Making Pokemon Quest More Enjoyable

Now, I’m aware this is significantly easier said then done, but here goes:

This game (obviously) needs a better reward system for players grinding the same levels over and over again, and since the main benefit currently is unlocking new Pokemon for the Pokedex, I believe Game Freak should extend the Pokedex past Generation 1. There are a hundreds and hundreds of Pokemon already created that Game Freak could use to better enhance the reward system, increasing the amount of time it takes to completely fill the Pokedex! This also makes finding each individual Pokemon statistically harder to intentionally find, and so trainers may find themselves on a long (yet rewarding) hunt for their favorite Pokemon!

Not only will this significantly increase the player’s drive and willingness to play continuously through recycled content, but it also adds to the game’s main gimmick I mentioned earlier, of which I feel is being quite neglected by Game Freak withholding Pokemon outside of Generation 1 from being in the game. This gimmick I’m talking about is the art style! There are so many diverse and unique Pokemon of different shapes, sizes and colours that would do the game’s art style so much justice! And since the game’s main charm is its art style, I think a lot more effort should be put into it.

And it wouldn’t even require that much effort, as all the artists would have to do is create a simplified cube-like structure for Pokemon already designed! It beats me why Game Freak would limit a game about discovery to only the first 150 Pokemon when you have 807 already designed! Additionally, none of the Pokemon currently in the game have any actual animations. When Pokemon attack, their models just spin or leap forward. You don’t have to create running or attacking animations at all! You also wouldn’t even need to create new moves if you didn’t want, as there’s already a large array of moves in the game that would fit various new Pokemon. So what good reason is there to handicap the game so heavily when it would be so easy to introduce more Pokemon.

I also think that adding some proper online feature (perhaps like creating your own levels for your friends to try and defeat — Mario Maker-style) would add another reason for people to keep playing the game beyond the first 30 minutes of gameplay, adding elements of competition and community into a game where they are otherwise completely absent. In fact, besides its Augmented Reality feature, I do believe the reason why Pokemon GO remains so popular to this day is because of how strong their community is, and how competing for gyms, showing off rare and strong Pokemon, and battling all directly result in a game with friendly (yet intense) competition.

So there you have it. If it were up to me, that would be my course of action.