Pokémon Judgment

Introduction

Welcome to the Shoto Archipelago!

And yes, Shotou means archipelago in Japanese, it will be my naming scheme. The SPA (Shoto Pokémon Association) made drastic changes to the league after a huge incident 24 years ago. The two regional leagues were merged into one and trainers attended in special schools to get their license. Trainers have to respect their Pokémon and they can lose their license if they treat them poorly. Another incident two years ago between the previous champion Victoria and the new one Noah led to more severe rules. As Noah’s younger sibling, you are accepted in the Gacko;-) academy so you can follow in his footsteps. Meanwhile, a gang of banned trainers who can use Poké Balls without having a license named the Outlaws appears. They seem to be after Arceus’ plates that are used to power up the main features of the cities.

Features

Experience a semi-open world gym challenge!

• The Shoto archipelago is separated in two main islands and several smaller ones. After completing the first gym in the academy, you can choose which of the next three to challenge. You can fight the last six gyms in any order and then you will be able to compete in the league. The smaller islands will only be accessible in the post-game where you have complete freedom.
  A simple map made in Paint of the southern areas with the first main island to the west. This is only a template and I hope to update the region map with a more refined image.

Familiar faces, but different identities!

• All the characters use sprites from people everybody knows in previous official games. They behave completely different, but you might see some similarities to their old personalities. Is it because I’m bad at making custom sprites or is there more to this in the plot? Most likely both.
• Prof Wenge (Sycamore): The headmaster of the academy who works on a secret project.
• Victoria (Cynthia): The former champion who was banned two years ago after an incident.
• Damian (Blue): Victoria’s son who tries to prove himself so he can restore her reputation.
• Angela (Bianca): A sweet girl who wants to honor her sick grandfather, the first champion.
• Hubert (Silver): A trainer who only trained the highest ranking Pokémon with harsh methods.
• Joe (Ilima): He breeds Pokémon for the academy and he is also the first gym leader.

Various changes and scripts come together!

• The graphics of the overworld are in Gen III style and I also use some custom tilesets. The menus are like Gen V and the music is from that generation too. Pokémon models look like the ones from Gen VI-VII and trainer sprites come from different DS games and custom creations. It was my aim to use the style of different generations to make my game more unique.
• The type chart has been updated with the new Sound and Wind types. Gen V Pokémon evolve 5, 10, 15 or even 20 levels sooner and
• Pokémon that evolve during trades do this with a Link Stone. Some Pokémon have an extra secondary type and I made additional new hold items. There are also several scripts included like EBDX, following Pokémon, Ride Pager and overworld encounters.