Gamefreak kinda dipped their toes in the water a little bit with the sidequest in gen 5, but we haven’t seen any real full-fledged dating mechanics even though we all know it would print money. What would you guys like to see if the next gen had some romance on the side? Ideas for characters, what these dates could look like, potential rewards, etc. >explore a haunted house with the Ghost-Type fanatic and hold her hand as you two are chased by Shuppets, or challenge the Water-Type surfer dude to the Mantine minigame from gen 9>eventually make your relationship official by trading a Luvdisc with them. ideally this would also trigger a new evolution for Luvdisc>get a unique gift depending on your chosen. for example, the Dragon-Type trainer teaches you her ancestors call to summon Latios or LatiasOnly issue is the censors probably wouldn't allow anything less than 100% squeaky clean, so no characters significantly older or younger than you, or power gaps like students and teachers. But either way this is a goldmine of potential I'm surprised they haven't explored.
Gens 7 and 9 also have "bonding" sidequests that feel suspiciously like dates for many characters
>>56931230I feel like they wanted to add dating mechanics but couldn't exactly because of the limitations that you mentioned. Like they obviously don't want to have to have to deal with the eventual homophobia accusations garbage.
