>Which starter are you going to pick?
Rowlet
>What re-imagined locations are looking forward to and why?
Flower Paradise and the Great Marsh.
>Re-imagined features/mechanics?
I wonder how they will implement PCs
>What do you hope gamefreak succeeds at with their first foray into open world design?
Progression and traversal
>Thoughts on overworld catching, no battle transitions, model shading, leaked pokerides and boss battle? Theories?
The boss battles are probably the only ARPG segements of the game because of the HP bar and positioning of the PC.