What if Animal Crossing had gameplay elements from Pokémon?

[Suguri]

Very odd, question, I know! I saw a new thread here once which was about the possibility of Animal Crossing having merchandise for every villager like with Pokémon, and the title made me assume it was going to cover the topic of this thread I decided to make hahah. So what if Animal Crossing literally got the Pokémon treatment?

As a person who enjoys Pokémon and Animal Crossing, it might seem like a match made in heaven, at first. But they're both two different genres, one being an RPG and the other a life simulation. I feel like Pokémon-inspired gameplay elements might ruin the whole coziness of Animal Crossing because action isn't as prevalent there and it might turn off other players who just want to chill, decorate and talk to villagers.

But what do you think? Is there potential to this, or no?

 

[Rainy.Nights]

I would totally play a Pokemon-like RPG where you have to go around collecting all the villagers, even if that doesn't make much sense

 

[CoolJhon]

This would be a fun side game, but I really hope if they make it it’s not full priced or presented as a new entry