>>15942372Would keep the story largely the same, with some character alterations -
Make Diantha a minor NPC who checks your style level for you; replace her role as champion with
the masked heroesHave Viola show up for a quick photography tutorial the first time you summon Phil, and have her give you an item whenever you show her a new photo you've taken
Make Rhyhorn racing an actual minigame - you'd need to beat Grant in a race first in order to battle him
Make Ramos the item maniac for mushrooms; he'd buy them off you for double the usual price (and make the 'ores that I adore' guy the stone maniac, naturally)
Have Clemont MC fancy Prism Tower light shows every Saturday night
Make a unique line of clothes available from Valerie, with one new item buyable every week
Replace the memory chick in Anistar(?) with post-gym Olympia
Give Wulfric some extra dialogue and stuff after you've captured Mewtwo
Make Sycamore a Flare admin, but only because he had the money to buy membership and because he was already friends with Lysandre. Make his battle with you under Lysandre's orders, with Sycamore only consenting because it's an opportunity to see how you've grown. Have him be really nonchalant about the whole thing
That early-game double battle should pair you with either Trevor or Tierno, rather than your rival (for fairness)
Implement both Xerneas and Yveltal into the story, with Flare capturing the opposite one on the cover. Give them a 'most powerful when together' gimmick that requires you to venture out into the forest or snowy mountains (Xerneas or Yveltal respectively) and capture them, then take them to the Flare hideout to awaken the other one so it can free itself. Then do something with AZ wanting its help finding Floette or something? idk
Have Trevor and Tierno pull a Big Damn Heroes moment toward the end somehow to balance out their previous ineptitude
Put rival's name on the gym stones, damn it GF why'd you stop doing this
