i like where this was aiming for, but i'm still waiting for a type of spin on the "Adult" version of pokemon where it's similar to this with how "These strange variations of certain pokemon started appearing" but that "starter pokemon" should stop you from literally being able to catch ANYTHING other than those "special" types of pokemon and those "special" types of pokemon need to not be a "special legendary" like encounter but be a normal looking "grass" encounter like you would any other pokemon with the ability to catch more of them in different variations (if you want it with a certain nature/ability/Gender) and similar to your normal affair of POKEMON experience they are "more rare" than regular pokemon and can be shiny.
And in this fictional adult game i'd love to experience (or help create) you can actually interact with the pokemon most anywhere and not just "in a special closet" and you will end up seeing other NPC's interacting with their pokemon in the same ways and it's important that those who work on such project build the world around this adult culture and not insert our meatworld christian culture unless it be the "enemy team" you deal with that keeps faith in a fictional entity, pokemon are meant to be tools and discarded if they don't meet standards, and is not "Team Rocket."
it's sad your aiming to keep this game softcore, though i hope maybe someone else can do a similar game, perhaps if your so kind to let them use your work, to do that "more extreme content."