My Dreams Crushed

I feel you on your idea, but where would you start? Do we start at Kanto, or do you get to choose? What starter can you pick? I know us Oldfags love the 1st Gen, but some people might want to start out differently. Then you would need to have 5 different story arcs cause you can't have a giant level disparity between your pokemon and they gym leaders; to make it more entertaining of course. Just some thoughts...

The scope would be epic, but after a certain point you're describing a non-Pokemon game and just, like, wish-masturbating. Aside from that:
The level cap. Remove the level 100 level cap? Keep the training slow (fuck that)? There's got to be some way to ensure that you don't hit the cap halfway through

Second of all, you're talking about a total overhaul of the battle system. After a certain point, that becomes not a Pokemon game (IK Mystery Dungeon and some other games did... something weird and stuff, but those aren't the games I really care for). I'm assuming you want something like, for simplicity's sake, let's say Brawl. You can maneuver and do attacks. How would you deal with, say, Wailord? Onix? The giant pokes? You can't have a scale battling system without some MASSIVE shit. Second, the "controlling pokemon avatar" would have to be WAY watered down. Just look at gen 1. 151 pokemon. That's 151 different models that need to be coded, a bunch of different movement schemes (mr mime is in no way going to move like Lapras; and for that matter, how do you deal with dodging) each of those models able to use, for simplicity's sake, 25 different moves total (pick 4, but still), you'd need to code 25 different moves for each model. Yes, you could reuse certain animations, but overall it would be a clusterfuck. Beyond all that, what about stats? Each Pokemon move would need base power, then the calculations that go into stats.
OR if you're talking something like Grimoire of the Rift FFAT2 (sorry, only FF game I've played, don't hate me), then that just feels forced, not as fast paced enough, and I think Mystery Dungeon did something along those lines, and that hasn't worked out too well.
As for the 4 moveslot thing, that's for balance. It's necessary. The idea of "pulling off combos," I don't understand, because... you could do that in any double/triple battle with just 4 moves, and if you plan your moves right, 4 is all you need for most pokes

I don't like to let people know I still play pokemon, but I would totally come out of the closet for that!

No. NO NO NO!

One day they are gonna see shit like this and actually make this horrible game. Listen, pokemon is simple. It's a simple game. It just wouldn't work if it was that elaborate. It'd be competing with every other RPG out there it'd be ripped apart in the main games market. What makes pokemon so good is it's simplicity, please understand this. In theory it's a good idea but competing with elder scrolls and fallout and FF and all the other RPG's that it would be competing against, it'd be mauled. Plus, you aren't the age group pokemon is aimed at, they have to keep simple because it is a game for 8-12 year olds in reality. Nothing wrong with playing it at an older age but they have to keep it simple.

Exactly. You only prove my point dude. People would gobble it up because it says "Pokemon" on the box. Think about your idea for a game, and forget that it's pokemon. Disassociate it from the pokemon you know and love and you realise that it would be a really shit game. At least I think it would be.

For the record, I'm 16 and I don't bother with EVs or statistical strengths and I get through the games fine and enjoy the game along the way. It still has it's simple roots for me. It is intricate when you look at it, but that's still optional. Your game takes the full simplicity away.

But I'm not gonna get worked up about this, that's just my opinion. No shitstorm today, I'm leaving it there.

*100 off