Pokemon Idea Would Make Character Customization a Lot Better

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The many protagonists in the world of Pokemon are often considered to share many similar physical traits, leading one fan of the series to suggest a few ways that character customization could be greatly expanded on in future titles. Ever since the first games in the Pokemon franchise, players have had to step into the shoes of some particularly young characters — and while customization options have only appeared in the franchise relatively recently, many fans believe that such options need greater depth.

Though the protagonists of each generation certainly have their own distinct look, only those from the Generation 6 games and onwards could have their outfits, hairstyles, and skin colors customized to the player's liking. Players of the original Pokemon Red and Blue games didn't even have the option of playing as a girl, with the series' first female protagonist being introduced in Pokemon Crystal. While character customization has had a lot more depth added to it in some of the newer core-series Pokemon games, one common factor between every protagonist in the series has been their fairly young age, with most of these Pokemon Trainers being roughly between the ages of 11 and 16.

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Understandably, the younger ages of Pokemon's protagonists often makes it difficult for players of older ages to relate to them. This prompted a fan known as LegoshixHaru64209 on Reddit to discuss with the community the possibility of future games allowing players to customize the age of the protagonists that they play as. Not only that, they also put forth the idea of choosing the player character's body type, a feature that has somewhat been present in various Pokemon side-series games. These