I've made it to Chapter 2 for now.
A couple of personal thoughts: first, I think you should try to add a conversation when the R button is pressed. (I think it would be nice to have the main character say something back to his partner's conversation.)
Also, there is a difference between cutscenes where the main character speaks and cutscenes where he/she barely speaks, so it would be good to add more conversations.
Also, it would be good to change the appearance of the UI and add or change the portraits of Pokémon to give a fresh feel.
It would also be interesting if the story diverges a little from the original in the middle of the game, although it would be a lot of work!
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