Really? Well, when I first saw the first episode(I was a little kid), I thought Ho-oh was a Fearow. :P
But as far as the games go, I just looking forward to go to all 16 gyms. I've never played a Johto game(I know, my loss) and my FireRed game file was accidently deleted and I don't have the heart to play it anymore. :( I had gotten pretty far. I had just finished the Sevii islands, I believe. (My Emerald was also deleted at one point, but much earlier on. I was just about to defeat the last gym. My luck's rotten. Two deleted files before I had the chance to finish.)
Anyway, as a Misty fan, I can't wait until I can see what she looks like in her Gym. I'm so glad Kanto was confirmed, I would have been sad if I couldn't re-defeat the gym leaders I defeated in Pokemon Yellow(Don't even ask what happened to this one.) and FireRed. Although this time, no Koga or Giovanni.