The main series Pokémon games have been following the same formula for over two decades: pick your starter, gather a team, collect eight gym badges, beat the Elite 4, play the post-game and grind until your team level reaches the cap.

It was not until Pokémon Sun/Moon and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon where Game Freak decided to give us something different. No more gyms and I loved this idea.

But I wish they would have gone one step further. So that got me thinking… what would my dream Pokémon game look like?

Generation 8 (New Region):

My dream Pokémon would be something similar to the Sun/Moon series and what I mean by this is that there are no traditional Pokémon Gyms when the game begins.

Instead, you will – over the course of your adventure – help to establish Gyms yourself.

Let me explain.

There will be an enemy team looking to take over the new region. This region is known for its peace and thus, there are no traditional Gyms nor an Elite 4.

But it is time to take a stand.

Events in my game will have you seek out strong trainers to lead their respective town. Each town will have the usual typing gimmick. You will then establish a leader for the town.

The Elite 4 has been a mainstay in the main series: originating in Pokémon Red and Blue.

Since Gyms are not established in this region, it would make sense that the Elite 4 is also not an established entity… yet.

Throughout your journey, you will come across 4 recurring trainers.

They can come at the right time – to aid you against the traditional antagonist team – or they can hinder your progress – perhaps they are part of the enemy team.

The 4 talented trainers come together to meet you in the endgame. They will decide to form a team of elite trainers with you as their champion.

And that is pretty much all I have for the main story. Of course, there will be an enemy team as there always has been and of course, there will be the traditional rock-paper-scissors gameplay.

Finally, I want to talk about the post-game.

I want to lift a mechanic featured in the third Pokémon generation: the ability to form bases. These will not be your traditional bases; they will instead be your own customizable Gyms.

You can even go as far as to customize your own gym badge and place your gym online for trainers to battle. The more gyms you beat, the higher your ranking.

***Additional Concepts***

Post-Game: Go back and battle each established Pokémon Gym and collect the gym badges. Beat the Elite 4 and reaffirm your champion status.

8th Generation: New Pokémon. Not too many and enough to have other generations present.

One game this generation. Drop the two-game generational model.

Aside from the 4 talented trainers who are part of the story, you will also have a rival. The rival will be integral to the post-game where he beats the Elite 4 and is awaiting your challenge in the time it takes you to re-challenge each Pokémon Gym.

Difficulty Slider; as introduced in the 5th generation. This would also affect how useful the Exp. Share would be.

Areas adapt to your level.

Perhaps introduce a Nuzlocke mode?

***Gym Concept***

Make your own Gym Badge.

Customizable Layout.

Mixed Teams or Type-Based Teams

Rack up money if your online team beats trainers.

I would like to add that this is just a concept, however, with enough detail this concept could either flourish or fall apart, but I think it could work.