So I'm sitting on the train playing Dungeon Village and I have a thought.
Similar to other Kariosoft games Pokemon would make an amazing simulator.
Imagine Gym Leader Story. Similar to the popular GameDev game.
Instead of a pokemon game where you gain badges, you start out as a new gym leader. You have to train and level up your pokemon. Build a gym type, which you could possibly change over time.
Gain enough respect to hire people to work in your gym, making it harder for trainers who would act as events to challenge you. Possibly gain notoriety by teaching a certain move to trainers who can beat you, making your gym popular.,
As well as competing in the league. You can also go as far as setting up the design of the gym, adding traps, mazes ect.
This would be an awesome sim game.