I've been working on the Buddy & Evolution features every day for the past 2 weeks and I'm glad to say that it is almost ready for release (just need to do a bit more testing)! Here are some important things you should know about the Buddy & Evolution features (you can skip reading and just look at the pictures!)
Buddy Feature
- You can set any Pokemon as your buddy and gain EXP and Friendship by catching Pokemon, completing quests, hatching eggs, and eventually battling.
- Once you set a Pokemon as your buddy, it will be assigned random IVs for ATK, DEF, HP, and SPEED. These IVs range from 0-15 for Regular/Shiny Pokemon and 0-20 for Golden Pokemon.
- You can reroll specific IVs at a cost of 1 vote coin/reroll. Uncommon+ Patreon supporters have the ability to view specific IV numbers for their buddies.
- You can gain exp for Pokemon in your team using an EXP Share as well, which is buyable from the shop for a hefty price.
- All buddies start off with 2 moves. You can buy new moves for your buddy from ;moves, which will be useful for battling!
Evolution Feature
- Gaining exp will level up your Pokemon, which increases their stats and allows you to evolve the Pokemon once you reach the required level (if it has an evolution).
- Some Pokemon require friendship or evolution stones to evolve, while others simply have a level requirement.
- Evolving a Pokemon that has more than 1 different evolution will randomize what you get from evolving (i.e. if you evolve an Eevee, you have an equal chance to obtain any particular evolution of it, as long as it's in the game).
- You can receive Rare Candies from lootboxes, at half the rate of Masterballs. Rare candies increase the level of your buddy by 1.
This is a lot to take in, but it's something that I've been very excited to release ever since I started working on it, especially considering we didn't have evolutions. I know some things are left out (i.e. Multiple profiles for Pokemon, trading buddy profiles over to other trainers, EVs, Natures, Abilities), but this is the direction I've decided to take and I think it's the most efficient & ideal way to go for the future of PokeMeow!
Thank you to everyone who supports PokeMeow, your support is what helps keep this game alive! <3