10 Lessons Pokémon Needs To Learn From Palworld

4. Player Agency

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No, Pokémon doesn't need guns.

What it does need, on the other hand, is more ways to have Trainers engage in encounters to help tip the scales in their favour when it comes to battling other opponents and wild Pokémon. You are, after all, resigned to standing on the sidelines and barking orders at your teammate whenever any sort of conflict emerges, which makes little sense, especially as we've seen in spin-off media and games that this doesn't need to be the case.

Simple it may be, but Pokémon Go, while forfeiting the ability to engage in battle with wild Pokémon, adds variety to encounters by allowing players to trigger modifiers through the use of berries. Likewise, Legends: Arceus adds an element of danger by making it possible for the player character to take damage from aggressors. These are wild animals, after all. Why would you adhere to the rules of a gym battle when your mission is to catch or defeat your prey via any means necessary?

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