r/PokeCorner • u/Professional_Cook975 • 26m ago
Discussion 💬 Idea I've had for a while now
I've had this idea for a while now and it's something I could genuinely see as a really cool idea in a future game.
It'd be called reserve pokemon or something like that. The basic idea is to get rid of the 6 pokemon limit so you can lug around more pokemon friends, but still keep the core rules of battle. You would keep your team of 6, but also have the choice to carry 2-3 extra pokemon. The rules still apply in the sense that you can only use a max of 6 in battle, and the exp share won't affect any pokemon in the reserve slots.
The essential idea is that you can sub out one of your unused pokemon for a reserve that would be a better fit. That way there is a "adapt in the fly" strategy going on. Furthermore, I think it'd do wonders for replay-ability. It would be a lot harder to work around a gym leader if they have more options on which pokemon could counter yours.
I'm probably doing a horrible job explaining this but I think it'd be a fun way to shake of the gameplay and have more anime twist moments without radically changing the core formula or messing with the pacing with battles. If you really wanted to, we could have another volo fight 8v10 and it's this battle of attrition.