Pokemon-go – Are there Pokemon in areas without roads

This form has now been taken down. I can see no substitute at this time, and I believe Niantic is not currently accepting new Pokestop submissions.

The below answer - in its original form - is obsolete.

You can submit new Pokestops using this form. Word of caution, while it is an official form, this is almost definitely subject to change, and is probably not going to be a stable link for long. It also may take quite a long time to process, given how much load they're probably under. (Someone poke me if this link no longer works.)

All Pokestops and gyms come from Niantic's previous game, Ingress, where users submitted tons and tons of places to become portals in that game. Niantic repurposed the Ingress Intel Portal Map (you must have an Ingress account to view) for use in Pokemon Go.

You missed a few important things and you underestimate type advantages.

My Wartortle with 520 CP takes out a Golbat with 800 CP in no time. Now think what a pure water type Pokémon would do to your fire squad. The attack speed and type is at least as important as CP.
Yes, Arcanine is pretty strong, but this doesn't make it the one-and-only solution. You will want to look for Pokémon to counter your opponents by type and attack bonuses, not just by surpassing their CP.

When building a team you have to look for:

• Type (dis)advantage (0.75 x damage done & 1.25 x damage taken can be pretty painful)
• Type of attacks (including STAB)
• Attack speed
• CP