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First off, this would be a good place for the characters to learn about Shadow Pokemon, and also I think it would be a good idea to establish Saber as the leader of the group (maybe through defeating with Eevee (I just always envision Eevee as a bossy Pokemon, so having Saber knock Eevee down a notch would be perfect)). My suggestion would be a Stage 1 Shadow Pokemon (like Pidgeotto or Pikachu).

Water: Tethys
Fire: Hephaestus
Flying: Uranus
Electric: Zeus
Grass: Persephone
Ghost: Thanatos
Dark: Nyx (see notes)
Light: Selena
Wood: Demeter
Heart: Aphrodite
Ground: Gaia
Time: Chronos
Bone: Phobos
Magic: Hecate (see notes)
Life: Lachesis
Benthic: Poseidon
Wind: Aura
Fighting: Nemesis
Cosmic: Asteria
Antimatter: Perses
Virtual: Mnemosyne
Steel: Ares
Psychic: Phoebe
Sound: Echo

Notes: Dark should be Nyx because she was the goddess of night, and also the first goddess (technically, the first deity, since Chaos, the first ANYTHING, was genderless, formless, and had no true intelligence; it was like a feral dog without a leash). For Magic, I think Hecate would be the best fit here because she was the goddess of witchcraft. Heart should be Aphrodite because she was the goddess of love. Chronos was keeper of time . Uranus was god off the sky. Phobos was the god of fear, and bones are scary, so I think that fits. Gaia was goddess of the earth (actually, she was technically the earth itself), so ground fits. Hephaestus was the god of the forge, but he himself was metal, so I figured he should be fire, not steel. Persephone was the spring maiden, so grass fits her, and her mother was goddess of the harvest, so I think Demeter fits wood really well too. Thanatos was the true god of the dead, as in he was the guy who brought people down to Hades. Life should be Lachesis, who was the Fate who set out how long your thread of life was. Benthic is Poseidon because he was god of the deep oceans, as opposed to Tethys, who was goddess of lakes, rivers, springs, clouds, and fountains. Selena was the original goddess of the moon, and later became the goddess of the full moon, so I thought that would be an okay fit for Light. Aura was goddess of fresh air and cool, morning breezes. Nemesis was goddess of revenge and feuds. Asteria was the goddess of falling stars. Perses was the titan-god of destruction. Mnemosyne (pronounced nem-o-SIE-nee) was the goddess of memory, and mother of the muses (I figured it would be a funny pun (y'know? Virtual and memory? Oh, never mind...)). Ares is god of war, and thus would be wearing armor, which I think fits the steel requirement. Phoebe was the goddess of intellect and prophecy. Echo isn't so much a goddess, but she's known for the fact that she was cursed by Hera so that she could only repeat what was said to her.

I think I did enough work here... You all get to finish it up.

EDIT: Looked at Drufle's list, and I thought I'd point out all the things I find wrong with it (not to be a jerk or anything, but I take my greek mythology VERY seriously):

Pontos wasn't a god of the deep sea; in fact, he was god of fish according to my handy encyclopedia of greek mythology (and it isn't Wikipedia, which I never trust on matters like this).
Alchys was a goddess of the darkness that sweeps over you as you die (the "Mist of Death"), not total destruction.
Dryades were nymphs, not goddesses (but other than that, I would have said the same thing (but Soble said deities, so I have to just say that)).
Phlegethon was an infernal river, not a deity (all the rivers were normally personified, but Phlegethon wasn't a fiery river, it's name means "burning rage", so it seared the flesh of those who touched it (in Dante's Inferno, the Phlegethon is a river of boiling blood, just fyi)).
Apollo doesn't really have anything to do with crystals... Just saying.

That aside, I feel immensely happy that many of our names matched up! You're awesome, Drufle!

Can do. Here's my original list:

Water: Tethys
Fire: Hephaestus
Flying: Uranus
Electric: Zeus
Grass: Persephone
Ghost: Thanatos
Dark: Nyx
Light: Selena
Wood: Demeter
Heart: Aphrodite
Ground: Gaia
Time: Chronos
Bone: Phobos
Magic: Hecate
Life: Lachesis
Benthic: Poseidon
Wind: Aura
Fighting: Nemesis
Cosmic: Asteria
Antimatter: Perses
Virtual: Mnemosyne
Steel: Ares
Psychic: Phoebe
Sound: Echo

And here's the ones I missed:

Space: Circe
Dragon: Kratos
Ice: Orithyia
Crystal: Artemis
Normal: Pasithea
Poison: Dionysus
Bug: Hermes
Snow: Chione
Sand: Psamathe
Plasma: Phlegethon
Rock: Medusa

Explanations (in order as they appear on the list): Circe was a minor goddess and she would user her black magic to twist the fabric of space and keep men with her forever, even changing them into animals when the displeased her. Kratos was a minor god of brute force, strength, and sovereign rule. Orithyia was a princess who was captured by Boreas and turned into the goddess of cold mountain winds. Artemis was goddess of the hunt who, in some sects, was said to have hunted with a crystal bow strung with silver. Pasithea was oddess of rest and relaxation (which I think fits Slaking). Dionysus was god of wine, drunken parties, and intoxication. Hermes was god of thieving, flight, and commerce, and I thought that was a good fit ('cause bugs steal stuff and fly, don't they?). Snow is Chione because she was the daughter of Boreas and goddess of snow. Psamathe was the goddess of sand beaches. Plasma was hard to place, but I finally decided on Phlegethon because of a more Renaissance interpretation (i.e. in Dante's Inferno, it was a river of boiling blood (and the main part of blood is the plasma (is there enough of a connection there to justify that?)). And Medusa was a goddess-monster who turned people to stone, so I figured that would work.

The poem.

SQUEE! I'm starting to inspire you all! I purposely threw in Medusa as a cruddy name to get you guys thinking. I must say that you've impressed me, EP. Here are the ones I especially liked:

Wind: I forgot to change Aura hen I pasted it. My bad. But your choice is appropriate, and I think it fits.
Psychic: Never thought to make Athena Psychic (mostly cause her status as a goddess of war kept throwing me off...)
Bug: I forgot that Arachne was a goddess! I am ashamed of myself... Not really.
Benthic: I fell out of my chair laughing at this one ("[He] is said to smell horribly")
Light: I saw Hyperion, I knew he was a good fit, but damn my poetic sense of the need for Selene... I really think she shouldn't have been absorbed by later Artemisian followings. Anyways, Apollo works here, too, but if I had to cast my vote, it would still be for Selene.
Dragon: Much better fit than mine.

Now, I admit that I was wrong about Phlegethon (before, not now) because it was one of the River Spirits. Also here are the ones I disagree with:

Fire: Really still think it should be Hephaestus, because when you translate him over to the Romans he becomes Vulcan. But I can understand the switch to steel.
Flying: Just like you wanted to see Hera, I really wanted to see Ouranus fill this position. But, hey, again, I understand the switch.
Antimatter: I'm all for Pandora, but I think either Perses or Chaos works better.

For Rock, I was originally going to put down Petra, but then I couldn't find where I'd read about her, so I decided against it. Also, if we're making Magic Hecate, might I suggest a more fitting Bombur Pokemon: Astromur. It looks more visually appealing (as one would expect a witch to) and also looks more feminine.

There's no such deity as "Musea" in Greek mythology. Also, I looked at all the Muses, and NONE of them fit. If you think I'm wrong, here's proof:

Calliope (Καλλιόπη) - muse of epic poetry
Clio (Κλειώ) - muse of history
Erato (Ερατώ) - muse of erotic poetry
Euterpe (Ευτέρπη) - muse of lyric poetry
Melpomene (Μελπομένη) - muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία) – muse of sacred poetry
Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη) - muse of dance and choral poetry
Thalia (Θάλεια) - muse of comedy and bucolic poetry
Urania (Ουρανία) - muse of astronomy

None of them fit "Plasma" IMO. I say you're best off keeping Phlegethon.