EDIT: Please see here: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=40216 for the latest update on the game, and a video.

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I am creating a fully-featured Pokémon fangame. I am only a few features away from releasing a demo, and then I plan to create a full Pokémon game that tries to make Pokémon fun again.

Here are some screenshots of the upcoming demo. Everything on the screens is fully functional (no placeholders):

Battle:

Overworld:

Battle 2:

Features (green=done; yellow=in progress; red=todo):

Battle Engine Features:

Select Screen
Fight Screen
Item Screen
Bag Screen
Targeting Screen (Double Battles)
Switch Screen
Creating Pokemon from stat file
EVs, IVs and stat calculation
Critical Hits
Inflicting damage
Secondary effects
Status conditions
Pseudostatus conditions
Raising and lowering stats
Fainting
Switching in
Type-matching
Abilities
Natures
Double Battles
Wild Battles
Trainer Battles
Winning and Losing
EXP / Levelling up
Learning moves
Weather
Battle animation - Intro
Battle animation - Send out
Battle animation - Faint
Battle animation - Moves

Items:

Potion
Ether
Pokéball

Pokémon:

Bulbasaur
Charmander
Squirtle
Pidgey
Rattata

Moves:

Tackle
Growl
Leech Seed
Vine Whip
Scratch
Ember
Smokescreen
Tail Whip
Bubble
Withdraw
Struggle
Sand-attack
Gust
Quick Attack
Focus Energy
Bite
Pursuit
Poisonpowder
Sleep Powder
Take Down
Razor Leaf
Sweet Scent
Growth
Double-edge
Worry Seed
Synthesis
Seed Bomb
Dragon Rage
Scary Face
Fire Fang
Slash
Flamethrower
Fire Spin
Water Gun
Water Pulse
Aqua Tail
Hydro Pump
Skull Bash
Rain Dance
Protect
Rapid Spin

Overworld engine:

Tiling and graphics
Walking
Running
Grass
Ledges
Signs
Trainers
Pokémon Centres
Pokémon Mart
Game menu
Saving and Loading
HMs

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IMPORTANT: NEED THE HELP OF A SPRITE ARTIST (OR SEVERAL)

This game WILL have custom Pokémon, but I can't draw very well. I need the help of a sprite artist (or several) to do some Pokemon sprites. I don't need hundreds or anything like that (I will mainly use the existing D/P ones I like best) so PM me if you can do a few. You can come up with Pokemon ideas yourself, have me suggest some or take ideas from community members - it's up to you. i just want to give the game a slightly unique feel since I'm using FR/LG tiles and D/P battle screen graphics. I will of course give credit and if there's anything else I can do...

I WANT YOUR SUGGESTIONS!

I need the help of the community to suggest ideas for the game too> i want this to be fun again, so i need fresh concepts to make it a little different. For example, I plan to have the character start in a big city and get immediately into the plot, instead of the clichéd "You are in a small village with your Mom and now you must fill this Pokédex for no reason whatsoever". I'm not going to make the core mechanics much different from D/P unless it's a really awesome idea though.

For accuracy freaks, I plan to include 99% of the game mechanics that are in D/P. It will be an almost perfect battle simulator, among other advantages. This doesn't mean you'll find all of the D/P Pokemon or moves. I am commited to actually finishing this and having it NOT SUCK.

For timescale freaks, I plan to have the demo out within a month or so. Don't hold me to it though. It will consist of a few routes and towns, but it won't be from the start of the game because I want to show some ACTION!

*sniff*

*sniff*

Mmm I love the smell of copyright infringement in the morning.

Nintendo don't care about fangames. Look at MP2D, AM2R, Zelda Classic (best fangame ever) and the billions of Mario fangames, as well as the existing Pokemon fangames that never got anywhere because it was too democratic. I'll release the source because I'm not trying to claim it as my own.

What do you think of the screenshots/progress/general idea though?

Are you using Game Maker?

And Ninty could care less, unless you sell it that is.

Great work you got there, maybe you need a story writer for the plot? Anyway I think you can add a nice back ground for the battles so that it will not look too plain. Also can I know how many areas are you adding for this game? What platform will be on? Do you need help with move sets and abilities? I think it will be cool if you can add some custom moves maybe take from the anime and allow some Pokemon to have abilities like their anime counterparts.

No pichu

Yes, I am using Game Maker, but I plan to transition to ENIGMA (enigma-dev.org) as soon as it is Game Maker compatible. That will remove the cross-platform compatibility and speed issues that GM has.

Nice. I hope you change Togepi's Final evolution. That would make me sooo happy.

sorry looks cool except are you gonna put this on a ds or use a emulater? also game maker?
yeah I dont know anything :P