ayano: normal type, pidove starter (self explanatory imo. she also dabbles in some fairy types. she likes that pidove is common, she thinks each one is unique in its own right)
kido: ghost type, mimikyu starter (theyre misunderstood just like them and find it much easier to disappear. relates to mimikyu on a personal level)
seto: fighting type, riolu starter (while his eye power leans psychic, the riolu line is much more aura based. plus he will always help others in need just like a proper fighting type pokemon)
kano: dark type, zorua starter (like come on. of course hes a dark type. of course he has zorua. zorua is a mimic just like him. he also has a sneasel eventually)
mary: grass type, applin starter (theres a wyrm in that apple. i dont need to explain this one shes a grass type like look at her she is flowers)
momo: fairy, clefairy starter (shes girly but can hit hard. eventually gets a tinkatink and this is the scariest thing in the world. also idol girl)
takane: ice/electric type, alolan vulpix and rotom starter (starts as an ice type trainer and has a vulpix for a brief period of time that helps with her mobility disorders and chronic pain, but when she becomes ene she meets a rotom and becomes obsessed. also is a fan of porygons)
shintaro: dragon type, dreepy starter (hes seen as a star student and extremely impressive for how hes able to communicate with dragon types. dreepy is a low maintenance dragon that he bonds with quickly, and also eventually brings a goomy onto his team and names it tono)
hibiya: ground type, trapinch starter (simply put. its funny to me. he finds them endearing, he eventually ends up with a sandshrew as well)
hiyori: psychic type, ralts starter (same reasoning as hibiya in all honesty. she thinks they fit her general vibe the best. she ends up with a hatenna as well that hates everyone)
haruka: normal/steel type, smeargle starter (normal typing and smeargle make sense for haruka, i dont need to explain that. konoha is a steel type. klink haver.)
misc characters: ayaki is a dragon type, azami is a dragon type, kenjirou is a bug type
