Love the color combinations on this! Hope I have the money to drop when this hits the GB stage. Awesome work.
I have some ideas for the novelties. I'm also a huge Squirtle/Blastoise fan, but I think it would be a good idea to add some other tangential novelties that tie into either the water theme specifically or the blue color in general. Stuff like wave hazard or drowning hazard signs, hydroelecticity, etc.
I also think it would a perfect opportunity to utilize Arch Linux, as the color scheme is almost identical. I realize it's a trademarked logo, but I don't think it would take much negotiation to ask for permission. I wouldn't mind initiating the conversation with Arch if jchan94 approves.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:TrademarkPolicy