Stealth-based Gameplay

I think it'd be interesting, but I don't think it'd ever be apart of the main Pokémon games. Maybe in a spin-off sometime. Maybe.

I think Nintendo may find the idea of stealth too difficult for their younger players in the main series. If they can't find their way out [without getting caught], they may become discouraged and never pick the game back up, y'know? At least when they lose to a gym leader or some other sort of battle, they're able to go elsewhere and train up and try again with better chances. Unless Nintendo made the stealth parts incredibly easy (which might be annoying to older players), I don't think it'll happen. Besides, we already kind of have some "stealth": Sneaking up on Pokémon rustling in the grass!

I think stealth could be properly used in a Ranger game, though. Better yet, let's get a Pokémon Officer game and use stealth to bust the bad guys! Sneak into places, go undercover, etc. That'd be cool to see!

 

I think this has some real potential. The way I would execute it is thus: Similarly to how the hero infiltrated Team Rocket in HGSS, they could again infiltrate the next badguy team, except to further complete the illusion beyond just a disguise, is given rental/gift Pokémon typically used by the baddies (replacing the challenge of avoidance with a handicapped (?) team). Maybe even while fighting off some of your allies and partners from before? I remember in DPPT you teamed up (even if just momentarily) with like four other trainers throughout your adventure, and what if instead of working with them, you had to fight them off to keep up your disguise?

On the other hand, in a grid-like system like Pokémon tends to have, actual stealth wouldn't be too hard. I'm thinking something along the lines of infiltrating the Deku Palace in Zelda MM. Predictable patrols, easy opaque cover, and the top-down view advantage. Like Vanillite said above, that might still be too hard for some younger players, so it could be possible to implement a Plan B to get out of it. Give the player the option that if they can't get through the optional challenge, they'll miss out on some kind of a bonus, but whatever, at least they get to progress.

 

I really love this idea. It sounds really interesting to me, and I'd hope they pick it up and implement it. It might make room for a more adult storyline, something along the lines of the vibes Black and White gave us. It also kind of reminds me of the Zero Suit portion of Metroid: Zero Mission, which is honestly one of the best parts of the game to me.

 

Doesn't ORAS have stealth gameplay with the Dexnav???? In all seriousness though, I can't really see this happening in a main series game as a core gameplay element. A stealth based spin off would be cool, but unlikely. They could also add a minigame with stealth elements to a main series game.

 

I think the concept and idea of this topic is really cool and promising. The main character in every single game mostly watches other peoples Pokémon get stolen. Examples:
HG/SS: The slowpoke well incident.
B&W: Bianca's munna was stolen, and then in B2 & W2 a little girls Pokémon was stolen.
These are both only some of the examples, and shows what i was saying. The main character never had his/her Pokémon stolen, and this stealth mode can be totally a cool addition and can make the new event which fans have been asking for for the 20th anniversary happen. Nice thoughts!