If you could choose one Pokemon as your starter other than the standard ones, which would you choose?
Eevee. Ever since Blue jacked the one in Yellow version, I was like... "Bro, I'll trade you this Pikachu for it..? No? Why?!" Reasons: Eevee is just so much more interesting. Plus, I really like Espeon. It was pretty much my go-to Psychic type during early playthroughs of core games starting in Silver version. (Yes, I realize I can't get Espeon in Yellow version).
What's the highest play time you've ever clocked in a Pokemon game?
~600 hours in Pokemon Diamond. It was the sole reason why I bought a Nintendo DS in the first place and I was dead set on getting my money's worth out of it. National Dex completed. Five sets of competitive teams. I still transfer Pokemon from Diamond over to XY/ORAS to this day. I don't think I clocked more than that in the original RBY/GSC series. I was way young that time and I don't even know where those cartridges are anymore. Sadface.
If you could add one new item to any Pokemon game, what would it be, and what would its effects be?
Some kind of aphrodisiac that you can turn on and make your two Pokemon breed faster at the day care. Is that too much? I'm sorry.