Well, I'm not playing this game any more. Well, at least not much.
Why? Because around here, there simply isn't enough variety to make it worth it. You get maybe three or four species of Pokemon on a regular basis, with a bunch of others appearing once in a blue moon if you're lucky. So instead of hoping for my luck to magically improve, or those eggs from the odd Pokestop to give a decent Pokemon or two, I mostly stopped playing.
But in response to those questions:
Starter: Charmander (always pick fire types in any Pokemon game)
Team Mystic
Not sure, though likely around 40 or so based on the lack of variety
Favourite: Guess Vaporeon at the moment. Not much that's too rare appears around here (a Dragonite or Snorlax would be awesome).