I'm glad that I made my mind with choosing Treecko before seeing its mega evolution. Now I want it even more! Swampert looks like it's been hitting the gym these past 11 years.
Not a fan of Steven having a mega Charizard over a mega Aggron/Metagross, but at least he's getting something. I'm kind of curious as to why though, since he usually runs steel/fossil-based Pokemon. Maybe he's just introducing mega evolutions to the player by showing off one of his discoveries?
I like the changes made with the protagonists, they really seem to fit the theme of Hoenn being more of a tropical region.
I'm surprised they made some big changes to Team Magma/Aqua's aesthetics. I might be the only one here who thinks this, but I don't like how they made Tabitha, who was a bad***, into some pudgy kid. Everyone else looks pretty good, mainly Team Aqua.