Hi All!

So I have a question for anyone who is reading this, either a long time fan or a new one (somehow lol). I started this story several years ago as a passion project for Pokemon and because I've read some amazing stories (Traveler, Challenger, Essense...to name a few) and when writing this the story had the beats I wanted but it also had my ... impatience.

I wanted Ash to have his team fast and I wanted Ash to have MY favorite Pokemon fast because hey that's what I like hahaha (stupid past me and my lack of writing skills). Metagross is my literal favorite and Dragonite saved my bacon as a little kid in Fire Red battles with my friends, lots of nostalgia ya know.

That being said in my own humble opinion I have improved by leaps and bounds since starting this story as a writer and planner (The Honored One and Manipulator have done well and have been well recieved). So I want to pose a question. Would you read and enjoy a rework of this? I want to rework/rehaul/rewrite this quite bad. Not to post one chapter and give up, no I don't think it would take all that long to get back to where we are currently since I have the framework I want it's just the story beats and team and pacing I want to fix as well as Ash...I wanted to try something different but I ended up taking Ash out of the Ash having by him be a new Pallet town resident like in the games where the MC moves to the town.

I want to know, do you feel a rewrite would be a good idea and if so what would you change annd what would you keep the same of this story and what you remember of it haha?

Of my team (if you're for the rewite) which would you keep and which would you change? I'm only 100% on Metagross staying and he will be the ONLY pseudo Ash ever has, he will only be allowed one. (Gary will have one, as will Paul and neither will have the same, Ritchie might too...worst case a flygon). Ash will get a starter from Oak, one of the main three, pikachu isn't going to be in the story for sure.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on the team, my ideas so far not in this order or totality Ash will have arounnd 6-9 pokemon by the league. (charmander, lapras, eevee(umbreon or sylveon), tauros, elekid, larvesta (would replace charmander as the fire), gyarados, ryhorn, spirit tomb, heracross. ) Ash cannot have mutiple of one type! So if you recommend a fire, it eliminates charmander, same with water, grass for squirtle and bulbasaur or any other types, so no psychic or steel types without a good reason since Metagross fills that. Ash WILL NOT get a starter from another region! Beyond that the world is your oyster to recommend, nothing from paldea will be included (i have 0 knowledge of it ATM).

Let me know your thoughts on the rewrite and what you'd like to see and what you hated or like from the original version...I will post the original version to stay up so if you want to read it later you can.