User blog comment:Agent Derp/Pokemon as a MOBA/@comment-5791947-20130429055429

Level and Evolution system will solve your troubles.

Like champions, Pokemon level up as well, and different Pokemon have different evolution levels. That makes Butterfree an early-game suppport-caster hero, whereas that also makes Salamence a late-game carry.

Like in the original games, if you delay evolution, you learn powerful moves faster (e.g. Bulbasaur's Solarbeam at lv.36 and Venusaur's Solarbeam at lv.58).

Some Pokemon require items to evolve (Eevee, Gloom, Feebas), you have to buy items for them. While they have the option to evolve whenever they want (even at level 1), the obvious drawback would be that their natural move set becomes extremely limited.

Not to worry however, while 100 levels seem to be ridiculous, you would very likely blaze through the first 50 levels no problem.

Legendaries are banned, nuff said.