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Ah, yes. Leak season. The special time every few years where we collectively imagine a game that would keep us busy and happy for years to come, but this is GameFreak. So here we go again.
HOPES
>radio stations
>events tied to time of day, week, etc
>following "companion" mon outside your party
>more customization or zero customization
>earn a trainer class and outfit with challenges (blackbelt, bug catcher, etc)
>Pokeball transfer machine (Balltism)
>Battle Frontier
>Visit small segments of other regions on a "World Tour"
>Scaling gym leaders OR actual thought put into NPC trainer teams
EXPECTATIONS
>ten minute opening cutscene
>two starters (one will be Kanto or a shillmon)
>fainting a legendary/one of Pokemon will allow you to rematch it
>EXP share before second gym
>Using battle items do not count as your turn (you can still attack)
>If your Pokemon are low HP after a battle, your opponent will offer to heal them if they can have their prize money back
>Player character blank expression
>Machine that turns Pokemon shiny