''Pokémon Sage'' is an upcoming

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video game developed by members of the

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board /vp/. ''Sage'' is a fangame in the ''Pokémon'' game series with an entirely new region, plot, and cast of human characters and Pokémon creatures.

Gameplay

''Pokémon Sage''s gameplay is standard for the ''

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'' series. However, it includes an entirely new Pokédex. The Starter Pokémon are the avian Grass-type Foliat, the goat-like Fire-type Kidling, and the reptilian Water-type Aguade.

Setting and plot

''Pokémon Sage'' takes place in a fictional region called Urobos. Urobos is loosely based on

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and

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, with many ''Pokémon'', though not all, being related to the real-life region. It features a lush jungle to the south-west, snowy mountains to the north-west, and a huge inescapable desert to the south. The villainous team(s) in the game are in no way related to the

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or the

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. The town the player starts in is covered in snow since the town is located up in the mountains. The player, named either Simon or Sofia by default, has a friendly rival as well as a more acerbic rival who steals the friendly rival's starter Pokémon.

Development

The game's development began in 2012, when a group of ''Pokémon'' fans from /vp/, a board on the website

dedicated to ''Pokémon'' discussion, decided to collaborate on a fangame. Developed for computers running

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, it was created using the software

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with the aid of Pokémon Essentials, a set of scripts tailored to ''Pokémon'' gameplay. The development team has sought out help from outside sources, allowing submissions for concept art and in-game sprites. The working title was ''CAPX'', which remains the namesake of the game's

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. The game's development has been lengthy and marked by internal disagreements; by June 2014, even the villainous team had not yet been chosen from a list of candidates. A demo was released in 2014; it lasts for around two hours of gameplay and includes three towns and two caves, with a limited Pokédex of ten Pokémon.

References

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Gameplay

Setting and plot

Development

See also

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