[@Phoenix]
Hi there! This seems like an amazing premise, and I would love to jump in with this.

But first, question. In the Pokemon Mechanics, it says that stats have no real bearing in combat. Does that mean that Stat boosting moves (Swords Dance, Nasty Plot, etc.) and stat debuff moves (Baby-doll eyes, Screech, etc.) are completely useless in combat? 

Also, in the same area, it is said that Pokemon can only use moves of their type. Does that mean I can't have a Hyper Beam Butterfree? (Butterfree is Bug/Flying, Hyper Beam is a normal type move. No type relation)