Someone should make a ROM hack where Pokémon centres charge a game-world fee equivalent to what a person would pay for healthcare for serious injuries in the US, with insurance and loan sharks.

[–] Hello_there@kbin.social 67 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

Do the rom hack right.

Toll roads everywhere. Paid each time you enter.
Pokemart is a monopoly and gouges you.
Arceusism is the state religion and others are barely tolerated.
Gyms are privatized and cost per attempt.
Pokemon sweatshops.
PC access is a freemiun model where you get the first 5 for free, but beyond that you have to pay for Pokestorage+ and pay monthly. Also pokes come out hating you so pretty sure they getting abused. And occasionally pokes get lost.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cost per attempt? Gyms require an annual membership fee, and good luck ever canceling

[–] besbin@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 8 months ago

The fee is just to "challenge" the gym master for your badge. You still have to pay the subscription to even get into the door.

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pokémon Sweatshops

I think that was literally a plot point in one of the earlier games or anime? That one will be easy to adapt, just make Team Rocket the heroes for being shrewd businesspeople and you the villain for daring to question the will of the free market.

[–] Hello_there@kbin.social 11 points 8 months ago

And all the rocket goons are just police protecting the capitalists

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 15 points 8 months ago

Some of your items no longer function as the company that makes them went out of business

[–] CooperRedArmyDog@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dont forget its a defacto state religion not dejure ... just to make it more infurating

[–] Sharkictus@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

In fact where it is dejure religion, nobody actually follows it or believes it.

[–] EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Wait That last one is just Pokemon home lmao

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

Make it so that you can appeal the results of battles

[–] httperror418@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I read the end part there as Bender "with blackjack and hookers"