[@Rune_Alchemist]
No worries- I'm not a fan of changing canon either but I couldn't think of a way to get dark Pokemon into the game without expanding the pokedex and I have a natural point in my story for that to happen.

yup gen 7 movesets and I'll use bulbapedia as my main reference source if I'm unsure

[@Prints Avoid] 
The concept of the Sanctuary Ceremony is that its designed to strengthen the bond between families before Pokemon trainers set off on their own. The idea was that you capture your first Pokemon using your parents favoured/ main Pokemon and guided by your father/ mother. This is a pokemon you would have know your whole life and grown up with, thus creating a family bond that cannot be broken before you fly the nest. 

I've mentally got ways round it for characters without parents/ turned up on their own etc (I mean it's a mercurial town for all their good intentions) however I think an estranged relationship with a parent could be as interesting to play out as a close one.