Short-term Pokémon Echo is looking for playtesters!

[figyberries]

Enough playtesters have been recruited. Thank you for your interest!
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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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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.

 

[curtreck82]

I would love to try it out

 

[SalyaDarken]

I too would to try it out. I can do a let's play on it if you like.

 

[Folk]

I can only say good luck. I don't have confidence right now because of my depression