Hey all! I'm not at the 15 post requirement yet but I'm trying to get more involved in the PetMods community [won one of the Natural Selection tours ] so hopefully it'll come soon! I've had this idea stewing for a few days now and wanted feedback.
Pet Mod Name: Pairmons [it was going to be Two By Two until I saw Aquatic's submission from November was named Six By Six :(]
Pet Mod Concept: A twist on the "submit fakemons" concept, not by adding a new method of doing so, but by submitting two connected Pokémon at a time!
Explanation: This would be a slate-based micrometa like so many other PetMods, with the twist of needing two submissions at a time that are thematically connected. Most slates would be themed, helping guide design choices. Some would be mechanically connected (think how Zangoose uses Seviper's poison against it), others may not be and are more thematic. It's up to the slate theme and it's more importantly it's up to you! Here's a few examples of what a slate theme could look like, with some realmons following those concepts to draw inspiration from.
Is this going to be a Doubles metagame? They are paired up, after all.
This is my big uncertainty. While some pairs (Tatsudozo, Plusle and Minun) are explicitly designed to be doubles-focused, others aren't. Since this is Smogon, I'd lean towards Singles, but as far as I know there aren't any Doubles-based Pet Mods so that could be an interesting niche for this. I'd love to support both but Pet Mods don't tend to have the playerbase for that. This will be my main thing to think about.
Regional mechanics? Megas? Tera?
No Tera because I don't like it :) probably no regional gimmicks for simplicity's sake. Perhaps a mega slate could be an option?
How many pairs get accepted per slate?
Gut instinct is 3 pairs, so 6 mons at a time
Are Realmons allowed to be submitted?
Potentially! I'm definitely not opposed to the idea; I know some people like making adjustments to real mons or alternate forms. I'm open to the idea. Restricting it to certain slates is a possibility I just came up with.
Specifically two?
I'd be potentially open to a three-mon slate, but that would be rare and as far as I'd be willing to go.
Please feel free to ask questions or offer critique! I'm on the Pet Mods Discord (and a few specific ones as well) as jumpheart so you can chat with me there as well :)
Pet Mod Name: Pairmons [it was going to be Two By Two until I saw Aquatic's submission from November was named Six By Six :(]
Pet Mod Concept: A twist on the "submit fakemons" concept, not by adding a new method of doing so, but by submitting two connected Pokémon at a time!
Explanation: This would be a slate-based micrometa like so many other PetMods, with the twist of needing two submissions at a time that are thematically connected. Most slates would be themed, helping guide design choices. Some would be mechanically connected (think how Zangoose uses Seviper's poison against it), others may not be and are more thematic. It's up to the slate theme and it's more importantly it's up to you! Here's a few examples of what a slate theme could look like, with some realmons following those concepts to draw inspiration from.
- Natural Rivals
- Best Friends
- Legendary Duo
- Split Evolution
- Symbiotic Relationship
Is this going to be a Doubles metagame? They are paired up, after all.
This is my big uncertainty. While some pairs (Tatsudozo, Plusle and Minun) are explicitly designed to be doubles-focused, others aren't. Since this is Smogon, I'd lean towards Singles, but as far as I know there aren't any Doubles-based Pet Mods so that could be an interesting niche for this. I'd love to support both but Pet Mods don't tend to have the playerbase for that. This will be my main thing to think about.
Regional mechanics? Megas? Tera?
No Tera because I don't like it :) probably no regional gimmicks for simplicity's sake. Perhaps a mega slate could be an option?
How many pairs get accepted per slate?
Gut instinct is 3 pairs, so 6 mons at a time
Are Realmons allowed to be submitted?
Potentially! I'm definitely not opposed to the idea; I know some people like making adjustments to real mons or alternate forms. I'm open to the idea. Restricting it to certain slates is a possibility I just came up with.
Specifically two?
I'd be potentially open to a three-mon slate, but that would be rare and as far as I'd be willing to go.
Please feel free to ask questions or offer critique! I'm on the Pet Mods Discord (and a few specific ones as well) as jumpheart so you can chat with me there as well :)
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