>>32737728I agree. The direction taken however is where differentiation takes place.
The concept of having the Pokemon similar to the trainers, or in your words "mirror the whole concept" is definitely worth exploring. Fennekin and Eevee are quite alike psychologically, yet these two in particular have polarized backgrounds similar to their trainers.
I settled on a street urchin Sneasel who got caught stealing by another thief who has to either do community service or face arrest, partnered with a high-society Roselia who enraptured the locals at the behest of her princess of a trainer with aromatherapy. The trainers tend to be the role models so no matter who you choose there's going to be some influence. The question I'm currently confronting is how Pokemon can influence their trainers, albeit in a substantially different way.
>Inb4 psychics 