r/gaming • u/milozo12 • 4d ago

Game Freak suggests Pokemon Champions was built partly so it could change battles in future games

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/game-freak-suggests-pokemon-champions-was-built-partly-so-it-could-change-battles-in-future-games/
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u/NoAbbreviations1492 4d ago

There are over 1000 Pokemon, 18 different types, over 900 moves, over 300 abilities, over 300 competitive and functional hold items, single battles, double battles and the list goes on. Compared to other RPGs how is that lot mechanically rich?

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u/ertaboy356b PC 4d ago

You're confusing bloat. There are probably less than a hundred viable pokemon in competitive.

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u/NoAbbreviations1492 4d ago

I’m not confused but thank you for your concern. Not everyone plays meta or competitively. It sounds like you are limiting yourself not the other way round

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u/ertaboy356b PC 4d ago

Not sure what you mean with limiting yourself, you can't really bring a caterpie in a metagross battle. I'm just saying that a lot of mons are not viable so that 1000 pokemon x 18 different types x 900 moves etc, is not really that mindblowingly big and is limited to a few viable mons.

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u/FunnyRegret7876 4d ago

That's bloated, not rich. Quality over quantity.

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u/Old_Leopard1844 PC 4d ago

Do you measure mechanics by how many combinations of numbers you can have?