#we're just being framed & have known about the corruption within the pokemon league this whole time but we're branded as rebels

[pokemonruby]

i’m not sure if volo counts or not, but i really think pokemon ought to go for the “champion is evil” route eventually because i think it’d just be so interesting. considering the champion is the highest figure of their respective region, ushering in tons of praise and respect, it’d be amazing if they used their absurd popularity and fame to their advantage somehow, brainwashing the masses and sneaking around and scheming without detection since, let’s be real, celebrities can get away with anything. bonus points if the elite four is in on it too, since i’d actually like to see them be incorporated in the storylines more since they’re, well, the elite fucking four, the objective cream of the crop and yet you barely see them outside of the pokemon league.

and there would be something so dynamic about all of it since it wouldn’t be like facing your standard villainous team - these are the best trainers the region has to offer, so it would be an indubitably tough challenge, especially if they spin the narrative by exploiting their renown and claiming that you’re the bad guy. i mean, what’s one small-time trainer, especially a child likely, in comparison to the literal pokemon league, anyway? 

#i think game freak should hire me to write their games. there are so many possibilities that could be explored. #i just think an evil champion would be badass. and also have it so it isn't totally obvious. #a respectable individual like. steven or lance or cynthia. ok maybe that last one isn't a good example for REASONS but. #someone who acts mentorly toward you throughout the course of the game. encouraging you and cheering you on as you pursue your journey #only to double-cross you right at the very end of it. #OH and additional bonus points: the ones who were originally made out as the evil team - since we gotta have one regardless #we're just being framed & have known about the corruption within the pokemon league this whole time but we're branded as rebels #it'd be so interesting i think! #riley rambles