...So my vote doesn't mean anything? And honestly, as much as I like Mega Evolution, the mechanics of it and the fact that only a select few can use it makes it kind of... I don't think it'd work too well, to be honest. Also, as far as tone goes...
Expolar said
A darker tone where pokemon may actually die during battle or what not other things related.
Let's avoid this kind of bullshit, okay? Pokemon is at it's core a child's fantasy. That's pretty much a big part of the appeal of it. This, and trying to make it "realistic" (especially seeing how inherently unrealistic the setting is) is... It's always came off as really kind of stupid to me, honestly. ^^; One of the reasons I was interested was because you said that we'd be playing as kids, and I figured that would mean we'd be avoiding doing anything tone/setting breaking like that.
Also... No offense, but the starter list seems a bit... Random. It's like you just pulled out the names of random unevolved Pokemon out of a hat or something. I was assuming it would be actual starters, for one thing, and that list is just... A bit unimpressive, I guess? Hurm...
I dunno, I guess I'm just old and thus picky when it comes to stuff involving something I've loved since I was a kid. ^^; Um, sorry for being so fussy.