My pokemon Console Game (Looking for Tips)

[novellof]

Hey guys, I spent a couple hours programming this game. I thought it would be fun to have a console type pokemon game. I ran into a problem on how to structure the code. I am wondering if each individual pokemon should have a class or whatnot...If you can, please take some time and copy paste my game into your ide and give me tips on how to structure the game. The game replicates the first battle of a pokemon blue/red gameboy game. Hope you will like what i have made. And I really would like to hear your tips on how to structure this game...If you can also please provide me information on how to structure a game..such as class structure. Thank you for your time :)

// PokemonApp.cpp
// Frank Novello

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <windows.h>
#include <time.h>

using namespace std;


class Pokemon{
public:
    string name;
    int hp ;
    int lvl;
    
private:
};
class FirePokemon:public Pokemon{
    
};
class WaterPokemon:public Pokemon{
    
};
class GrassPokemon:public Pokemon{
    
};


Pokemon* myPokemon = new Pokemon;
Pokemon* compPokemon = new Pokemon;

FirePokemon* charmander = new FirePokemon;
WaterPokemon* squirtle = new WaterPokemon;
GrassPokemon* bulbasaur = new GrassPokemon;

FirePokemon* ccharmander = new FirePokemon;
WaterPokemon* csquirtle = new WaterPokemon;
GrassPokemon* cbulbasaur = new GrassPokemon;

void startGame();
void userPokemon();
void computersPokemon();
void firstbattle(Pokemon* , Pokemon*);
void battleMenu();
void userAttack();
void compAttack();
void image();
string name;

int main()
{
	bool quit = false;
	char choice;
	startGame();
    
	while (!quit)
	{
		userPokemon();
		computersPokemon();
		firstbattle(myPokemon, compPokemon);
		cout << "Would you like to play again?(y/n)" << endl;
		cin >> choice;
		if (choice == 'y')
		{
			quit = false;
		}else
		{
			quit = true;
		}
	}
	
	system("PAUSE>nul");
	return 0;
}

void startGame()
{
	image();
	cout << "Press 'Space' to continue.." << endl;
	system("PAUSE>nul");
	while (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SPACE==0)){} // wait for player to press space to continute
	system("cls");
	cout << "Professor Oak: Hello there! Welcome to the world of POKeMON!My name is Oak!\n"
    "People call me the POKeMON PROF! This world is inhabited by creatures called \nPOKeMON!"
    "For some people, POKeMON are pets. Others use them for fights.Myself... I study POKeMON as a profession.\n"
    "First, what is your name?" << endl;
	cin >> name;
	system("cls");
	bool bmenu = true;
	char playerChoice = ' ';
	while (bmenu == true)
	{
		int pokeChoice;
		cout << "Hi, " << name <<"! Choose your pokemon" << endl;
		cout << "1: Charmander " << endl;
		cout << "2: Squirtle   " << endl;
		cout << "3: Bulbasaur  " << endl;
		cin >> pokeChoice;
		system("cls");
		switch (pokeChoice)
		{
            case 1:
                myPokemon = charmander;
                break;
            case 2:
                myPokemon = squirtle;
                break;
            case 3:
                myPokemon = bulbasaur;
                break;
            default:
                cout << "Incorrect Selection! ";
                break;
		}
		myPokemon->lvl = 1;
		if (pokeChoice ==1)
		{
			myPokemon->name = "Charmander";
			myPokemon->hp = 50;
		}
		else if (pokeChoice ==2 )
		{
			myPokemon->name = "Squirtle";
			myPokemon->hp	= 60;
		}else
		{
			myPokemon->name = "Bublasaur";
			myPokemon->hp = 40;
		}
        
		cout << "These are your pokemon stats: " << endl;
		cout << "Name: " <<myPokemon->name << endl;
		cout << "HP:   " <<myPokemon->hp << endl;
		cout << "lvl:  " <<myPokemon->lvl << endl;
        
		cout << "Do you wish to keep this pokemon?(y/n)\n" << endl;
		cin >>playerChoice;
		system("cls");
		if (playerChoice == 'y')
		{
			bmenu = false;
			break;
		}else
		{
			bmenu = true;
			continue;
		}
	}
    
	cout << "Congrats on your first pokemon " << name << "! " << "You selected " << myPokemon->name << "\n";
	
	cout << "Press 'Space' to continue.." << endl;
	system("PAUSE>nul");
	while (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SPACE==0)){} // wait for player to press space to continute
}
void userPokemon()
{
	if (myPokemon == charmander)
	{
		myPokemon->hp = 50;
	}
	if (myPokemon == squirtle)
	{
		myPokemon->hp = 60;
	}
	if (myPokemon == bulbasaur)
	{
		myPokemon->hp = 40;
	}
}
void computersPokemon(){
	system("cls");
	cout << "This is your first battle. Against " ;
	if (myPokemon == charmander)
	{
		compPokemon = csquirtle;
		compPokemon->name = "Squirtle";
		compPokemon->lvl = 1;
		compPokemon->hp = 60;
	}
	else if (myPokemon == squirtle || myPokemon == bulbasaur)
	{
		compPokemon = ccharmander;
		compPokemon->name = "Charmander";
		compPokemon->lvl = 1;
		compPokemon->hp = 50;
	}
	cout << compPokemon->name << endl;
	cout << "Press 'Space' to continue.." << endl;
	cout << endl;
	system("PAUSE>nul");
	
	while (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SPACE==0)){} // wait for player to press space to continute
}

void firstbattle(Pokemon* user, Pokemon* comp)
{
	system("cls");
	cout <<"Name: " << comp->name << endl;
	cout <<"Lvl:  " << comp->lvl  << endl;
	cout <<"HP:   " << comp->hp   << endl;
	cout << endl;
    
	cout << "Name: " << user->name << endl;
	cout << "Lvl:  " << user->lvl  << endl;
	cout << "HP:   " << user->hp   << endl;
    
	cout << endl;
	bool battle = true;
	while (true)
	{
		if (myPokemon->hp <= 0 || compPokemon->hp <= 0)
		{
			battle = false;
			break;
		}
		battleMenu();
		compAttack();
	}
	if (myPokemon->hp < 0)
	{
		cout << myPokemon->name << " has fainted! You are out of pokemon" << endl;
	}else
        cout << "\nNice job " << name << "! You just won your first poke Battle!";
}

void battleMenu(){
	int x;
	
	cout << "1: FIGHT"<< "   " << "2: PkMn" << endl;
	cout << "3: ITEMS"<< "   " << "4: RUN " << endl;
	cin >> x;
	system("cls");
    
	cout <<"Name: " << compPokemon->name << endl;
	cout <<"Lvl:  " << compPokemon->lvl  << endl;
	cout <<"HP:   " << compPokemon->hp   << endl;
	cout << endl;
    
	cout << "Name: " << myPokemon->name << endl;
	cout << "Lvl:  " << myPokemon->lvl  << endl;
	cout << "HP:   " << myPokemon->hp   << endl << endl;
    
	switch (x)
	{
        case 1:
            userAttack();
            break;
        case 2:
            break;
        case 3:
            break;
        case 4:
            break;
        default:
            break;
	}
    
	
}
void userAttack(){
	
	int x;
	if (myPokemon == charmander)
	{
		//charmander moves
		cout << "1: Scratch"<< endl;
		cout << "2: Growl  "<< endl;
	}
	if (myPokemon == squirtle)
	{
		//squirtle moves
		cout << "1: Tackle   " << endl;
		cout << "2: Tail Whip" << endl;
	}
	if (myPokemon == bulbasaur)
	{
		//bulbasaur moves
		cout << "1: Tackle " << endl;
		cout << "2: Growl  " << endl;
	}
	cin >> x;
	switch (x)
	{
        case 1:
            compPokemon->hp -=35;
            break;
        case 2:
            break;
        default:
            cout << "Wrong selection" ;
            break;
	}
	system("CLS");
	cout <<"Name: " << compPokemon->name << endl;
	cout <<"Lvl:  " << compPokemon->lvl  << endl;
	cout <<"HP:   " << compPokemon->hp   << endl;
	cout << endl;
    
	cout << "Name: " << myPokemon->name << endl;
	cout << "Lvl:  " << myPokemon->lvl  << endl;
	cout << "HP:   " << myPokemon->hp   << endl;
}
void compAttack(){
	int x;
	if (compPokemon == charmander)
	{
		//charmander moves
		cout << "1: Scratch"<< endl;
		cout << "2: Growl  "<< endl;
	}
	if (compPokemon == squirtle)
	{
		//squirtle moves
		cout << "1: Tackle   " << endl;
		cout << "2: Tail Whip" << endl;
	}
	if (compPokemon == bulbasaur)
	{
		//bulbasaur moves
		cout << "1: Tackle " << endl;
		cout << "2: Growl  " << endl;
	}
	srand(time(0));
	x = rand() % 3 +1;
	
	switch (x)
	{
        case 1:
            myPokemon->hp -=35;
            break;
        case 2:
            myPokemon->hp -=35;
            break;
        case 3:
            break;
        default:
            cout << "Wrong selection" ;
            break;
	}
	system("CLS");
	cout <<"Name: " << compPokemon->name << endl;
	cout <<"Lvl:  " << compPokemon->lvl  << endl;
	cout <<"HP:   " << compPokemon->hp   << endl;
	cout << endl;
    
	cout << "Name: " << myPokemon->name << endl;
	cout << "Lvl:  " << myPokemon->lvl  << endl;
	cout << "HP:   " << myPokemon->hp   << endl;
}

[novellof]

add this function...i ran out of space

void image ()
{
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                          ~+                                    " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                        ,.+=.I                                  " << endl;
	cout <<	"              ?=~,==        I:,.??.=   .~,.~?  ====...:                         " << endl;
	cout <<	"         ?,.=~++++?+=.,    .+?+=.:?+:~,.=++=.:?.++?:++.     .=~:.~I?            " << endl;
	cout <<	"         .=?++++?===++=?  ~~,+++?+++:~?+..~+=..=++++++:, ?+~,~+++..++=.I        " << endl;
	cout <<	"        ~~.:+++++~..:+++~....+++++=..+++?++....?++++++=.~+++?.+++:.+++.         " << endl;
	cout <<	"         ~~~~.++++++?~.?+,+++.~++++?.~++++++++.~++++~+,++.?+++.+++?++.          " << endl;
	cout <<	"          ~I~~.+++++..?++...+~.+..++++~.......~++~.~.?~++???+~++++++.+          " << endl;
	cout <<	"            ~~,++++~~.~++++++.?+.~,..?++~.~~~..~+.~..+.~?++?~~+~++++.           " << endl;
	cout <<	"             ?~..+++:~:.~+~.,.+?.+~~~~~... ?~~~~=~~~.+++.~~~.++.+++.            " << endl;
	cout <<	"              ~~~+++.~~~~~~~~~~~     =~~+          ~~~~~+? ~~~~.++~~            " << endl;
	cout <<	"              I~~...~? I?I  =??         ?             ?=I  ?==~~~.. ..:.        " << endl;
	cout <<	"               ?~~~~+                                         +~=~              " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                                                " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                  .~~+=                         " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                ?    I=+                        " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                ,=I:,.:~:                       " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                ...+?  ?.                       " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                                  ~=. =                         " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                         .~~.   .~ =+++.+                       " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                  ~++++  .I.   .  .~~~??.                       " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                 .+?.?? ...~~:++..~=...~~                       " << endl;
	cout <<	"                                  +?~~~.         .  . .. +                      " << endl;
	cout <<	"                               +==:~,.,=          .~~~~~  ,~+                   " << endl;
	cout <<	"                          ~:I :~:~:?==~?+I        ~~. ~~. :?                    " << endl;
	cout <<	"                         = I~I=:.~==,+,.         .+~  ~=~                       " << endl;
	cout <<	"                         I~~???,:~:~+=~:,        .~   .=.                       " << endl;
	cout <<	"                             .~ ~+ .            ,.~=  :...                      " << endl;
	cout <<	"        ~. +        ?       ~                                                   " << endl;
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	cout <<	"                                                                                 "<< endl;
	
}

[TwilightSpectre]

This is my recommendation:

Just have a "Pokemon" class, that has a constructor taking the name, type (enum) and then the base stats for that Pokemon, as well as its level. From there, you can implement different Pokemon all from the same class! Here is an example:

// Stat struct for simplifying passing data

class Pokemon {
    public:
        enum Types {
            TYPE_NORMAL,
            TYPE_FIRE,
            // etc
        };

        struct Stats {
            int hp;
            int atk;
            int def;
            int special;
            int speed;
        };

        Pokemon(std::string name, Types type1, Types type2, Stats base, int level)
            : _name(name), _type1(type1), // etc
        {
            this->_stats.hp = // work out stats from level and base
            // etc
        }

    private:
        std::string _name;
        Types _type1, _type2;
        Stats _stats;
        // etc
};

[novellof]

Hey, thanks for the reply! I really like your class structure. Do you know of any resources that I can read up on for creating class structures and such ?

And thanks again I really like your layout!