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>riding on land,sea,air,climbing (pretty much confirmed)
>environment interactions with pokemon (like in ranger or SM HM rides, e.g. burn down trees, move boulders, crush rocks, etc)
>encounters dependent on bait, time, day, swarms, location, climate, etc
>taking pictures
>customizable secret bases
>both major and minor dungeons, ruins, haunted mansions, forests etc
>fishing
>apricorns and poffin making
>following pokemon
>diving
>ultra wormholes for funky UB locations
>chasing roaming pokemon
>various side quests with npcs
>starting town can be enriched and developed (e.g. exposing ancient artifacts in a museum, customizing your house, erecting more buildings and facilities)
>pokemon snap AI for wild pokemon
>overworld shinies
>local multiplayer
>periodical updates (e.g. new swarm/dungeon/roaming legend/npc quest)