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So this is a sprite of Mewtwo I made for a little side project I've been doing for a while now. I wanted to see if the RPG characteristics of the normal games (or any RPG really) could be incorporated into a fighting game like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat. I have a working system, it involves IV's, EV's, Natures, levels, EXP, held items, all 6 of the stats (plus two new ones completely unique to this project), and the various moves featured in the games (in theory at least) and also includes currently about 20 of the Pokemon from the games (some include Mew, Pikachu, Charizard, Gyarados, Eevee, a few of eevee's evolutions, etc). I chose to work on the ones I thought would be hardest to incorporate into this kind of format first, those being Diglet, Metapod, Magikarp, Ditto, and Unown to see if it would even work. I'm glad to say it did... but nobody will be using these guys when Mewtwo here has become an option. Mewtwo is brand new to the game at this time, as such he only has a standing around and moving animation (his basic attack animation is in the works as well). I actually wanted to show off his standing animation but I don't know how to do that. Ravfi I need your animation expertiess please

For those wondering why I'm doing this at all, I got into a conversation with a guy about the games not to long ago (about February I think). He said he got tired of the games cause they were the same thing every time, of course I'm a giant dork and started to discuss the things that had been added since Emerald (which I where he said he stopped) but it ended up being a through one ear and out the other situation. Eventually I asked what he would want and he said just to change the format, so I proceeded to be a giant dork and mentioned the dungeon, ranger, etc stuff but he said what he wanted was a fighting game, and asked if they ever done that. I said no and he said that's what he would like to see. At the time I told him it couldn't be done, since the roster would be to big, there's to many mechanics to incorporate, the RPG elimimants would clash, it wouldn't be Pokemon it be Mortal kombat with Pikachu instead, blah blah blah. He knew I made games (it was my Senior Project as a matter of fact) and said "So would it be impossible for you too?" Well, the giant Dork in me refused to say no no to such an idea and I proceeded to see if it could be done and... yeah actually. I thought the genres would clash but they actually fused together and made for an interresting concept.

So here's how it works, the game has a Smash Brothers meets Street fighter feel to it, where all characters stay on a 2-d field but may move about and jump onto objects, platforms, etc. They have access to items laying around as well as held items, which grant whatever bennefit they did in the regular games. There's also destroyable things about, rocks, cars, street lights, things like that that can be broken by attacking them or throwing opponents into them. The game consists of three main attacking functions, your basic attacks, each one of them throws out 2 punches of some shape or form (Metapod was tricky for this) which in the RPG's would be equivalent to a typless physical attack with 10 power each that don't make contact and then they throw a more powerful attack that is their type(s). For example Pikachu's is pure electric while Gyarados' is a water and flying type attack. It be about 18 power (about 25 with STAB). There's other attacks like jump attacks, getting up attacks, stuff like that but they work similarly. You also have a guard and throw option, where you can absorb none super effective attacks and grab and throw opponents. Lastly there's a dodge mechanic that works basically the same way the one in smash bros does, you roll on the ground or in the air and are temporarilly invulnerable while doing so. The game also encorporates the moves from the games, flamethower, earthquake, stuff like that. To use those attacks you build up a Special bar. When it gets half full, you can start using more appopriate attacks from the games. Each one reduces the Special bar and you can't use them until it restores. The bar is also large enough that you can wait to fill it more than spam those attacks. The bar can be filled in three ways. Firstly it autimatically increases (slowly, but it does), by landing hits, and by using one final mechanic (essentially the taunt mechanic) where you stop attacking to charge those attacks instead (which could leave you vulnerable). The bar also goes down if you take damage and is completely deplenished if you switch out (unless you baton pass, in which case Pokemon all share the same bar). The final thing added is a spectacular attack (final smashes basically).
There's another bar, the Spectacular bar which only fills up when you use one of the four moves (even if you miss or use one that deals no damage) When that is filled up completely, you can use the Spectacular attack which is type themed but specialized to each type combination (like Mew and Mewtwo have the same one but Metagrosses would be differen't then there's and a fellow Steel type). Spectacular attacks are all about 200 power equivalent and whether they make contact or not depends on the individual attack (as well as if they're special or Physical attacks). it also has another mechanic orienting around STAB. If the Pokemon using it has a duel type (like Scizor), it doesn't get STAB but if it has a single type (like Vaporeon) it does (but it results in a 250 Power instead). I did that cause Spectacular attacks used by a duel type are treated as an attack of both types, where is a single type only gets one type to use. Also Immunities are ignored, instead they are treated as 1/2 resistance and abilities giving immunities are ignored completely, so Lightning rod won't prevent damage from a Spectacular electric attack nor give a stat boost. Immunities to the basic three attacks work the same way.

The only other mechanics is players may switch out, if they do the game is paused for 15 seconds for them to make a choice, if they haven't made a choice the game picks one at random (excluding the one you drew back) and you can't switch again for 30 seconds. Also moves like Agility do the same thing they do in the normal games, raise a stat. Speed determines how fast you move about as well as how fast you throw out attacks (which can be a big deal depending on what attack your using). Abilities are also still in the game, but the three base attacks can't be effected by immunity (they still resist them). For example a Snorlax can use the normal base attack on Gengar but not a normal one of the four better attacks and can also use the spectacular attack on Gengar (still gets resisted), same for Gengar's Ghost attacks. Pokemon with trade evolutions Im still working out. The roster for your selection is created in story mode. Basically you capture something, it gets sent to the PC, when it does that Pokemon becomes selectable with its specific Natures, IVs, etc.

So that's the project in detail, what you guys think? This is still in the works so if you spot an issue, I still have time to try and fix it.

Description
So this is a sprite of Mewtwo I made for a little side project I've been doing for a while now. I wanted to see if the RPG characteristics of the normal games (or any RPG really) could be incorporated into a fighting game like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat. I have a working system, it involves IV's, EV's, Natures, levels, EXP, held items, all 6 of the stats (plus two new ones completely unique to this project), and the various moves featured in the games (in theory at least) and also includes currently about 20 of the Pokemon from the games (some include Mew, Pikachu, Charizard, Gyarados, Eevee, a few of eevee's evolutions, etc). I chose to work on the ones I thought would be hardest to incorporate into this kind of format first, those being Diglet, Metapod, Magikarp, Ditto, and Unown to see if it would even work. I'm glad to say it did... but nobody will be using these guys when Mewtwo here has become an option. Mewtwo is brand new to the game at this time, as such he only has a standing around and moving animation (his basic attack animation is in the works as well). I actually wanted to show off his standing animation but I don't know how to do that. Ravfi I need your animation expertiess please

For those wondering why I'm doing this at all, I got into a conversation with a guy about the games not to long ago (about February I think). He said he got tired of the games cause they were the same thing every time, of course I'm a giant dork and started to discuss the things that had been added since Emerald (which I where he said he stopped) but it ended up being a through one ear and out the other situation. Eventually I asked what he would want and he said just to change the format, so I proceeded to be a giant dork and mentioned the dungeon, ranger, etc stuff but he said what he wanted was a fighting game, and asked if they ever done that. I said no and he said that's what he would like to see. At the time I told him it couldn't be done, since the roster would be to big, there's to many mechanics to incorporate, the RPG elimimants would clash, it wouldn't be Pokemon it be Mortal kombat with Pikachu instead, blah blah blah. He knew I made games (it was my Senior Project as a matter of fact) and said "So would it be impossible for you too?" Well, the giant Dork in me refused to say no no to such an idea and I proceeded to see if it could be done and... yeah actually. I thought the genres would clash but they actually fused together and made for an interresting concept.

So here's how it works, the game has a Smash Brothers meets Street fighter feel to it, where all characters stay on a 2-d field but may move about and jump onto objects, platforms, etc. They have access to items laying around as well as held items, which grant whatever bennefit they did in the regular games. There's also destroyable things about, rocks, cars, street lights, things like that that can be broken by attacking them or throwing opponents into them. The game consists of three main attacking functions, your basic attacks, each one of them throws out 2 punches of some shape or form (Metapod was tricky for this) which in the RPG's would be equivalent to a typless physical attack with 10 power each that don't make contact and then they throw a more powerful attack that is their type(s). For example Pikachu's is pure electric while Gyarados' is a water and flying type attack. It be about 18 power (about 25 with STAB). There's other attacks like jump attacks, getting up attacks, stuff like that but they work similarly. You also have a guard and throw option, where you can absorb none super effective attacks and grab and throw opponents. Lastly there's a dodge mechanic that works basically the same way the one in smash bros does, you roll on the ground or in the air and are temporarilly invulnerable while doing so. The game also encorporates the moves from the games, flamethower, earthquake, stuff like that. To use those attacks you build up a Special bar. When it gets half full, you can start using more appopriate attacks from the games. Each one reduces the Special bar and you can't use them until it restores. The bar is also large enough that you can wait to fill it more than spam those attacks. The bar can be filled in three ways. Firstly it autimatically increases (slowly, but it does), by landing hits, and by using one final mechanic (essentially the taunt mechanic) where you stop attacking to charge those attacks instead (which could leave you vulnerable). The bar also goes down if you take damage and is completely deplenished if you switch out (unless you baton pass, in which case Pokemon all share the same bar). The final thing added is a spectacular attack (final smashes basically).
There's another bar, the Spectacular bar which only fills up when you use one of the four moves (even if you miss or use one that deals no damage) When that is filled up completely, you can use the Spectacular attack which is type themed but specialized to each type combination (like Mew and Mewtwo have the same one but Metagrosses would be differen't then there's and a fellow Steel type). Spectacular attacks are all about 200 power equivalent and whether they make contact or not depends on the individual attack (as well as if they're special or Physical attacks). it also has another mechanic orienting around STAB. If the Pokemon using it has a duel type (like Scizor), it doesn't get STAB but if it has a single type (like Vaporeon) it does (but it results in a 250 Power instead). I did that cause Spectacular attacks used by a duel type are treated as an attack of both types, where is a single type only gets one type to use. Also Immunities are ignored, instead they are treated as 1/2 resistance and abilities giving immunities are ignored completely, so Lightning rod won't prevent damage from a Spectacular electric attack nor give a stat boost. Immunities to the basic three attacks work the same way.

The only other mechanics is players may switch out, if they do the game is paused for 15 seconds for them to make a choice, if they haven't made a choice the game picks one at random (excluding the one you drew back) and you can't switch again for 30 seconds. Also moves like Agility do the same thing they do in the normal games, raise a stat. Speed determines how fast you move about as well as how fast you throw out attacks (which can be a big deal depending on what attack your using). Abilities are also still in the game, but the three base attacks can't be effected by immunity (they still resist them). For example a Snorlax can use the normal base attack on Gengar but not a normal one of the four better attacks and can also use the spectacular attack on Gengar (still gets resisted), same for Gengar's Ghost attacks. Pokemon with trade evolutions Im still working out. The roster for your selection is created in story mode. Basically you capture something, it gets sent to the PC, when it does that Pokemon becomes selectable with its specific Natures, IVs, etc.

So that's the project in detail, what you guys think? This is still in the works so if you spot an issue, I still have time to try and fix it.