But that audience of children that played the gen 1-5 (and beyond) games has grown older. Gamefreak’s formula and targeted audience has made them millions of dollars. Pokemon has always been a game designed for children. We do acknowledge overhauls can be jarring, especially after having been used to something for a long time, but this doesn’t mean Empire’s gameplay will not eventually represent the paradigm shift in gameplay Pokemon has long needed. That's fine there are countless games in which you can enjoy Game Freak's unaltered systems. A pipe dream, admittedly, but Empire’s creativity, depth, complexity, and balance of battling mechanics have produced a better, more enjoyable, diverse, and sustainable gameplay system than Game Freak's. We ultimately seek to produce an environment where Empire’s balance changes supplant the waning popularity of competitive Pokemon as the best, most popular form of online battling. We explain our balance premise in that section of the game description. Additionally, many underwhelming fully evolved canon Pokémon, such as Magcargo, Spinda, Octillery, etc., will be receiving either regular evolutions or mega evolutions.Īnd to everyone else who's spent time with us in our discord server!

These are all specifically and carefully designed to fill unused or underused type combinations OR to fill specific niches that currently don't exist (such as Pokémon to make weather teams more diverse, or a physical attacking Ice/Ghost-type drain tank). Only a few fakemon species will be added each episode. Join the thousands of other players who have found Empire to be the most meticulous, well-balanced, and thoughtful overhaul you've ever experienced! All changes promote balance and enhance each Pokémon's individual gameplay fantasy in a lore-friendly way. Voltorb is now Electric/Normal because not only does it help it carve out a unique niche among other pure Electric-types, but it also gains rapid spin (a move it should've always had) and STAB on its self-destruct moves (which is extremely lore-enhancing). Pokémon gain and change typings, moves, and abilities only when it helps them in meaningful, lore-friendly ways. There are tons of new ways to use old favorites, but all changes buff the Pokémon at every stage of your playthrough in ways that support their lore, theme, and aesthetic. Do you go with Onix's massively buffed base stats or Geodude's vastly superior movepool? Does your team need speed control and healing from Furret, good coverage and early parting shot from Watchog, or raw power and survivability from Gumshoos? There are meaningful tradeoffs in stats, typings, movepools, and abilities between similar species. Pokémon Empire!Įvery Pokémon has a niche that distinguishes itself from its competitors (like all the route 1 birds or regional fish Pokémon). Can you solve the mysteries of the war, survive the brutal politics of the powerful factions, and ultimately live with the consequences of your decisions? Prepare for your personal and pre-existing beliefs to be challenged by the poignant, morally gray decisions waiting for you in. But now you return to join this new league and help decide the future of Telius. So with the region weary and divided, how will Telius move into the future? Enter YOU the player: the child of a noble family, you were sent away before the war began. Their singular goal is restoring the region to its former glory. This nobility and their soldiers-now on the outside looking in-has regrouped under the moniker 'Team Royale' (pronounced like casino royale).

Many resent the new influx of Yo'aki soldiers and refugees others remain loyal to the longstanding traditions of the old nobility. Many Telian citizens are resistant to change, harbor old grudges, and don't trust how this new Council and Pokémon league seek to reshape their daily lives. But even under this supposed new stability, old fissures remain. To aid in this, the Council has established a new Pokémon league of hand-picked leaders to manage the various provinces of Telius. This 'Council' is now overseeing the reconstruction of the war-ravaged region and dealing with the culture shock of their newly formed alliance with Yo'ak.

Now, a new oligarchy of representatives has seized power, supported by foreign Yo'aki mercenaries they enlisted to overthrow the king's regime. But eventually he plunged the region into division and violence and in the end was overthrown by his own people. The king, a once benevolent man who ruled through the guidance of many noble families, ushered in an era of prosperity and industry. What is right and wrong? How do we address war, racism, education, politics, good and evil, and the human nature itself? And who gets to decide? Enter the Telius region, two and a half years removed from a revolution to overthrow King Tobias II.

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