Kirby's Pokémon Adventure

Kirby's Pokémon Adventure would be an RPG / 3rd person adventure game for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. This is an idea I've been thinking about for a pretty long while, because I've always wanted to do a Kirby-related idea, as well as another crossover title (although I have done The Adventure of Mario and Link).





The concept for this game came to me as I was playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl one day and found myself comparing the basic overall mannerisms of Kirby and the different Pokémon fighters. As I did so, I noticed the incredible resemblance that the character of Kirby had to the Pokémon, and I wondered about what it would be like if Kirby ended up in the same universe and was mistaken for a Pokémon. This is the keystone element that brought the entire story together.

The game would have roughly the same style as The Adventure of Mario and Link, but the camera would have a different angle, and the gameplay would be different because Pokémon companions should be many and varied, in order to have the two universes really bounce off of each other and make the game fun.

Plot
Kirby is running through Dream Land from a very large crowd of Waddle Doos (if you need to know what a Waddle Doo is, click here) and they chase him over the wacky terrain through most of the opening cutscene. Soon enough, Kirby spies a Star in the distance that he can use to escape, but it is making a bit of a funny noise that's higher-pitched than usual. As he is observing it, King Dedede and a Waddle Dee peek out from behind a tree a short distance behind that Kirby passed by earlier, and King Dedede gives a mischievous chuckle. Kirby is suspicious about the Star, but the Waddle Doos are approaching fast and Kirby has no choice but to grab it.

It ends up going haywire and swinging Kirby all over the place as King Dedede watches, laughing out loud at his prank. However, he is surprised when Kirby flies off into space on the star.

The scene cuts away to Squirtle, Pikachu, and Charmander, who are idling in a garden some distance away from the Pewter Gym when the hear an explosion about 30 feet away. They run over to investigate and find a deep, smoking crater where Kirby landed. Squirtle uses Water Gun and fills up the crater, causing Kirby to float to the top, with dust streaks here and there. They lift him onto the ground, and then Squirtle and Charmander try poking him to wake him up. After a few seconds, Pikachu gets the idea to use a zap to wake him up. This works perfectly, and gets the usual startled reaction from Kirby.

Kirby jumps away and they all face each other, after which they all start poking Kirby, trying to find out what he is. Kirby is bothered by this and to show it, he inhales Pikachu. Squirtle and Charmander are terrified, but then Kirby shoots out Pikachu and has the characteristic Pikachu hat on his head, which is emanating little sparks of electricity. Pikachu, meanwhile, temporarily has the spirally eyes, but gets up and looks in astonishment at Kirby. The three Pokémon that lift up Kirby and sprint him over to the Gym.

Ash, Misty, and Brock (the team in the Anime) are all there, and they are just as surprised by Kirby. Ash pulls out his Pokémon and points it at Kirby, which causes it to go all staticky for a few seconds, after which it flickers back up and gives this description:

''Kirby, the bubblegum Pokemon. Kirby is able to puff himself up and float a limited distance, and can also inhale its opponents. Once it has inhaled someone, it can spit them back out or absorb some of their powers first.''

Ash is incredibly excited at having discovered a new émon, and he catches Kirby in a Poke Ball.

From here, the story soon involves Team Rocket seeing Kirby in action and then wanting to capture him, and it also involves King Dedede traveling to the world of Pokémon in order to try to find Kirby.

Gameplay
The gameplay for the Pokémon characters would be just as you expect, corresponding to the attributes of each different Pokémon. Kirby, on the other hand, will operate mainly by inhaling any opponents and adopting their powers, but he will have some resources of his own, like Puff Jump.

To a great degree, this will be a game where you have to work your way through levels, impeded by some puzzles as well as obstacles that you'll need to solve through applications of special abilities of either Kirby or a Pokémon. It will be like a 1/2 Zelda and 1/2 LEGO game in this aspect, with the rest playing somewhat like Zelda, but in a beat 'em up manner for the fights, except for most of the boss battles.