Implementation of Hidden/Dream World Abilities

[Bizzack]

I know this will probably be a big project, but I'd really love it if pokemons' dream world abilities from Black/White were implemented into the game. I think it would revitalize and shake up the PVP meta by increasing the viability of pokemon that just need a decent ability to see play, and more viable pokemon in the metagame is always welcome. In terms of how it's implemented, I think an item created akin to the ability pill would be perfect. A "Dream Ability Pill" or something that is a consumable (Maybe $10-20k bought from the breeder merchant) that swaps a pokemon's main ability with its dream world ability or vice versa. This way people can give a dream world ability to pokemon they already have. This can also potentially be a great way to do some balance changes for pvp; not every hidden ability has to be copy and pasted from b/w, so this could be the opportunity for the dev team to buff up some weaker pokemon by giving them some useful abilities that could give them fun and applicable pvp niches.

[MightyMichele]

Somewhere in future 

[RealMak]

Yes but some pokemon become broken after they receive their hidden ability, take for example Blaziken or Serperior

[Bizzack]

12 hours ago, RealMak said:

Yes but some pokemon become broken after they receive their hidden ability, take for example Blaziken or Serperior

That's why I said that not every hidden ability should be directly copied from b/w. The devs have the unique advantage of being able to know which hidden abilities were broken when implemented because we have a huge history of competitive b/w that can be researched and analyzed. If Speed Boost Blaziken and Contrary Serperior are broken (which they were), give them different abilities that still give them a unique niche in pvp since they don't see much play right now. Flash Fire for Blaziken and Chlorophyll for Serperior, just as an example off the top of my head. Again, I don't think this will be an easy project and it will take some time, but it will make the game a lot more fun and varied I think. 

[RealMak]

On 5/1/2021 at 11:38 PM, Bizzack said:

That's why I said that not every hidden ability should be directly copied from b/w. The devs have the unique advantage of being able to know which hidden abilities were broken when implemented because we have a huge history of competitive b/w that can be researched and analyzed. If Speed Boost Blaziken and Contrary Serperior are broken (which they were), give them different abilities that still give them a unique niche in pvp since they don't see much play right now. Flash Fire for Blaziken and Chlorophyll for Serperior, just as an example off the top of my head. Again, I don't think this will be an easy project and it will take some time, but it will make the game a lot more fun and varied I think. 

Thats not a bad idea