7) Face Challengers As The Champion
One of the ultimate goals – aside from catching ’em all, of course – in the Pokémon series has been collecting all eight Gym badges before challenging the Elite Four and their almighty Champion. It’s the culmination of any aspiring Master’s journey, but should defeating the Champion really be the end of things? Why can’t players have the chance to fulfil their role as Champion and take on budding challengers further down the line?
[zergpaid]Save for things like the Battle Towers and the occasional Gym Leader rematch, there’s scarcely been any sort of lasting challenge once the reigning Champ has been overthrown. A lack of competitive end-games in the series has always been a bit of a problem, but a move like this could go a long way to resolving that and could provide additional replay value for players not so keen on the online battling scene.