I LOVE this entry so far! Good on you to give SM another chance. :o Hopefully going through it another round would help you like the games more, too!
Sometimes I feel like I'm in the minority that really likes SM from the start. I was a huge sucker for games like Pokemon Colosseum and XD back in the day, so a handheld game that has graphics that are vastly superior to even those is mindblowing too me.
Looking forward to more entries!
Also, did you purposely use Pokeball icons, cause idk what Pokemon you actually chose. D: Maybe I'm just being briefly airheaded or something...
