History VideoGame / PokemonAzure

** Right before you face Minerva, you can fight a breeder using a team of Pokémon that give lots of experience as much as you like with a healing station nearby. She also gives you Exp Candies on victory.

* UndergroundMonkey: The Mystic variants. Unlike regional variants formed by natural speciation, these Pokémon were mutated by magic. There are currently 26 Mystic evolution line variants planned, with possibly more to come - as of the current update, the player can only receive a Mystic Hoenn starter (Flying type Treecko, Rock type Torchic, Fighting type Mudkip) and the Psychic type Mystic Voltorb.

* BonusBoss: Quite a few. As of the current update, [[spoiler: Aten and Trent are considered the hardest of them and even harder than the most difficult mandatory fights such as Minerva.]]

* [[spoiler: WeatherControlMachine:]] [[spoiler: The AbandonedLaboratory has one that's creating a deadly snow over the Koneli Demense, and is powered by a [[OlympusMons Genesect]] holding a Chill Drive.]]

* SevenHeavenlyVirtues: Contrastingly, the 7 paragons of the Church are named after these. [[One of them, Hyacinth, also serves as the [[TheFairFolk Fairy type]] Keyholder.]]

* AbandonedLaboratory: The setting of a good chunk of Act 2, doubling as BigBoosHaunt. [[spoiler: It belonged to a previous member of the Doctrine before his death, and holds the True Spooky Plate.]]

* AbandonedLaboratory: The setting of a good chunk of Act 2. [[spoiler: It belonged to a previous member of the Doctrine before his death, and holds the True Spooky Plate.]]

* [[spoiler: CosmicKeystone:]] [[spoiler: The game centers around the "True" versions of the 18 Plates of Arceus, which both the Church and Doctrine are after. Each of the Plates is guarded by a Heroic Pokemon, which serve as {{Boss Battles}}.]]

* [[spoiler: CosmicKeystone:]] [[spoiler: The game centers around the "True" versions of the 18 Plates of Arceus, which both the Church and Doctrine are after. Each of the Plates is guarded by a Heroic Pokemon, which serve as {{BossBattles}}.]]

* [[spoiler: CosmicKeystone:]] [[spoiler: The game centers around the "True" versions of the 18 Plates of Arceus, which both the Church and Doctrine are after.]]

* UndergroundLevel: [[spoiler: You find a whole forest and temple underneath the starting island.]]

The game is divided into Acts, with Act 1 being the bulk of the current release of the game, covering the events up to the fight with the first Keyholder and some Act 2 and optional content available afterwards. The game was released in December 2020 and can be downloaded [[https://reliccastle.com/threads/3095/ on the game's Relic Castle page]].

''Pokémon Azure'' is an episodically released [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] fangame made with RPG Maker XP. It takes place in the region of Zakos, currently on the brink of a civil war with a monarch that could not care less about the coming conflict. You and your friend set out from home as tensions between factions swell to an all-time high, and as things go on, it becomes more and more apparent that you're connected somehow to the source of the problems plaguing the region...

''Azure'' takes inspiration from ''VideoGame/PokemonReborn'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonRejuvenation''. There are 16 'Keyholders' (this game's equivalent of gym leaders), level caps, a DarkerAndEdgier storyline (though not as much as the aforementioned games) than the usual Pokémon games, and a field effect system, where battles are affected by the immediate environment. And of course, [[NintendoHard it's very hard.]] Unlike ''Reborn'' and more like ''Rejuvenation'', there are variants exclusive to the game called 'Mystic forms', an alternate take on regional forms of certain Pokémon with new typings, stats, abilities and possibly evolutions.

The game is divided into Acts, with Act 1 being the bulk of the current release of the game, covering the events up to the fight with the first Keyholder and some Act 2 and optional content available afterwards. It can be downloaded [[https://reliccastle.com/threads/3095/ on the game's Relic Castle page.]]

!!Tropes used in Azure

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The monarch of Zakos is at least one of the strongest people in the region, as they need to find and defeat the 16 powerful Keyholders and defeat the previous monarch before they can ascend the throne.

''Azure'' takes inspiration from ''VideoGame/PokemonReborn'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonRejuvenation''. There are 16 'Keyholders' (this game's equivalent of gym leaders), level caps, a DarkerAndEdgier storyline (though not as much as the aforementioned games, at least not yet) than the usual Pokémon games, and a field effect system, where battles are affected by the immediate environment. And of course, [[NintendoHard it's very hard.]] Unlike ''Reborn'' and more like ''Rejuvenation'', there are variants exclusive to the game called 'Mystic forms', an alternate take on regional forms of certain Pokémon with new typings, stats, abilities and possibly evolutions.

** There is a tent in Logium Town B where you can freely alter the difficulty of the game, check your Pokémon's happiness and their Hidden Power type. The Pokémon Center in the same town is also combined with Help Request centers, Pokemarts, and the Name Rater.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Magic as a concept isn't really in the normal games beyond the typical PsychicPowers or RealityWarper Pokemon. In this game, Professor Oleander outright refers to herself as a mage.

* GeoEffects: As like in ''Reborn'' or ''Rejuvenation'', the location of the battle will affect moves, abilities, etc. The beach field will power up some Water and mud or sand-based moves, for instance.

* LighterAndSofter: Despite the game being a slightly more mature take on Pokémon, it isn't quite as grimdark as some other fangames like ''Reborn'', or at least not yet - other than the overarching plot and some dialogue nothing here would raise the age rating drastically higher than a normal Pokémon game.

* MysteriousPast: Applies to both the main character and Kara. There are important characters who recognize you, but the nature of this isn't fully elaborated on, nor is Kara's relationship with Jirachi beyond her sentiment that she needs to prove herself to it. It doesn't help that [[spoiler: the town you grew up in was hidden by an illusion for some reason and you're being hunted by Doctrine cultists almost as soon as your journey begins.]]

* SpaceColdWar: What Zakos is currently engaged in. The fighting between the Church of Arceus and the Doctrine is relegated to proxy conflicts and small skirmishes.

* BonusBoss: Quite a few. As of the current update, both [[spoiler: Aten and Trent are the hardest of them.]]

* {{Atlantis}}: [[spoiler: The Drowned City, a massive ancient temple city that sunk beneath the waves and whose existence is lost to myth.]]

* Retool: The traditional gym, league, and champion system isn't the main focus of the game. Instead, there are Keyholders, 16 type specialists across the region who hold a key to Mt. Olympa's 16 gates, and anyone who is capable of getting all the keys and ascending said mountain challenges the current standing monarch for the throne. That said, [[spoiler: there is a sidequest based around helping found a league of 19 gym leaders in Zakos.]]

* UndergroundLevel: [[spoiler: You find a whole forest and temple underneath the starting island.]]