So I've been giving you my vision for the perfect Pokemon game over the past few weeks. Today I will close out the Perfect Pokemon Blog series the the last part of my vision: the exploration.

First off, ALL pokemon will be available in this game. No more trading pokemon because it's not in your version or trading to make the pokemon evolve. All of the pokemon for the first time will be available in one single game. As you walk around in any of the main 5 regions, you will see all kinds of wild pokemon. They all will be minding their own business, doing "pokemon" things (outside of the battle screen) If you wish to catch a pokemon, you simply have to locate it, face towards it, and hold down a button to get to the battle screen. Or you could put out pokemon food to attract nearby pokemon. Either method will work effectively. From there it's exactly like our classic pokemon games. Weaken the pokemon as much as you can then throw the pokeball. You will have the option of having any pokemon walk with you. Well maybe. I'm still trying to figure out how water pokemon would work :P

Now actual transportation in the game will have the traditional things. Running shoes and a bike. When using both of these, you will be moving FAST. So make sure you know where you're going before you use them. I wanted to add a little flair to this. So this is why I think the option of a skateboard as transportation will be pretty cool. :)

The game will have day and night cycles, weather cycles and season cycles. Of course you know certain pokemon only come out at certain parts of the day. The day and night cycles will follow a clock but will no longer be tied to your own real clock. The game will follow Red Dead Redemption's example. Having time gradually pass, quicker than a normal clock, having sunrises and sunsets, and sleeping will forward the game a certain amount of time and save the game. You are only able to sleep at certain people's houses and Pokemon Centers. The weather cycles will be random, like before, but they will no longer be specific to certain routes. It will rain/snow/hail everywhere, for a certain amount of time. The usage of Sunny Day, Hail, and Rain Dance in battle will continue after the battle if the move doesn't finish by the end of the battle. As for the season cycles are concerned, I've come up with a very complicated formula to determine how they would work. Approximately, every 30 days (in game time, not actual time) the season will change. Don't ask what the formula is because I can barely understand it myself :P

Snow will be a new move for Ice-type pokemon to learn. This cause the temperature to drop and causes certain pokemon to stiffen their movements. For example, if snow is used, then the opposing pokemon's speed will drop and may not be able to attack. Let me be clear. This is not an ailment like a pokemon being frozen. It's more like a pokemon being confused, or being infatuated with another pokemon.

Moving on to caves. The more complicated caves in the pokemon world (i.e. Victory Road, the mountains) will have maps to help you find your way. The others will not as I want them to have the true exploratory feel. In dark caves, you will have a flashlight which will only illuminate what's in front of you. Of courseif you have a pokemon which can use Flash, your in good shape.

One major change that will be added is side missions! I'm not talking about going to catch legendary pokemon. I'm talking about side mission which each have their own little story. For example, you could have a race to the next town on your bike with someone, and they'll give you a super potion for winning. Or going to explore a cave to look for a lost pokemon. They're always doing crap like that in the anime, deviating from the main plot. So I said to myself "Why not?"

One last thing, I will want in this game. The ability to customize you character. How they look and what clothes they wear. Is your character black, white, hispanic, indian, asian? Do they have a hat? Can they wear it backwards? Shorts or jeans? Shirt or jacket? All these things will be available.

Thank you very much for reading these series of blogs. I hope something of this nature can come into fruition in my lifetime and yours. Let's cross our fingers :P

P.S. As for voice acting, it isn't a must but it would be awesome if they could get enough voices to pull off such a feat.