And just as a side note, I do agree that having Pokemon only available by breeding is a big part of the problem, but having Pokemon available in more areas could lead to a couple problems, too. If you label something as "rare," it doesn't mean players are going to necessarily treat them as such. If someone wants a Ghastly for their character's party, they'll catch a Ghastly, regardless of rarity.
And if you get rid of the rarity and throw all the pokemon into the wild, it'll bring up the problem of "where is the challenge?" A big point of the original games are walking through the same patch of grass in wait for that super rare pokemon and crying as it got away or you made it faint. STORY. OF. MY. LIFE. screw you chansey.
Maybe you could work something out to prevent that--having pokemon only showing up in one hard to get to area. I honestly think that what you did with the starters is smart--they're only available in the Ilex Forest, Mount Mortar and the Lake of Rage, if I remember right--it made them somewhat rare in the wild, but still attainable.
... I'm not sure any of that made any sense. I feel like I'm talking in circles.
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And if you get rid of the rarity and throw all the pokemon into the wild, it'll bring up the problem of "where is the challenge?" A big point of the original games are walking through the same patch of grass in wait for that super rare pokemon and crying as it got away or you made it faint. STORY. OF. MY. LIFE. screw you chansey.
Maybe you could work something out to prevent that--having pokemon only showing up in one hard to get to area. I honestly think that what you did with the starters is smart--they're only available in the Ilex Forest, Mount Mortar and the Lake of Rage, if I remember right--it made them somewhat rare in the wild, but still attainable.
... I'm not sure any of that made any sense. I feel like I'm talking in circles.