I was outside today, thinking about what a true Pokémon Fanfiction/story would be like. A story that embodies what Pokémon is, not just the emotions you get and events from the games.

I thought, “An Adventure story of discovery and mystery.” Because, wasn’t Satishi Tajiri’s, the creator of Pokémon, original inspiration for this game was going outside and discovering mysterious bugs?

But then, I went home and remembered what the original games were like. They were RPGs full of towns with tons of fun dialogue with people to talk to and turn-based battles with basic animations. Isn’t that an RPG?

But then when you look at the game a little bit more closely, there isn’t exactly one cohesive epic story, which is what gives an RPG the feel of an RPG, meaning it’s a game of discovery. But when you look at it again, the game is pretty linear.

So, what exactly is Pokémon at its core? Is it more of an RPG or a world of exploration. I would like to hear what you have to say down below.

(Note: I didn’t post this in controversial opinions because I don’t feel like any side is really that controversial. I couldn’t find any other thread really similar to this that was under a year old so I just created a new one.)

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