So I haven't slept yet, it's 60am, and I was just outside having a cigarette and I had a fantastic thought.

We have the technology to identify just about anything by scanning or taking a picture of it. Modern technology and new gadgets have proved that.

So what if everybody had a Pokedex.
But this Pokedex identifies different types of grass, animals, and can tell the difference between fresh water and salt water.

By taking a picture of this type of grass, it gives us a list of what kind of wild Pokemon would be lurking there.
With that, we can battle these pokemon and catch them on our pokedex.

So here's my idea.

1. Wireless battle other trainers, or go oldschool and use cords
2. Save pokemon data in the pokedex
3. Cards you can buy and redeem codes at local stores that can give you potions, pokeballs, etc. depending on the kind of card you buy. Put that code in and you have that many Pokeballs/Items on the pokedex.
4. Gym leaders in every major city. (New York, Boston, San Francisco, etc.) You can find them at your local Pokemon center (that's where they'd work and get paid) So you can just walk in, challenge the leader, and if you win you get a badge.
5. With all of the badges, or with a certain amount of badges, you can go face the Elite 4 (located in the most major of cities. Same as gym leaders but more powerful and you have to go through 4 of them.)

So it's basically Pokemon but you can do it anywhere and find wild pokemon in real life. Except they'd be digital.
Opinions? Anything you'd like to add on?