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Hi! I'm Draco, and for the last 6 years (and 4 reboots) I've been the sole developer of a fangame called Pokémon Rouge Version (and no, that's not a misspelling of "rogue". "Rogue" and "Rouge" are different from one another). Today I released a little trailer because I feel I'm ready to hopefully take this fangame to the next step: by acquiring a team of nice people with whom I can share this fangame and its development.
About
In this game, players would get to choose between the Grass-type Pokémon Verdilisk, the Fire-type Pokémon Pyridae, and the Water-type Pokémon Pubble.
The game is still in early development, but it's centered around the Danar Region, a region inspired by Scandinavia (though specifically Denmark). Currently the game has a cast of 112 Fakemon - 71 of which are unique to this game (the rest being from the free Fakemon Packs). However, we still plan on increasing that number with lots more Fakemon! It also comes with a wide roster of Pokémon, all returning from various previous generations.
The game is made with RPG Maker XP, and Pokémon Essentials v. 21.1, and it will keep being up to date with the newest update, as long as it the new updates don't screw up any of the features already in the game. The game is a mixture between Gen 3 and Gen 4 style (with Gen 3 overworld, but Gen 4 battles, mixed with mechanics from Gen 6, 7, 8, and 9 - specifically Terastallizing will be a big focus in the game). How much Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Dynamaxing will play a role is still unknown. It contains many features, such as a large variety of new and unique Poké Balls to use, such as the Rally Ball, inspired by the white, yellow and purple ball that appears in Pokémon Unite, Poké Balls specifically to cacth Fairy-types and Dragon-types, Poké Balls that work better on lighter Pokémon, Poké Balls that work like the Master Ball, but specifically only for Shiny Pokémon, and many more.
The game comes packed with new and unique Pokémon made by a bunch of amazing artists, AND it’s full of new and classic characters, but taken on with a spin. And lastly, it features a story much akin to the kind of story you would find in the classic generations of Pokémon.
It also includes all of the features from the various plugins:
- Lucidious89's Deluxe Battle Kit and all related plugins.
- Arcky's Region Map
- Roei's Badge Case
- Caruban's Berry Pots and Dynamic Darkness, as well as Caruban's Generation 9 Pack
- The Black & White Gender Selector - by KleinStudio, DeepBlue PacificWaves, TechSkylander1518, and LinKazamine
- DiegoWT's Starter Selection
- Swdfm's Ekans Game
- FL's Punching Bag Game
- wrigty12's Instant Messages
- Location Signposts - by PurpleZaffre, LostSoulsDev / carmaniac, Golisopod User, ENLS, spaceemotion, and TechSkylander1518
- Luka S.J.'s Modular Title Screens
- Voltseon’s Pause Menu
- And more!
The Story
The story is made here in spoiler tags. Note that the basic version provides enough details to understand what's going on.
The story is much like others of the classic Pokémon franchise. You are a kid who moved to the Danar region (a region inspired by Denmark and Scandinavia) not long ago, and now you want to start out on your Pokémon journey with your friends and rivals Kai (the nice rival that picks the Pokémon weak to yours, and who heals you every chance he gets), and Tamira (the mean rival who pushes herself more and more to defeat you. Together, the three of you set out to claim the 8 gym badges, and become Champions! But a nefarious plot is boiling as two evil teams, Team Rouge, and Team Knight fight for domination in Danar. Do you have what it takes to defeat them and become the Champion?
The Danar Region (WIP)
The world that the Danar region is in, exists within an Ultra Wormhole. This will be hinted at during the game, by having the Ultra Recon Squad show up, as well as having Poipole and Naganadel spawn here naturally. The story will also revolve around this subtly, before the big reveal during the climax of the game (along with other reveals and important information)
There's more to it than that, but I don't wanna give away the big twist just yet. Instead here's some pictures of the Pokémon and Fakemon making appearances in the game.
What We Need
We can use any and all help you'll provide. Up until 2024, it's only been my solo project with various commissions done by amazing artists within the community.
Dev Team
Lead Developer - xDracolich (me)
SFX
Pokémon Cries - Boochu
Artists We've Commissioned
Lead Developer - xDracolich (me)
SFX
Pokémon Cries - Boochu
Artists We've Commissioned
- KajiAtsui >> Fakemon Sprites (The starters, Danarian Riolu, Cubrick, Blockanium, Cobalance, Cottalura and MANY more)
- ImChim4 >> Fakemon Sprites (Ruffrost, Monochrobin, Danarian Aegislash, Danarian Gothorita, Draguatl, and more)
- KingOfThe-X-Roads >> Fakemon Sprites (Citrusaur and its evolution, plus alternative official Pokémon)
- rxsphex >> Fakemon Sprites (Myrminfant and its evolution)
- EduarPokeN >> Pokémon Trainer Mugshots (for Annie & Oakley specifically)
- Miguel_Horo >> Pokémon Trainer Sprites (Annie & Oakley, as well as Tamira)
- Hydra_Trainer >> Fakemon Designs and Official Art (the designs for Citrusaur, Myrminfant, Strobird, Monochrobin, Ruffrost, Shawck, Draguatl, and MANY more)
- Mr. Buddy >> Fakemon Designs and Official Character Art (the designs for Team Knight, D. Aegislash, D. Gothorita, and more)
- Irwiza >> Vs. Sprites (for player characters)
Additional Artists' Work
- RGreywind >> Fakemon Designs (art commissioned by Mr. Buddy, then sold to us)
- DarknWindie >> Fakemon Designs (Aegislash evolution line commissioned by Mr. Buddy, then sold to us)
- Aveontrainer >> Overworld NPCs
- Ekat >> Tilesets
- princessphoenix >> Fakemon Festival Pack Sprites
- Lumio >> Fakemon Festival Pack Sprites
- PansyGym >> Fakemon Festival Sprites
- Mikitari >> Fakemon Pack
- ENLS >> ENLS’ Looped Music Library
We Need
Concept Artists - for Concept Art for Trainers and Fakemon
Pixel Artists - for Fakemon Sprites, Trainer Sprites and tilesets - maybe also Vs. sprites
UI Designers - to make the game look unique
Writers - For Dialogue, Story Ideas and Feedback to bounce ideas off of
Composers - for In-Game Music
Coders - for new mechanics
Mappers - to help out with the world-building
Balancers - to help balance the game and provide feedback
Team Knight Grunts
(After buying them from Mr. Buddy we have made them free to use for everyone. Sprites for them will be commissioned soon, and these will be free, too.)
You can also follow us on Twitter / X: https://x.com/_PokemonRouge
Hope you have a nice day and would consider giving us a Helping Hand.
Draguatl
Design made by Hydra_Trainer
The sprite for it is made by ImChim4
"Pokémon Essentials" was created by:
Flameguru
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno
With contributions from:
AvatarMonkeyKirby
Marin
Boushy
MiDas Mike
Brother1440
Near Fantastica
FL.
PinkMan
Genzai Kawakami
Popper
Golisopod User
Rataime
help-14
Savordez
IceGod64
SoundSpawn
Jacob O. Wobbrock
the__end
KitsuneKouta
Venom12
Lisa Anthony
Wachunga
Luka S.J.
and everyone else who helped out
"mkxp-z" by:
Roza
Based on "mkxp" by Ancurio et al.
"RPG Maker XP" by:
Enterbrain
Pokémon is owned by:
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo
Affiliated with Game Freak
This is a non-profit fan-made game.
No copyright infringements intended.
Please support the official games!
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