Yeah, I really feel you on this one. Especially on the moves and encounter rates. We were a group of people who were excited about creating, and the prospect of making Pokemon, Moves, Abilities, Naming Cities and the like is a blast. But then force-fitting them all together is a real challenge. I do believe that we (mostly other people besides me ._.) have done an admirable job tying things together. Although sometimes I look at the Moves/Abilities list and just think to myself "Who is gonna use these?"
ALSO!
The best sprite I ever made, my proposed evolution of Relicanth back in the day, BASAULT!
I do remember that Tawnight had a pretty bad-ass sprite, made by I forget who.