That's awesome.
(I was a Squirtle guy myself, but mostly because I never had the patience to grind through Brock with a Charmander.)
At least you picked right. My first playthrough, I picked Charmander and I thought restarting and picking again would be something horrible to do, so I was stuck. But I didn't know I'd be screwed against Brock.
EDIT: Also, damn, Wii U is basically dead in the water at this point. No EA games in development, developers badmouthing the system, etc. It'll all snowball downhill now. Sure sales will pick up with Nintendo's first party games, but EA isn't even releasing FIFA 14 at this point. This holiday will be all about the nextbox/ps4 sales and next year we should see games like Destiny and others release, would marginalize Wii U even further. Unlike handhelds, Nintendo isn't the dominant player. As a fan of Nintendo since I was 4, it's just sad now.