I'm still stuck at the M-Gengar level for after a year, haha.
And uh I've captured all the Pokemon I can capture, meaning I will have to rely on level up. :/
At first, I thought you were referring to the Rock-type dog. So I checked serebii. XD The woodpecker, hmm I'm not too sure about it. XD Stat wise, hopefully, it's gonna be good. (: I don't mind an another strong regional bird like Talonflame.
Let's see, as for the Bug-type Pokemon. There's a possibility it's gonna evolve into a Bug/Electric? If so, I'd like it to become a Physical-oriented one to differentiate itself from the Joltik line. I like the design, it's decent.
As for our regional rodent (I know mongooses aren't rodent... XD ), hmm I'm not a fan but I don't hate it.
Hmm so our canine friend and the starters hold some kinda secret huh? While I'm not sure what's the secret about, I'm not surprised with the starters having secrets. But the dog is involved too, I wonder what kinda secret it is?