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(Wasn't sure where to post it so I went for the general area) When I was watching the Vanipete episode, at the team rocket scene, where Ash starts the battle, I got this little idea. When he was telling Clemont and Serena to call out their Pokèmon, I thought he looks like a leader or team captain and how nice it would be to have some kind of battle style, utilizing this. It would surely offer something new and enjoyable for Pokèmon and add to the connecting people and friendship theme (also would be nice to have Pokèmon battles become an official competitive sport, maybe even Olympia) of it. Then I came up with the following:
Multi-Trainer Co-op Battle:
You can imagine it as a team sport in the Pokèverse.
Multiple trainers (let's say 5 for example, including a leader) fight half or full (3 or 6 Pokèmons per trainer and fight) battles together as teams.
Additionally to that, each battle has a random, unique condition to it, if it is good or bad for one side. You just have to adapt, if you have skill.
Basic rules could be like that:
1. Each team must have 5 (less doesn't seem enough of a team to me) trainers to participate.
2. A battle includes either 3 or 6 Pokemon per Trainer.
3. One Trainer has to be appointed as leader.
4. The winning team is the team that won overall more battles.
5. If there is an overall draw, the leader or a replacement participates in the deciding battle.
6. Each Trainer has an opponent and battles under certain conditions like for example no battlefield border restrictions, no items, weather, terrain, bonuses for certain stats or types...
7. The trainer of which all Pokèmons faint or get hurt too much will lose. The referee can also end a battle and declare a winner, if a trainer, Pokèmon or spectators are endangered.
If all opponents agree - unmistakably, it may still continue under normal conditions for winning. The referee has the last saying in this though.
8. Leaders battle each other as well, but are the only ones, that may intervene in the team’s battles.
If they think there is a need, they won't get penalized or disqualified for intervening but they still have to deal with their battle.
9. If other trainer than the leader intervene in a battle, they get disqualified or at least penalized for doing so, except it clearly was unintentional. The involved referee's may decide this.
10. Leaders can also coordinate their teammates with a communicator or support them in battle with assist moves.
11. Leader battles are always in motion, not bound to a battlefield (plus other conditions).
That's about what came up to me. How does it sound, do you like it or have any suggestions? I'd like to hear your opinion.
Multi-Trainer Co-op Battle:
You can imagine it as a team sport in the Pokèverse.
Multiple trainers (let's say 5 for example, including a leader) fight half or full (3 or 6 Pokèmons per trainer and fight) battles together as teams.
Additionally to that, each battle has a random, unique condition to it, if it is good or bad for one side. You just have to adapt, if you have skill.
Basic rules could be like that:
1. Each team must have 5 (less doesn't seem enough of a team to me) trainers to participate.
2. A battle includes either 3 or 6 Pokemon per Trainer.
3. One Trainer has to be appointed as leader.
4. The winning team is the team that won overall more battles.
5. If there is an overall draw, the leader or a replacement participates in the deciding battle.
6. Each Trainer has an opponent and battles under certain conditions like for example no battlefield border restrictions, no items, weather, terrain, bonuses for certain stats or types...
7. The trainer of which all Pokèmons faint or get hurt too much will lose. The referee can also end a battle and declare a winner, if a trainer, Pokèmon or spectators are endangered.
If all opponents agree - unmistakably, it may still continue under normal conditions for winning. The referee has the last saying in this though.
8. Leaders battle each other as well, but are the only ones, that may intervene in the team’s battles.
If they think there is a need, they won't get penalized or disqualified for intervening but they still have to deal with their battle.
9. If other trainer than the leader intervene in a battle, they get disqualified or at least penalized for doing so, except it clearly was unintentional. The involved referee's may decide this.
10. Leaders can also coordinate their teammates with a communicator or support them in battle with assist moves.
11. Leader battles are always in motion, not bound to a battlefield (plus other conditions).
That's about what came up to me. How does it sound, do you like it or have any suggestions? I'd like to hear your opinion.