BLISSEY2'S BASE STATS LOL
HP 255
Atk 20
Def 50
SpAtk 90
SpDef 165
Speed 70
LOL UBER
Anyway, to clarify, I was speaking of a split evolution for Chansey, a la Kirlia into Gallade or Gardevoir; Chansey into Blissey or Detessey.
I'd like to see Gym Leaders just be strong. Pokemon is an RPG; Gym Leaders are this RPG's bosses. Giving every Gym a type to use is just screaming "Use the same Pokemon, same move about 40 times, level him up about 5 times, and cream our leader without breaking a sweat please." It annoys me. Look at Cynthia's team:
Spiritomb - Milotic - Roserade - Garchomp - Gastrodon - Lucario
The fight against her is without a doubt the toughest in the entire game. Why should great teams like this be restricted to the Champion? We haven't seen a very varied Champion's team since RBY.
And if you absolutely must give all the Gyms a single type, at least give them something to cover their weaknesses. Be creative.
Here's an idea: give the player free reign. Don't make the storyline 100% linear. Change leaders' teams based on the order you challenge them in. Put some storyline after X number of leaders defeated.
More ideas...
1. Stop making us 10-year-old kids.
2. Revamp the storyline. "catch pokeymen and oh yeah thwart evil while ur at it" works, I realize, but the next game could be so much more interesting if stopping the bad guys was your first priority. Completing the Pokedex can come later, you have a world to save! Gym Leader defeating could be a side quest available postgame (this would also be a great excuse to make all the Gym Leaders have Lv.70+ Pokemon, also destroys the "beat the leaders in this order exactly" thing that GSC had, best gen ever by the way). Victory Road is replaced with the villain's main base, where the toughest of tough bar your path to the boss. The fight where you would normally battle the Elite Four and the Champion is scrapped in favor of the evil organization's leader and his top aides. I want to write the story for the next gen of games. Everyone will love it.
3. The evil organization should not be a wacky gang of losers. This game has always been rated E for everyone, but... agh. How about some actual evil going on? Taking hostages can only get you so far. Team Galactic blew up a lake, but were there any casualties? Of course not. If this team is to be hated and feared, how about they start doing something that would make them worthy of being feared? No one ever dies in Pokemon. That oughta change. Would mentioning a person's death crank up the rating?
And on the subject of evil organizations...
4. It should not be SOP to hand a grunt a Zubat and expect them to stand up to the hero. The villians' teams are ridiculous. I'd like way more variation between the grunts. Evolved Pokemon should not be restricted to the admins. Admins should have high-level Pokemon. Who cares if the grunt you just fought has a Sharpedo too? I don't. Even as you near the end of the game, you're still going up against would-be superpowered Zubats. Level 40 Numel? What's wrong with these people? Not only does it make the entire organization look like morons that can't even evolve their Pokemon, the experience you get from them SUCKS. Way to prepare us for the Elite Four.
5. No more Bug Catchers with level 37 Wurmple. There
is such a thing as too easy, you know... give Wurmple a spot in the first dungeon for the sake of the Pokedex and maybe on a few Trainers in the surrounding area and never put him on a team ever again. This is comparable to giving someone in the Elite Four a Graveler or a level 97 Combee.
I also have a few choice words about the Light type, but that'll be for another rant.