Pokémon stands out from most traditional role-playing games because the human characters don’t engage in battles themselves. Creating a Pokémon crossover with other gaming universes like Mario or Sonic poses unique challenges since humans relate better to characters like Sonic or Mario, who can physically interact, while Pokémon are akin to clever animals since they do the fighting. Furthermore, Pokémon have a stat system that doesn’t always align with their actual capabilities. For instance, Giratina is rated Universal+, while Rayquaza is considered Multi-Continental, pointing out the strange disparities in perceived power despite similar stats. The situation gets even trickier with anime or manga franchises like Dragon Ball or Sailor Moon, where characters like Goku could easily overpower most Pokémon, including incredibly powerful ones like Ultra Necrozma. However, beings like Arceus or Giratina could wipe out those characters effortlessly. Given these complexities, would you still like to see any Pokémon crossover? If so, which gaming or anime/manga universes do you think would mesh well with Pokémon?
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Weren’t Pokémon Conquest and Pokkén Tournament essentially crossovers? Conquest had Pokémon teaming up with characters from Nobunaga’s Ambition, and Pokkén has that fighting style from Tekken, right? Personally, I’d love to see a crossover with the Megami Tensei series, especially considering how different the aesthetics and themes of both franchises are! A reskin of Devil Survivor could really be cool, but it would make it another Pokémon SRPG.
You should check out Pokémon Conquest and Project Voltage! They’re official crossovers showcasing human characters with Pokémon. They’ve had mixed receptions, but the mashup concept is intriguing!
There have been plenty of ROM hacks combining Pokémon with other franchises like Mario and Digimon. Mariomon is a really fun mashup! Can’t wait for the rumored Mario/Zelda hack to drop!
But wouldn’t it be better to have something official? I’d love to see a real Pokémon crossover!
Since there’s already Smash Bros, getting another crossover doesn’t seem too far-fetched to me! Pokémon could fit perfectly into more games.
What about Pokémon and Digimon? Even if they’re rivals, that would be an epic clash! You could have legendary battles from both sides!
Honestly, I’d love to see an Animal Crossing-style game featuring Pokémon! It might not be a direct crossover, but I think it could explore a new and charming direction for the franchise. Imagine building a peaceful village with Pokémon!
Yeah, PokePark 2 kind of fits that vibe, don’t you think?
How about a Pokémon crossover with Golden Sun? That series deserves a revival! It could be epic to pit Pokémon like Golurk against bosses from Golden Sun!
Totally! Armarouge and Ceruledge could fit right in replacing the antagonists!
Pokkén doesn’t really count, and Nobunaga’s Ambition is pretty niche outside Japan. I get your point about the power levels, though.