I'm back! And Ohohoooooooooo, MAN, that beginning :D
It already sets the tone for that "epic" feeling the Pokemon soundtrack usually likes to go for, and especially with the roads of Kanto. I'm glad you decided to roll with it and put on an orchestral feel to the whole thing, it really feels like an remastered version.
The sounds from 1:46 kinda remind me of the opening notes of the first Final Fantasy game, btw, which is kinda cute to my ears.
Sooooo yeah! I'm diggin' this. I do believe You've done a good job for this one - as for the haters, I'm... actually surprised that you have any, but it IS a shame that they don't give useful critics. Hopefully you can get more exposition for your music later on.
Cheers!