What would you like to see for Generation five of pokemon
I'd like to see

the same basic premise
father to be the champion
dark type gym
evolution of durnsparce

A team of 7 pokemon...you catch 6, but instead of getting your starter, you become your starter. :O
so you +6 in your team=7

I've posted on a few of these topics over at GameFAQs, with similar thoughts each time. I'd like to see a new take on the game itself, either with something other than the 8-5 formula (8 gyms, five elite) each time or with a combination of the first four generations/Orange Islands.

I really don't get why people want the orange islands, I could go on and on with a rant

but I'm not going to because I'm nice

Also I'd like the region to based on the area of Japan that's north of Hoenn and West of Johto on Cianwood (and yes all of the regions in the games are based off of Japan's regions) mainly because that region is split in half by water witch I think would be pretty cool

There is a lot of stuff Id like to see new in Gen V, and alot Im scared they'll put in, namely another Pikachu-like pokemon, that doesn't even look very good. I wouldnt mind pokemon like pachirisu, if it was at least fire type or something... anyway, I would like to see evolutions for parasect, persian, and more importantly unown. I just dislike it when pokemon are completely overlooked because they have bad stats/moves/there's-something-exactly-like-it-but-better, especially when other pokemon like tyrantitar are chosen for the exact opposite reasons. I think they should improve on so called overlooked pokemon to eliminate this.

I also think they should make a couple of new evolution methods, namely un-happiness (with item, or place), a shrine like place of some sort, at dawn/sunset, and by berry.

If theres a new region, I think they need to incorporate other regions into it, and not lose features from other games temporarily. I missed the berry system in leafgreen. Also adding in both poffins and poke-blocks. Contests should kind of... get cooler. I dont know how, but get rid of the dancing.

Thats pretty much all Im hoping for.

The only specific thing I would like to see changed is a significant drop in the number of required HMs. Having to carry around an HM slave all the time is extremely annoying. I doubt the trend will reverse, though, but one can hope.

Items seem far better in my eyes.

I dont know... Maybe it could be the Orange Islands. That would be pretty cool.

isbragg here to say that my little Game Freak friend has revealed to me and other members of the Pokemon League location that he runs information on generation V. However, I've been sworn to secrecy, so you won't hear anything from me. All I can say is, "This is going to be UBER EPIC!"

*wets pants at the news*

We all know how well they can play instruments...

*recalls episode on the ferry*

I think Chimecho also needs an evo

Well, we did get Chingling.

But Chimecho is more like a pokemon still has pretty low base stats that could be better but it might not happen, for example azmarill was meant to be more of a second evo then a final one by it's base stats

Also I had this idea:

How about in certain areas moves get increased in power

Normal - Stadium or other
Fighting - Mountainside
Flying - Places with high altitude
Poison - Swamp
Ground - Sandstorm areas
Rock - Caves
Bug - Forrest
Ghost - Haunted Houses or grave yards
Steel - Big Building
Fire - Volcanoes
Water - Lakes, the ocean and Beaches
Grass - Fields
Electric - Thunderstorms or Power plants
Psychic - Space or really empty places
Ice - Ice caves or routes
Dragon - Dens
Dark - Fields at night

Babies are the exception that case though. Like, you've got the basic Pokémon (stage 1), and stage 2 and 3 (stupid card game gives it different naming, but that's not what I'm talking about). Babies would be like stage 0.

There isn't a Pokémon that evolves 3 times. There are evolution lines with 4 pokemon in (Ralts, Oddish) but none don't split. There should be one.

There should be more sub-plots and side-quests, the games tend to base around the evil team doing something bad to raise a legendary, it'd be nice to see some of the old fashioned trading item quests and other little plots.

Also, more ghost areas, an actual large graveyard, or an abandoned town or something would be amazing, complete with creepy subplot, rather than an unexplainable ghost appearing now and then.

Dark, Ground, Bug, Poison, and Dragon Gym Leaders
Electric, Rock, Flying, Grass, Normal Elite four
Starters: Fire/Psychic, Grass/Dark, Water/Fighting
Dragon Eevee, Dunsparce evolution, Kangaskhan pre-evolution and evolution to pre evolution (Branched Family), Baby Heracross and Skarmory, more good pokemon
I have no idea what they'd do for ledgendaries. THey've already got God, where do they go?

Precisely my point. The only thing I can think of would be some sort of earth-destroying alien pokemon with powers rivaling god. But that'd be silly.

The Video Is Just LOL!

We don't have a life and death pokemon.

Yeah, I could see a grim reaper and angel pokemon. Though it'd be sort of like Cresselia and Darkrai.

well, as Giratina rules the underworld, he is can be labled as Death but also Dusknoir takes the spirits inbetween worlds so he is also a Grim Reaper. But a life pokemon? I dunno.

The death pokemon's signature move would be some sort of 1 hit ko. The life/angel pokemon would have move to help the team, healing and protection.

Maybe because it'll be in 3D they won't need to make a cut scene before battles like you run around with the first pokemon in your party and when you run into a wild pokemon, that'll already be visable when your going through the tall grass and chose weather to battle it unless you're underleveled then it'll start attcking you until you get out of the grass either way it'll be easier to escape from pokemon battles and no extra space appearing like in XD or Collosium.

Fishing would be awsome if it was in twilight princess, you wait to see a pokemon and you pull up the rod once you see a fish on the rod.

Trainer battles should be 3D like Pokémon Colosseum and XD. And all the Pokémon should have voices like the Anime, instead of crys. I want that a lot o.O

Also, you should be able to randomly battle someone online, like in Battle Revolution (If you can already do that, tell me!). Om nom.

Pokeathlon must be in. I also want the game to be on DS and has the ability to communicate with D/P/Pt/HG/SS somehow. I want to see many new evolutions and strong gym leaders and elite members. I want the plot to be long and the evil team to be harsh and really really evil. Also, if the region of Hoenn isn't remaked as a game, I won't mind then to be put as a region after the elite4 along with the Orange Isles.

1- Pokéthlon and Contests maybe?
2- Interesting side-quests or extra missions, apart from the main plot. (Suggested by another member, seconded by me)
3- A long, deep and more evil plot. Maybe a change in the usual routine of an evil organization might help.
4- More competitive Pokémon.
5- Broader variation of dual typings, typings of legendaries, and moves.
6- Addition of new types (probably not going to happen but still), especially ones that can balance others. As an example, the Ice and Normal type have very little resistances/immunities, and are weak to many other types.
7- Addition of new mechanics.
8- A more realistic approach (in a sense, of course).

-Tier break-up of Pokemon (to show they're keeping track of what people are already doing): have specific tiers where a specific list of Pokemon can enter based on tier (Vileplume for Underused, Tyranitar for Standard, etc.). I'm talking actual in-game battle tournaments so you can fight and learn how to fight in said tier against that group of Pokemon (which adds incentive to raise the weaker Pokemon that are below Standard tier).

-I like the Angel/Grim Reaper idea for Pokemon, but even just the new typing of "light Pokemon" would be cool, even if just for a special legendary. I'd rather not go through and create a strengths/weaknesses thing for it, but it would balance out against certain Pokemon and be good competition against Arceus (perhaps this could be a demigod Pokemon).

-3-D battles (at least) and faster paced battles (attacks do damage upon contact, messages move faster/appear while you are making your moves, etc.)

-A levitating Dragon/Steel Pokemon (I came up with this before Dialga came out and believe this should be a defensive legendary that counters Dialga).

(Last one mostly just for fun.)

-More cut-scene moments that depict pivotal parts of the story (don't need to be cinematic or anything, but something a bit more immersive more consistently).

-Moments where the bad guys win. Make it an important part of the story that can't be stopped. A successful robbery, a building destroyed epically, a powerful Pokemon caught and used against you (of which you can't gain back or not without a specific strategy that challenges you to capture it). Something along those lines. Nothing graphic. Just a moment when even the main hero can't stop something (Ash experiences this sometimes).

-Finally, make the people more realistic. In the old games, it was considered strange for you to be able to do so much against the bad guys. Have more battles where you're meant to lose (and hacking messes it up) or where the police are a bit more in charge. Some form of adults should be handling the situation better.

Either that or just become an adult for Pete's sake. Give a more serious point of view on matters of importance. Move on from childhood and be a hero like in our world only with Pokemon.

Those are my ideas.

I think it would be cool to have a place with REALLY high levelled pokemon for your team to fight against. No not the battle frontier, rather a place where your team of six goes against another team of six (and they aren't all just magikarps). There could also be a wifi section here, where trainers could bring in their teams and have random free battles with other battle-seeking trainers.

Somethings I didn't mention:
Dragon Eeveelution.
Rapidash Pegasus like evolution!
and make it so the hikers don't look like Zombies from a certain point on the screen.
those combined with my original suggestion is all.

No, I think that they should keep the zombie hikers.

I think we need to make a new forum for Generation 5 related threads. Just lump all of them together.

As far as gyms go...I don't care what types they are.
but PLEASE for the love of Arceus DON'T have the first gym as rock!!!!

I don't get why we've had a dragon gym leader, the rarest type, but still no Dark Gym.

Also this is from pokebeach
‘Famitsu’ Mentions The New Pokemon Series

put RED in the game or a elite four/champ of the first two gen character (Red, Gold, Leaf, Kris, Blue) with all 100 lv pokemons and on a top of volcano castle

That would make the 5th gen game more interesting

What I want to see:

1. You know, I think it'd be cool if the other playable character became your sibling and your rival. (i.e Red's rival and sister would be Leaf)
2. More Pokemon, of course.
3. SPACE TRAVEL. We've seen rockets. Wynaut have a base on the moon that the player can travel to and obtain Deoxys??

A new Eeveelution would be great. Dragon-type.. yeah.. Also, I would like to be able to catch most of the Pokemon in the grass.

Some ideas I like:

1. Moves being powered up by location.
2. A return of contests in some form.
3. Not including a new God Pokémon or Eeveelution. Also not including new types.
4. Advancements to the breeding system.
5. New means of transportation (Skateboard, Car, Plane, etc.)
6. A much larger secret base area option, like your own house (that is more customizable than the Villa in Platinum).
7. Dual-type moves.
8. More wireless capabilities.
9. 3D graphics (360 degrees, see what you are flying over), and 1st person, 3rd person, and overworld perspectives.
10. More realistic weather (it changes over time).

Just some ideas.

People would almost certainly cry foul if the engine wasn't changed, so I'm guessing that's priority one for Game Freak. I don't expect 3D battles though, nor do I want them. The DS' graphics capabilities are weak enough that full 3D for every move/Pokémon isn't feasible at this point, and also such that a well-drawn sprite would be much better and, having been used in all entries in the series thus far, iconic.

Things I'd like to see:

1. Draceon, Stormeon (Eevee Dragon and Flying Types)
2. Dark Type Gym (Come on 4 regions and no Dark Type Gym. Major WTF)
3. No God-like Legendaries (Elements of Nature like are okay)
4. No new types
5. Less story-line restrictions/Free roam
6. HM's to not take up move spaces, with a Pokemon only able to learn one.
7. Special village like the Sinnoh underground for Wi-Fi and normal wireless connections with mini-games.

Some I've seen that I liked:

-Battles you've MEANT to lose against the bad guys. Seriously, this group of HORRIBLE PEOPLE do so much against people in stealing their Pokemon or whatever, but this one kid who's been a trainer for a day knows how to take them down?!

- Little pre battles cutscenes(more story points and such, no 5 minute anime like dialogues or anything, just pointing out a gym leader's characteristics more)

-3D: D/P/Pt./HG/SS have this in some sort, I mean, look at the buildings and try not telling me they look three-dimensional. Keep it the same type and look as it's been these whole generations, but make the graphics better looking. No major overhauls so it's like a Gamecube game on a handheld or something.

Disliked:

-3D[Different reason than the first]: No, I don't like XD/Colloseum/etc.'s crappy smooth graphics... >_< Keep it to sprites, just make them a lot better looking.

I'm hoping for something like some pokemons that can only be obtained by breeding.
A dark type gym.
Beeing able to revisit old areas and fight previous characters that became champions.
Some new type (or type combinations never used before).
And that's basicaly my hopes for gen. V

I'd like for Game freak to bring back the concept of having any pokémon following you in the 5th generation. I LOVED that idea in HGSS and I'd like to see it again.

Probably you could have more than 1 pokémon with you at the same time following you.
It could maybe go up to 3 or even your whole party can follow you at the same time.

Eeveelutions is a must.

A new team. Team Universal!

Frankly,I would enjoy the option of being able to customize your characters. This would involve having the battle sprite and overword sprite modified to correspond with the current outfit.

Contests must be abolished. There is no need for these lifeless,dull events. Personally I perfer the Pokeathelon in HG/SS. It is a far better alternative.

Larger citys/towns-I have no real gripe with the size of the citys and towns,however I feel they must include more into the game. It would also be ideal if they be rid of the useless NCPs who have little to no contribution to the story,plot or assisting you in any manner.

Fufufufufufu...that is all. Ciao
-Xatu

One tiny little nitpicky gripe on the subject, after considering the HG/SS soundtrack...

Get rid of the bicycle music! I always seem stuck with this dilemma on routes over whether to use the bike and save time or walk so I can hear the route's music. Since the bike is the quickest method of foot travel, I use it a lot, which makes its theme very annoying very quickly. I would much rather hear the music of the route I'm on.

Dark type Gym is a MUST!

Also, for the starting Pokemon, I wonder what they'll be?

I would like the following
1.You become a Pokemon (not like Mystery Dungeon you actually become a Pokemon through a special event that occured sometime in your life)
2.Your friend/rival becomes a member of the gen's evil team and you have to save them from being corrupted
3.Your character talks to other people or in his/her mind
That's what I would like to see in the 5 Generation of Pokemon games

Well maybe you get Zoroark when Zorua learns bite and it bites you.