That's pretty good
I think this might be my favorite in the series. While there are a good number of jokes, I still don't think it has enough to qualify as a "Parody". This is still very enjoyable because the animation is just so wonderfully well done. It's amazing how much dimension you can give to this. I felt so sorry for the burning Pikachu at the beginning of this cartoon! I am just going to have to play this game eventually, no matter what it takes.
The voices are especially great. I think the best part is how the wise looking mentor has the voice of a kid. You claim that this would be nothing but "Star Wars" references, but the kid's name was a nice reference to "The Matrix" as well. As the monsters are nicely designed. If he took away the bucket, then they wouldn't be having buckets of fun.