Pokémon Friendship: The Darker Storyline/Changes

Compared to the light-hearted original version, Pokémon Friendship: The Darker Storyline has additional differences that set it off from it and Pokémon: My Evolution!
==Characters==
*James Duke's OCs, including LEGION, appear.
==Events==
*The day after the Gym Challengers get their final Badge, people and Pokémon mysteriously start disappearing - including all the Gym Leaders and Trial Captains (except Lacey and Drayton) - and Shadow Pokémon start to become more common. This is a stark contrast to the original anime, where only the Shadow Pokémon getting more common occurs.
*The Pokémon League, Grand Colosseum, Performance Coordination Master Class, and Aikatsu! Finale Concert were cancelled after the final battle against Cipher and LEGION due to the heavy damage caused in Zinta.
**During said battle, Opal is revealed to have died, much to Lacey's shock.
**Despite the heroes being unable to achieve their dreams, they ultimately (thanks to Clavell) embrace the role of being the Guardians of Zinta instead.
==Other==
*It is implied there will be squeals to the series.