Hmmm... here's my opinion on it --
PokéCommunity is a very large community compared to others most newbies have been apart of. I remember being intimidated to participating in even the smallest discussions because of how many people would see it. Being a new member in a large forum like this can be intimidating for anyone who isn't used to the mass amount of members who participate in the forums and discussions. Having someone guide you in to all of this can really prove to be a good thing. That's what I had when I joined. There were about four people who would help me out - one of which were really dedicated. Did I feel I needed that many people to help me settle in here? No, but it certainly did help me get situated and encouraged me to become as active as I could be without worrying about anything.
So, I do feel this system is a good idea, because I've been part of it without many people even knowing what it was really all about. But, I do feel that there can be some negative impacts on what happens and how that member is viewed by others. More often than not, I've found that some people here judge people for who they're friends with and who they communicate with simply because they may not like the person. Resentment towards that person follows. Is this a good thing? Of course not, but it's a fact of life - not just something that happens on the internet, but something that happens everywhere. People are always judged by who they hang out with because of the influences that take place. Happens all the time in someone's teenager years where they're labeled as hoodlums because one of their friends did something. I don't like how that happens, but as I said, it's a fact of life.
I feel like that will only be magnified if this system is put into place. I like the idea of the system, but I don't like the idea of so many people being judged in such a manner. And I feel like if someone new is adopted by someone who some people have bad feelings about, the bad feelings will move on towards the newcomer, and they'll be judged immediately for being associated with the member. Like I said, I don't agree with the way things like that happen, but they do. Not by everyone, but by enough people for me to feel un-confident when I say that I think this will be a benefit to the member.