JFrombaugh
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As much as I really liked ORAS's Super Secret Bases and invested a lot of time into building the perfect one for me, I have to admit that I felt that how it handled the pseudo-Gym aspect was kind of disappointing. Not only was your Trainer sprite set as a simple Trainer class seeing as how ORAS lacked the customization of X&Y, but it turned out could you only use the first three Pokemon in your party in your Secret Base battle. Pretty much, it felt to me like an afterthought added on, with the decorations being the heart and soul of the feature.
But now that the old Chinese rumor about the Player Character building an official Alolan Pokemon League has been confirmed in today's announcement, do you think this means we'll finally get the ability to truly design our own Gym and become a Gym Leader for others to battle via QR Code?
From a story standpoint I think it would make perfect sense for this to be included (since you've completed the Island Trials and taken on Team Skull you get the honor of becoming one of the new League's first Gym Leaders - and then you can fill in vacant spots with other peoples' Gyms).
If they do include this, I think at the very least we should expect the ability to register a full team of up to 6 Pokemon to use in your custom Gym Leader battle as well as your Trainer sprite at the time of QR Code creation (since it has long been confirmed that clothes & customization are returning and the Trainer sprites are more visible in battle this time around). But there's a couple other things that I think would be cool to put in:
1. It would be interesting if you can actually build a puzzle using items in a given floor space, like in Super Secret Bases but with only various Trap-type items. Maybe some of the more elaborate ones could need to be unlocked somehow, and/or a Rank system could increase things like floor space & the number of puzzle elements you can place. And maybe there could also be various "type themes" to choose from (think Super Mario Maker) for those who want to make a one-type Gym.
2. I would also really like to see the ability to actually recruit your own Trainers to use in your Gym from ones in the overworld that are eligible for rematches. Like maybe after you beat their final rematch team they'll ask you for a job at your new Gym, and then you can place them in a spot just like Secret Pals.
3. Biggest potential obstacle I think would be making your own Badge - maybe you can just choose one to use from a variety of premade designs and names for the Alola League? Or perhaps the Alola League will do away with traditional Badges altogether?
So what do you think? If I find out this is indeed in Sun & Moon, I can definitely see myself continuing to play for far longer than any Delta Episode-like postgame story or new Battle Facility would keep me in for. The hardest part for me would be choosing just six of my all-time favorite Pokemon to put in a single Gym I think!
But now that the old Chinese rumor about the Player Character building an official Alolan Pokemon League has been confirmed in today's announcement, do you think this means we'll finally get the ability to truly design our own Gym and become a Gym Leader for others to battle via QR Code?
From a story standpoint I think it would make perfect sense for this to be included (since you've completed the Island Trials and taken on Team Skull you get the honor of becoming one of the new League's first Gym Leaders - and then you can fill in vacant spots with other peoples' Gyms).
If they do include this, I think at the very least we should expect the ability to register a full team of up to 6 Pokemon to use in your custom Gym Leader battle as well as your Trainer sprite at the time of QR Code creation (since it has long been confirmed that clothes & customization are returning and the Trainer sprites are more visible in battle this time around). But there's a couple other things that I think would be cool to put in:
1. It would be interesting if you can actually build a puzzle using items in a given floor space, like in Super Secret Bases but with only various Trap-type items. Maybe some of the more elaborate ones could need to be unlocked somehow, and/or a Rank system could increase things like floor space & the number of puzzle elements you can place. And maybe there could also be various "type themes" to choose from (think Super Mario Maker) for those who want to make a one-type Gym.
2. I would also really like to see the ability to actually recruit your own Trainers to use in your Gym from ones in the overworld that are eligible for rematches. Like maybe after you beat their final rematch team they'll ask you for a job at your new Gym, and then you can place them in a spot just like Secret Pals.
3. Biggest potential obstacle I think would be making your own Badge - maybe you can just choose one to use from a variety of premade designs and names for the Alola League? Or perhaps the Alola League will do away with traditional Badges altogether?
So what do you think? If I find out this is indeed in Sun & Moon, I can definitely see myself continuing to play for far longer than any Delta Episode-like postgame story or new Battle Facility would keep me in for. The hardest part for me would be choosing just six of my all-time favorite Pokemon to put in a single Gym I think!
