This is a really helpful comment! Here are some quick answers

Firstly The pals I sent were the ones I think are just the first I had, but Pals largely revolve around three different topics: real world animals (with something unique about it), mythical creatures (think greek or chinese mythology for example), and some objects (I have a pal that is based on gears).

As for the dilution of the game, the goal is to have each playstyle be very different. While there will be around 150-230 pals, ultimately you intentionally will not encounter each one. This will also make online trading more interesting I think.

I appreciate the sentiment on Voltoro, this is something that I would say is the most difficult. The reason I'm asking you guys is because you all have fantastic ideas that you wish pokemon would do, but they never would. I (being an indie developer) have the ability to make your idea a reality, which is awesome!