Welcome to the forums Ech! Don't worry, we appreciate cringey humor, especially if there's puns though.
I'm not clever to make puns.
Your idea sounds like it could be a lot of fun. Do you know how the pokemon supposedly "appeared" in our world? Is that going to be a mystery to be explored or mostly just a fact that's not in focus?
All the Pokemon originated from within a large isolated mountain that bases a mysterious abandoned laboratory. But other than the possibility that Pokemon are digital or synthetic in structure (I guess that makes them literally Digimon, lololol), the true origin for Earth's Pokemon remains an absolute enigma to both humans and Pokemon alike, so it's something that can be explored but never fully understood in story.
Wouldn't it be nice to have both human and pokemon players? Making the RP go a sort of digimon like way, man meets monster, man maybe befriends monster etc.
The original pitch was going to have the standard set-up of human trainers with Pokemon, but I wanted there to be a bigger focus on the Pokemon themselves and present humans as the alien element in the story (though this doesn't mean I'm antagonizing them), rather than the other way around. I also wanted that human friend figure, a Shepherd, exclusive for myself as the GM. This Shepherd character is an avatar of the GM, being responsible for moving the plot by introducing and organizing events, managing tasks and even bringing chaotic ordeals to the party whether it's intentional or not. It's just a very meta way to get into my position as a GM since I have a literal representation of the role in-story that doesn't breach the fourth wall. But I suppose it's because of this that I just can't find any consistent way for other potential human players to participate in the long-run. Like, what would a human player do besides the obvious? A Pokemon would a lot more to deal with, considering they're the ones exploring unknown territory so the possibility of having weirder adventures and wackier experiences is higher for them. In contrast, humans are weighed down by mundane tasks in their daily lives and nothing really justifies them to go out of their way to spend so much time with Pokemon without causing problems for themselves. Unless they have no life like the Shepherd, who is explicitly a social loser and a nobody like myself. Basically, I have an easier time making Pokemon prominent and relevant to the plot, but not so much for humans who at most only provide some contribution.
But I realize though that having only Pokemon players would be a serious restriction for some, especially since this story does take place near urban areas filled with many human conventions that, under normal circumstances, a Pokemon would probably be prohibited from and I'm not sure if people would be happy about missing out on certain elements like that. I don't know; this is still in progress, so if enough people care, I could find a way.
Will you have villains of some sort to be fought, or will it truly mostly be slice of life-ish and explore personalities rather than plot?
It really is half and half, as I want this story to have some sort of coherent plot (there is an end) but also keep it simple and friendly by focusing on camaraderie. The primary plot revolves more around trying to unite Pokemon and humans together, so there isn't a traditional villain that's out to exploit for profit or destroy the world or something crazy. But I do plan on introducing some dangerous elements into the story.
I suppose the story does deal with having to repel feral Pokemon that poses as a danger to the world, usually by accident (i.e, a nest of Pikachus shorting out power plants or predatory Pokemon attacking bystanders).