I'm kind of iffy on these. I, personally, don't like the really tall (aka 3D) buildings, because I feel like I will just get lost. I do like the female sprite this time (I will never ever be Lyra, because I hate her hat/hair) but I think the whole baseball cap is a little strange. The male sprite is the one I dislike, but he might be better once I can see clearer/more pictures of him.
Kirbychu- Your idea is awesome. I would love to ride my pokemon outside of battle, but I would like it if you could actually see what the pokemon is (unlike that blob of dark blue for the surfer <-- yep, it looks exactly like my slowpoke).