Wichu hit the nail on the head - thats the idea. We are planning to call it something other than pokemon. If you can't tell the name of this topic is only a placeholder until we decide on our real name.
No Official pokemon is just another attempt of ours to be more different from the rest. It's a pretty bold move but I have a strong belief our pokemon will be just as good if not better than the originals. Not to mention spriting all 493 pokemon all over again in my style would take ages and just wouldn't be worth it.
Plus as with all pokemon, if you don't like it, then dont catch it. If you don't like any of our pokemon (which I sincerely doubt) then dont play at all if it bothers you that much. But I can say now we're gonna be featuring many pokemon from famous pokemon makers online and the general public.
You can look at this project as just our way of bringing the fanbase together to create something that is just as good as any official pokemon game.
Regarding the screenshot protection, I havent had much trouble with people stealing so far, but if I do begin to face such trouble, I will take the necessary precautions. I figure this project is too big and well known for people to go stealing from it.
@~Link Smash~ I'm afraid I haven't finished the region yet, its a pretty big one so it will take some planning. The game will be released when I am satisfied the glitches are all smoothed out and it looks good. I don't want to release a shoddy half finished version when it could be so much better.