>>52956628You're so close. This is the perfect Pokemon selection that perfectly balances taste and shill
>KEEP WITH MINIMAL CHANGES OUTSIDE COSMETICSPikachu, Puff, Mewtwo, Lucario
>KEEP BUT ALTERTrainer, changed so that all Pokemon now have a Down Special and you swap them with a different button command. Trainer now has a "Cheer" mechanic similar to Tera Raids, and the Pokemon go back to having something like fatigue but in reverse (they gain or lose momentum based on trainer's decisions). Also trainer is even more cosmetically varied, actually turning into the various trainers from the different gens. Oh, and Mega Zard comes back for the Final Smash bc wtf not (aesthetic only, still the Triple Finish move)
>GONEPichu, Greninja, Incineroar --> Pichu still appears in some fashion but just isn't playable. The other two become more interactive Pokeball Pokemon.
>ADDThe only guarantee I think they should and will add is Cinderace with a soccer ball gimmick (it's constantly dribbling and can kick/rebound the ball to pull off cool combos, but when it kicks the ball it must go retrieve it). Anything past that is a complete guess. Meowscarada makes sense, and if they keep Greninja and add Cinderace that makes a nice little typo trio. But I can also see Sakurai being a complete weirdo and picking Quaquaval because it reminds him of some Virtua Fighter character or whatever. Something like Ceruledge also seems like his cup of tea. He has such weeb edgelord tastes. I know that TPCi narrows down what he can choose to include in the game, but still. He'll always go for the "oh, this reminds me of this cool thing I can remember" choice instead of the "this has neat potential and would please the fans" choice.
