What’s a species of Pokémon that you really wished you could have included in the story, but haven’t had the chance to? Or even, a species that an existing character used to be, but you had to change for some reason or another?
I don't actually have any Pokemon that I wanted to include in the story but haven't! When writing Seekers, most characters' species are picked to match their role and personality in the story rather than the other way around, so I don't usually have a specific 'mon in mind right off the bat. However, rather than this feeling limiting it's actually made me appreciate a lot of Pokemon species that I didn't pay much attention to before!
As for characters who used to be other species, there are a few! Junie the rookidee used to be a murkrow, Samir the skiddo used to be a mareep, and August the rillaboom used to be an emboar. However, those were changed for various reasons, either because a different species would work better for the character's arc or the themes of the story, or (in Junie's case) because rookidee came out in generation 8 and was just a much better fit!!!
