I like the idea of making competitive play easier to accomplish for new players, I dislike the idea of making money even worth less, there should be some cool things you can buy with money, or there still isnt much value to money.
I would just go around and challenge noobs in cerulean with 100s (with wobbafet ofc) for 1k
\o/ money
edit: I like the idea of keeping it to the battling system upstairs of the pc