I was thinking how the lackluster of the XY games could been better by improving its most lame feature: the characters

First of all I was thinking that the Scientist of team flare been evil characters that dont pursue glory, they could have some machine with them give them an advantage, each one having a different gadget.

Aliana (Orange hair girl) being in charge of the power plant assault could had two drones (charged with the stolen power) orbiting their pokemon, at the start of the turn those two machines could been fired two thunder shock like attacks, electric type and 25 of power each shot (no paralize chance).

Bryony (Green hair) and Celosia (purple hair) being in charge of the pokeball fabric assult, both could have a gadget orbiting you, a green one and a purple one, both based in thechnology found in the factory,

The green could block 3 of your pokeballs (if you have 5 pokemon it only blocks 2, if 4 just blocks 1, if you have 3 or less it doesnt do anything), your team menu will show you glowing in green the pokemon blocked, this effect could affect even your pokemon in the first place of your team, your weakest pokemon will never be affected by this.

And the purple one should make you loss the control of what pokemon you are going to send, sending a random pokemon every time you have to send one, this gadget also make you send first the weakest pokemon in your team, ignoring who is the first in your team.