Idea I have had for a while, which would combine two different games, Pokémon: Overwatch Edition. The time is even more into the future, after the time the game is currently set in. Pokémon appeared on Earth, and the use of Pokémon by Overwatch has given trust to the group. Now, you, along with a group of recruits are now flying to the Overwatch headquarters in King's Row, to receive a pokemon to eventually join the Overwatch team. I did like the style of Reborn, so I would take a lot of that game and put it into this one, including 18 gym battles (one for each type), field effects, and tall buildings. And since this takes place on a future Earth, a lot of flying too. It would also be fun to use canon evil teams, like Talon and Null Sector, as the evil teams of the game. I also like the idea of having the plot drive itself through missions that the player has to go on in different parts of the Earth (and space). That way I can easily introduce characters, and have it seem like a more cohesive Overwatch experience. Additionally, I am thinking of setting up the gym fights so that you can only earn a gym badge from an Overwatch agent if you battle them in their home country. For Example, if I were to script a Tracer gym battle, I would want to set it in England, so it would count. So to answer the questions, how would this be different: it has Overwatch characters as gym leaders, as well as partners to help you battle the enemy teams. Custom Sprites: yes, and quite a few of them if I am planning to include Overwatch characters, Omnics, and Null Sector. Fakemon, One of the things that I would love to include are Delta Pokémon, similar to Pokémon Insurgence, only a lot more of them. The fanmade Holon Dex, as well as all the spriters who choose to make these delta pokemon in their free time, are a great start. Some wanted them in Insurgence, but didn't get their chance. I would want to include some of these pokemon, even in gym fights as an Overwatch agent's ace (as well as have them be catchable later on). This would add both more variety to the game, as well as more features to the game. It's main feature: it's set in the Overwatch universe, with Pokémon. Overwatch maps become places where you fight and catch pokemon, defeat an evil team, I want it to feel like the animated shorts, which took the map environments and made them into scenic battle spots. I might have some space to be creative, but it will be fun for the player to recognize these places, and battle the evil teams there. However, there are some shortcomings to me starting this. First, I would need a sprite artist to design all of the overwatch sprites not only in battle, but also in the overworld (including the agents, omnics, Talon grunts, and null sector robots). Second, I would need a tile artist to design most of the buildings that would be present in overwatch, since most are probably not available in the basic Pokémon Essentials. Third, I like many of the Reborn Pokémon sprites, and with Episode 17 including Gen 7 Pokémon, as well as many more move animations (which I also love), I want to wait until that comes out before I decide to start (unless I can get them early). Other than that, I could learn how to code situations, create intense battles, and create Pokémon: Overwatch Edition.
Edit: Also, using both Pokémon music and Overwatch music would be great for the soundtrack.