In Development Pokémon Echo

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Synopsis​ Welcome to the Naisan Region: A vibrant land shaped by innovation, ancient mysteries, and hidden wonders. In Pokémon Echo, you join Professor Pallas as their assistant, exploring sprawling routes, forgotten temples, and long-lost settlements teeming with rare Pokémon. Rather than focusing on the Gym Challenge, your journey emphasizes archaeological discovery, solving puzzles in temple dungeons, connecting with locals, and piecing together Naisan’s hidden past.

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Trailer​

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Key features​

.	Narrative, exploration-driven gameplay filled with history and lore​	A twist on the battle rules we know and love​	. Quality-of-life & modernization​
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.	Navigate winding routes filled with secret paths that reward exploration and unearth Naisan's history alongside Professor Pallas in richly detailed dungeons.​	Pokémon Echo emphasizes double battles for added challenge. Every Pokémon features its own custom sprite and/or animation and a whole slew of custom battle backdrops.​	Pokémon Echo offers retro nostalgia without the grind, featuring a streamlined UI and items from later generations that make your gaming experience less tedious.​	.
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.	Newly animated Pokémon​	Advanced overworld interactions & puzzles​	. Inclusive player options​
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.	Every area showcases its own art direction, fully custom tilesets, color palettes, and intricate details to bring each environment to life.​	Use HM moves not just to clear obstacles, but to solve environmental puzzles and find rare Pokémon.​	Players in Pokémon Echo can choose avatars that present as female, male, or non-binary, each offered in a variety of skin tones.​	.
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Additional information​

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. About​ Pokémon Echo is a solo, fan-made tribute that blends the franchise’s familiar charm with modern storytelling influences, from The Legend of Zelda to Xenoblade Chronicles and Earthbound. It seeks to engage seasoned players craving deeper narrative layers while preserving the series’ family-friendly spirit. Stay tuned for updates as development progresses! .

. Development Status​ Although I leverage official Pokémon assets and the expansive Eevee Expo library to streamline production, as a one-person passion project, Pokémon Echo progresses steadily but deliberately. You can expect the first hands-on demo by late summer 2025. Thanks for your patience, and stay tuned for behind-the-scenes updates! .

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Credits, contributors, and resources​

.	Overall development and creative direction	Figyberries (shoot me a follow on IG if you'd like to see more!)
.	Essentials	Maruno, Poccil (Peter O.); please see Resource link for full credits	.
.	Generation 9 Resource Pack	Provided by Caruban; please see Resource link for full credits	.
.	Gen IV Overworld Sprite Pack	VanillaSunshine	.
.	Animated Pokémon System	Ludicious89	.
.	Deluxe Battle Kit	Ludicious89	.
.	Automatic Level Scaling	Benitex	.
.	Overworld Shadows	LukaSJ	.
.	Pokémon IP	The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, and Game Freak– no copyright infringement intended.	.
.	.	The list of credits will continuously be updated as the project progresses.

 

[FelicityWivi]

Absolutely LOVE everything I’ve seen here, the art is so gorgeous - really looking forward to the future of this project!

 

[elinthind]

This looks so neat!!!!! I'm excited to see what you make; i love your art style

 

[clockstops]

This looks perfect!

 

[just_a_husk]

I saw your demo trailer in the discord yesterday, really happy to see how far you've come on this project! Looking forward to playing it!

 

[figyberries]

It's been a while since this thread was updated, but here I am with a new update! Development is going steady and we have a trailer now!

 

[JesterT252]

This looks so clean. I'm particularly a fan of the double battle focus.
Can't wait for the demo drop!

 

[Jona1]

i saw the trailer in yesterday night and i am really hyped i cant wait to play the demo but two pokemon as starters in the game is really cool!!

 

[Nick Blaze]

is the demo still releasing today ?

 

[figyberries]

is the demo still releasing today ?

It's expected to be released by the end of the week! I'm tieing up some loose ends and doing some final sprite work, but we're almost there. :)

 

[Folk]

I honestly worried if this game using pokemon essentials below version 21.1 there well known bug of fps drop in tall grass after long period of time and fps drop on city