After seeing you play and compare Pokemon to Final Fantasy, I recommend taking a look at either of a pair of games, whenever you have time. Person 3 FES for PS2 or Persona 4 the golden for Vita. They’re also RPGs and their mechanics have similarities with Pokemon and I feel like Pokemon would work nicely with the combat engine… elemental advantages, fluid combat, 8-slot moveset, and enemies, minus bosses, have HP and damage numbers similar to your characters.