A light-type, and a gym for it
please no
if we get a "light-type", then they'll have to think of weaknesses/resistances for that type.
What do you think "light" would be effective against? Dark?
What would it be weak against? Hmm...? I dunno, if you shine a flashlight at anything it'll have pretty much the same effect. If you fire a laser (which is pretty much focused light, the L in LASER stands for light) at something, it'll cause damage. Maybe water can resist laser attacks. I can't tell for sure, I've never fired a laser at anything before.
Ever wonder where some of the resistances/weaknesses came from? Like, why the hell are psychics weak to
Bug type? It's because they had difficulty balancing all the types out. Bug was pretty much Psychic's only weakness back in Gen 1 (ghost was supposed to be effective against it too, but I believe due to a bug it is not) until Dark was added in gen 2. And why would Dark attacks be weak against Fighting? I guess, since Psychic beat Fighting and Dark beat Psychic, they should have Fighting beat Dark to make it a triangle. Fighting also has the distinction of being the only type effective against Normal and one of 3 that are good against Steel. For that matter, why is Psychic weak against Steel? Don't psychics bend spoons and whatnot?
Light vs Psychic. Who has the advantage?
Light vs Rock. Light vs Steel. Light vs Electric (aren't they almost the same thing, anyway?). Light vs Bug. Light vs Ghost. Light vs Dragon. And so on and so forth...
No, Pokemon has enough types as it is. As for what I want in future games, I thought I posted it in another thread but I can't find it. What I'd probably want most in a game is actually seeing NPCs recognize me. When I play Pokemon, I feel like the game doesn't change at all, even though I (the player) am probably the most significant mover/shaker in the Pokemon world. When I beat the champ, (s)he is still the champ. After I defeat Team Generic Badguys, no one gives me credit for it. I mean, they're supposed to be evil and stuff. Not even the police forces can stop them. They're the baddest of the bad. And I, a 10 year old kid, put a stop to them.
That is noteworthy news. I should be getting a parade in every city I visit, or at least random NPCs recognizing me as the guy who did what the entire police force of the region failed to do (the topic of why police are often portrayed as inept, despite the experience needed to be a law enforcement officer and the fact that a random joe shmo, never mind a 10 year old random joe shmo, has such experience, will be addressed in a different thread if I feel like it).
Oh, and secret bases. Those were the shit. I know Gen 4 had them but it's rather annoying that I have to "mix records" with people to get space to put stuff. I know I don't have any friends, I don't need Game Freak to remind me all the time.
But if there is some Team Something, why can't we join it? What if someone agreed with their goals? In fact, it'd be cool if they gave us more moral choices to make, instead of the being a good guy who wants to become champion and save the world and stuff. What if someone wanted to be evil? Or neutral? Then the plot could go several ways.
Pokemon is a children's game. Nintendo probably doesn't want to encourage children to join gangs.
Of course, if that's the case, one wonders why there are gambling casinos.
