OP here, i get that the whole "mature pokemon story" "darker stuff" "death" is seen in a bad way here and i agree it would probably be fucking bad and cringeworthy.
Thats why i just want to make the story different enough but good enough so it's actually enjoyable reading for the people like my generation who grew up with the anime but grew out of it after around season 2-3...I watched the episodes again on netflix actually and it inspired me in that direction.
>>18610328thanks!