One major thing I truly don't like in this novel: the sheer recklessness of our mc. Didn't he know that his first priority is to protect himself from possible kidnappings or coercion that might kill or harm him? Luckily, he wasn't killed from the get-go.
Edit: rating it as 1. Imagine a certain scientist creating the legendary Palkia replica out of Blastoise's blood is beyond me. Creating drama and tension is okay, but it shouldn't be like this BS.