Beginner questions...

135732 Hi guys! I found this game by accident and I'm already in love with it but I have some questions:

1) What's the most convenient/useful starter pokemon? I don't have any preference so I'd like to go with the optimal one.

2) What's the most efficient way to hunt a pokemon with the right nature/ability? I will not have access to Sync at the beginning so before throwing pokeballs AoE I'd like to know :Grin:

3) A friend of mine bought 100 Coins and he's willing to buy a vampire costume for me, will he be able to trade it to me?

4) I read that Mega evolutions aren't in the game but is the rest on par with X/Y? I'm asking mostly to really make use of Smogon advices.

5) Is there a way to have 2 capital letters or a space in the username? Is there a way to change customization later on?

6) Anything that I should know? Common mistakes or useful tips?

 

Thanks to everyone!

moved to proper forum.