 4 attacks to the x, y, a, and b buttons to allow faster selection of moves. If anything, this could be an option. (I'm quicker with buttons than the stylus)
[5] It'd be nice if items were sectioned off into different categories such as: Held Items, Key Materials, Pokeballs, what-not - kind of like a backpack-organization on the PC. (But I can see the uselessness of it.)
[6] I hope the 3rd starter is given to someone, and the your rival(s) have a more active role instead of just being at a certain point and talking/battling you, and wandering off.
