Reply to #1:
Yeah. I understand. ^^; I take Japanese at school, and I spend alot of my time on DeviantART, where EVERYONE wants to be a Wannabe Japanese, and pretend that they know the whole world of it *which they don't*. So it just gets to me very quickly. >D
Reply to #5:
The colours you've chosen for your Onixes aren't right for each other. Some lighter shades are far too light, and some look too flurescent. That's why I say, look at other sprites, and see which shades go better with each other.
Reply to #6:
I guess that idea is alright, but you might need to think about what it's like in the other games. Besides Emerald, all of the other games only have 1 set of starters.
I noticed you added more to your first post, but I think you should stick with your own for now.
Reply to #7:
Some Image Hosting places, if you upload something as BMP ******** does this*, saves it as JPEG. So, to get rid of that, save them in either GIF or PNG to begin with. Although, with GIF, don't save it that way through MS Paint, save it through a more decent program that doesn't distort colours.
Reply to #8:
I was pretty grumpy, myself, as well. I am sorry for that. Just, at the first glance, it seems like a simple set of recolours, not a region.
To avoid that to happen again, you might need to prepare a little bit more first. Make some different sprites, as well as maybe a plan for a map, or some other Pokemon. Post those along with it, instead of simply a set of recolours, otherwise people get the wrong impression.
And not everything has to be constructive. The rest of my post was constructive; the last sentences were a conclusion. What I thought in general of your region. Sometimes you need to accept these opinions from people.
I would usually say something good about a piece of art, but only if there is something I like about it, in my personal opinion. I can't lie and say that I love it to pieces.
I know you're probably thinking, "Well, don't post if you don't like it". Well, if I don't post, others would have written what I wrote anyway, so I preffered to step in and give some advice *a little bit harsh, I do know, and I apologise*.
Oh, and Pikalax, saying Phail, that's internet-speak for Fail... So, yeah. ^^;
And I understand that the last part of my message was kind of hurtful, but there have been alot of people come across Serebii, who don't even try to put in an effort, and it's stressing alot of us. I accept your apology, and I hope you can accept mine too.
Anyways, I'd like to see some of your original stuff. :3 Especially your Fire starters, they seem cool. *judging by their names. LOL. I reckon they'd suit lions or snakes...*