What we know so far

This page will archive what we learn about Buddymon as the development goes, think of it as an exhaustive FAQ.

**Warning: This is mostly focused on the first Buddymon game, remember that there's a lot more to the Buddyverse.**

### Concerning the game:

* The game has no promised release date right now, though a demo is planned to be released freely on itch.io with no promised release date as well.
* The game is planned to release on Steam, with no promises as to console releases.
* The game will not be free, with no current stated price.
* The game is planned to be T for Teen/PEGI 12.
* The game is planned to have a 2.5D graphic style, with 2D sprites in a 3D environment.
* The game is being made with Unity.
* The game will not be an open-world. While the game will be made to feel more open and focused on exploration, progression will be linear.
* There will only be one game, not two versions the way Pokémon does it. However, there will be multiple saves to explore all the routes of the scenario and inter-saves trading to get route-exclusive Buddymon.
* There are currently no promises about online content, voice acting, or the game being localised in different languages.
* Because of legal reasons, the game will not have any ties to Pokémon. Any previous content from Mr Buddy that was rooted in Pokémon will be changed in adaptation.

### Concerning the gameplay:

* The game will have a classic RPG gameplay very reminiscent of Pokémon's. The combat system has been changed a bit, replacing Pokémon's Power Points with an Energy meter or modifying the Weather/Terrain system and the Statuses.
* The game will have a difficulty system (changeable at any time) that will rebalance the stats and moves of your opponents as well as the amount of battles and some things like additional fights or gifted items.
* There will be some character customization, such as pronouns and skin and hair colour. In addition, preset costumes will be unlockable through the progression of the game.
* There are 14 types: Basic, Fire, Water, Nature, Earth, Air, Electric, Ice, Toxic, Metal, Spirit, Light, Dark, and Psychic.
* The creature-catching system will involve Charms that are used to capture and summon the Buddymon. The Charms will be stocked on a Bracelet. The team size is currently 6 Buddymon at most.
* The game will have item loadouts you'll have to prepare to take into battle, to increase the difficulty by reducing possible items to use in battle.
* The game will feature double battles.
* The game will feature a night-and-day system as well as a Weather and Terrain system that will affect both the overworld and battles.
* There are currently no promises about a breeding system.
* While there will be items to teach moves to Buddymon, what they will be is yet undecided. Overworld interactions will not be dependant of any move.

### Concerning the region:

* The game will take place in the region of Orelon, based on the West Coast states of Oregon, Washington, California and Nevada.
* The main challenge of the region is the Orelon Trail, a modern adaptation of an old pionner tradition. The big trainers you'll battle are the Trail Masters, and the most powerful of the region is the Grand Master. Their battle team will be based on a theme rather than a type.
* The main plot of the region will revolve around the conflict between Rage and Love, a rebellious group of street youths, and the Deucalion Corporation, a massive technology company. Neither of these teams is considered "evil", as you will have to join one and confront the other in the two Faction routes.
* Team Buddy isn't planned to appear in Orelon, though it's in the plans for possible future games.

### Concerning the creatures:

* The current announced number of Buddymon is around 200.
* There will be rarer, differently coloured versions of Buddymon, though these forms don't have a name yet.
* A Buddymon evolution line can only have three stages, though some Buddymon can have multiple evolutions.
* There are currently no promises about prehistoric Buddymon, whether Fossils or still-living species.
* Some of the pokémon from the Buddyverse 1.0 will be adapted as Buddymon.
* Buddymon won't say their names, they'll have animalistic cries (or telepathy for some).
* Some Buddymon will be so rare and powerful that they'll constitute an "upper tier", but there will not be only one or two lines per region like Pokémon's Pseudo-Legendaries.
* While there will be Legendary Buddymon, the only hints we have so far about them is that they won't be important to the main story of the game and that they won't be the Legendaries from "What if the West Coast U.S Was A Pokemon Region?" video.