Remakes, Reimaginings and Reboots

[Tellis]

I stick by the position that if you're going to make a gritty Pokemon, don't make it Pokemon, make it it's own thing (or play Shin Megami Tensei).

But.... if you want to see a very dark and creepy side of Pokemon, go to the Battle Subway in Black and White. The trainers during the challenge and the NPCs between streaks have some weird, creepy and downright depressing things to say. Probably amplified by the fact that it seems the localization team didn't spend all that much time on the dialogue in there. As an example, there's a biker who approaches you saying
"My partner has turned to dust, but his Pokemon are my Pokemon now."
And then when you beat him
"He was trash, but now he is eternal, like the stars in the sky... Ah, my partner!"

Also the Pokefans are apparently a cult as one said to me after a battle "If you join the Pokefans, your life will be saved!"

Oh yeah, there's also an old couple that both say "This is the end of the line..." followed by some sort of depressing comment about them reflecting on their time left.

So yeah. The Battle Subway scares me.