To be honest I don’t think it’ll start with a Pokémon.
They always start with the crazy wild characters, they get people excited and they sell passes. There’ll probably be some unexpected additions and a long time fan request somewhere in the middle. And near the end, once they’ve got everyone’s money, then they reveal the Pokémon.
I guess. The first party picks I have in my short term (And long term) predictions are Ayumi Tachibana (because Sakurai loves it and the remake is coming) and Paper Mario (because fan demand). And I guess you could swap either out for a Pokémon and it wouldn’t be.... that bad.....
Just can it please not be Rillaboom? Make it Intelleon, or Cinderace, or Toxitricity, or Hatterene, or Obstagoon, or Sirfetch’d, or Urshifu, or Zacian and Zamazenta. Just not the betrayer. I can deal with a Pokémon. Just not
that Pokémon.