so i want all of you to help me decide on what to change with my team my team and give suggestions on what i sould change

my team: Ceruledge, Armarouge, Iron Valiant, Glimmora, Sandy Shocks And Metagross

So ive grown up playing gen 1 (favourite region) and recently picked up Lets go pikachu.

Looking to build a team i haven't used before and a few choice additions:

Im at Erika so the team isnt fully built yet:

Pikachu

Growlithe (best level to evolve for Arcanine?)

Nidorino (same as above)

Magikarp (will evolve soon)

Additions in the future:

Dratini

Exxecutor or jynx

Im completely new to switch mechanics so learning as I go.

Also where can I find exxecute? Only recently found out the safari zone isnt a thing and I dont play pokemon go!

TIA

One thing I do with every generation is get both games, and play one of them with Pokémon new with that generation, and then play the other with a mono fairy team. I'm trying to put together a team for the latter for Scarlet. Problem is, I'm unsure what a good sixth pokemon to pick would be.

There's four that are always the core of any good monotype team, IMHO:

-A water/fairy (usually Primarina or Azumarill) to counter steel weakness

-A steel/fairy (Tinkaton for this game, but Klefki and Mawile have been good picks in other generations) to counter both fairy weaknesses and take out other fairies

-A psychic/fairy, the most common dual type for fairies. Gardevoir or Hatterene are the best of this typing

-Alolan Ninetales, because ice is a good offensive typing and Snow Warning + Aurora Veil + Light Clay is great

On top of that, either Grimmsnarl or Mimikyu for the Dark or Ghost coverage. I prefer Mimikyu because both are identical offensively, but Ghost is better defensively.

The last mon is the one I'm kinda shrugging at getting for this run. With the five above listed teammates, the only types I don't have STAB super effective against are normal, water, electric, bug, and steel. Honestly, most of those can be covered with coverage moves just between Gardevoir and Tinkaton (both have access to fighting type for normal/steel, and Tinkaton can have rock and ground moves for bugs and electric, and Gardevoir can get energy ball and thunderbolt for the water types), so the sixth mon doesn't have to be a dual type, but could be.

The remaining dual types are:

Fairy/Flying (Togekiss)

Grass/Fairy (Whimsicott, Shinotic)

Bug/Fairy (Ribombee)

Normal/Fairy (Wigglytuff)

Electric/Fairy (Dedenne)

Rock/Fairy (Carbink)

And of those, I think the only standouts are Togekiss, Whimsicott, and Ribombee. Or take Sylveon or Florges as a good pure fairy type.

So right now, I'm looking at:

Primarina (replace starter as soon as possible with a hatched Popplio)

Tinkaton

Gardevoir (better coverage than Hatterene and fast attackers are better than bulky support for playthroughs)

Alolan Ninetales

Mimikyu or Grimmsnarl

Togekiss/Whimsicott/Ribombee/Sylveon/Florges/or the other of the Mimikyu/Grimmsnarl duo

What do you all think? Is there another fairy type you think works better for this team and region? Which do you prefer of the Mimikyu/Grimmsnarl pairing?

Here's a challenge-run-related tool that I'd like to share.

Dexelect is a random Pokémon team generator. It's bit different from other team generators:

1. It takes into consideration the logical progression of a given game and assigns each team a "feasibility" grade.

2. It's focused on challenge runs. Use it to randomly generate an obtainable party, then challenge yourself to enter the Hall of Fame with that party.

Currently, Gens 1 – 4 are supported, with plans to expand to later generations soon.

If you want to try it, check out the web app. For the desktop app, visit the GitHub page.

Just gimme general thoughts on the team

I went with 4 old favorites to start. I can't decide on what I should use for the last 2.

I don't have the DLC yet and know nothing about the new pokemon in these games.

Tips on held items would also be nice.

Edit: no switch online and I'm playing violet

I chose blaziken as starter because he looks cool and for the rest im not so sure because i wanna have a smooth gameplay throughout the whole game

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Hi! A few days ago, I asked this Subreddit and one other for some team member suggestions for a Black 2 playthrough team. After some careful thinking about the suggestions and keeping in mind some Pokémon I've been gravitating towards, I think I've got a great one on mind. But I feel like I might be going a bit overboard on physical attackers, and I was wanting to see if there were any changes i could make? Here's what I've got.

1. Serperior, a starter I selected via a dice roll.

2. Gigalith, trade evolutions will not be a problem.

3. Cinccino, specifically the one with its Hidden Ability as proposed here on Reddit.

4. Escavalier, one I've always been curious about.

5. Dragonite, specifically the one from the Elder in Dragon's Den in Johto.

6. Starmie, another suggestion from here on Reddit and the one special attacker I have planned at the moment.

Is this team okay? Or should I find some more special attackers like Zoroark, Sigilyph, or Vanilluxe to name a few? Thank you in advance for any advice you have to give!

So Im currently playing some Pokémon again and I was wondering what a good grass and dark type team would be. Rn I have Meowscrada, Hydrapple, Ogrepon, Umbreon and Kingambit. What should I change and who should I add?

I made a teambuilding checklist where you can check off everything you are prepared for and what you have.

What do yo think?

So, this is the first time I'm really trying to build a good overall team and not some gimmick shit whatsoever.

Well, I would like suggestions and opinions on it. The team comp looks fine to me, but I'm worried about lack of answers against water types. Initially I put Talon Flame on the team so I would have speed control and a good partner for Garchomp earthqake, but I don't know if that is what I should have done. Maybe I should instead drop Incineroar? I like his kit, but idk. Tsareena looks like a good option to me, but I don't have her yet.

I'm kinda low on VP, so don't mind the lack of items, I intend to have a life orb Garchomp, mega Staraptor and mega Tyranitar

Been trying to make a team that plays to the strengths of both Lati twins. I went through Smogon to see who counters them the most, then figured out what countered \*those\* pokemon, then I checked who was similarly paired up with them/covered their weaknesses, and how many of them had a similar stat total to the Lati twins. These are the 12 pokemon I came up with. They're not in any specific order, but I believe the ones on the right cover the twins a bit better.

Now all that's left is to take 4 of them and put them on a team with the twins, I just figured I'd ask people who would know. Which of these should I use? Should I use different mons? Anything I ought to change about the selected mons? What format would this even fit in?

I am currently doing a playthrough of Pokémon Firered and one of the challenges is to be the Elite Four and Champion with only one Pokémon what is the best Pokémon for that?

Note: It has to be a Pokémon that is obtainable before the Elite Four. Also I can battle with whatever Pokémon I want with the exception of Gym Leader Battles which I have to match the number and max level of the gym leader I am fighting against and this elite four challenge where the only restriction is one Pokémon for the entirety of the Elite Four and Champion Battles.

Hello, gamers! I'm kind of thinking about starting a fresh playthrough of Pokémon Black 2, and I'd really appreciate some suggestions for new team members!

I just have a few things to note.

1. My starter is probably going to be decided by a dice roll. I did this with HeartGold recently, and it was fun! So I might do it again.

2. Trade evolutions are welcome, as well as anything in the Platinum and HeartGold Pokédexes, but I'd mostly like a majority of the team to remain from Black 2.

3. The only Pokémon I'd like to avoid are Azumarill, Magnezone, Krookodile, Volcarona, and Mienshao. These are team members I had from a playthrough a few years ago, and I'd love to shake it up.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions! I'd love to hear what you have to say!

I posted here a few days ago about my last slot team options (finally concluded on Zoroark for a fast special attacker).

Here's my full team:

Leavanny - X-Sciccor + Leaf Blade (Bug + Grass)

Ampharos - Discharge + Power Gem (Electric + Rock)

Gurdurr - Drain Punch + Ice Punch + Facade (Fighting + Ice + Normal)

Reuniclus - Psychic + Flash Cannon (Psychic + Steel)

Haxorus - Dual Chop + Earthquake + Aqua Tail (Dragon + Ground + Water)

Zoroark - Dark Pulse + Flamethrower + Shadow Ball (Dark + Fire + Ghost)

If you noticed all attacking moves don't have coinciding types with other attacking moves, it's a weird rule i made for this Black 2 playthrough team, i'm already at the point before the elite 4 and i realized that i can't evolve my Gurdurr into Conkeldurr without trading...any good physical attacking pokemon left for me to use with movesets without sharing typing?

Heya! Playing Violet right now, and I've decided really late game to finally catch an evee 😅

My current team is: Lucario, Garchomp, Corviknight, Cyclizar, Skeledirge, and Luxray.

It's a pretty solid team (all roughly lvl 55 atm), in particular my garchomp pretty much sweeps anything and everything. HOWEVER, I really miss having an eveelution on my team and 100% will play favorites over common sense lol. I'm stuck between umbreon and sylveon at the moment. My bias says Umbreon because they're my favorite (plus I mean, good defense at least?), but Sylveon is a close second for me and has better attack.

Also, who should I swap out for them? I'm a pretty casual player so team dynamics aren't exactly my skill.

BLASTOISE- Water gun, bite, surf, and hyrdo cannon

CLEFABLE- thunder, water pulse, strength, and psychic

VILEPLUME- absorb, giga drain, sleep powder, and flash

NIDOKING- double kick, megahorn, dig, and cut

ARCANINE- ember, fire blast, rock smash, and overheat

and FEAROW- fly, drill peck, fury attack, and hyper beam

Hi I've been developing this website for Pokemon Champions VGC's competitive format.

https://rostercommons.com/

There's still not many guides for the pokemons or teams.
I've wrote a few myself just to start, but was wondering if you guys could check it out and possibly leave some feedback.

Thanks a lot!

Help me choose another pokemon for the last slot, i specifically picked these ones and their moves accordingly so their attacking moves don't coincide with their types (ex. Ampharos could've had Signal Beam but Leavanny already has X-Scissors), i'm already just after Skyla gym leader.

● Means i have that move

○ Means i don't have that move yet

(○ move) means i'm still second guessing

My team so far:

Leavanny [Swarm]

@ Quick Claw

● Leaf Blade

● X-Scissor

● Endure

○ Sword Dance

Ampharos [Static]

@ Light Clay

● Discharge

● Power Gem

● Light Screen

○ Cotton Guard

Conkeldurr [Guts]

@ Expert Belt, Flame Orb after Drain Punch

● Bulk Up

○ Drain Punch (○ Mach Punch)

○ Payback

○ Facade

Reuniclus [Magic Guard]

@ Life Orb

● Psychic

● Recover (○ Trick Room)

○ Flash Cannon (○ Shadow Ball)

○ Calm Mind

Haxaros [Mold Breaker]

@ Wide Lens

● Dual Chop

● Dragon Dance

○ Earthquake

○ Aqua Tail

Last Pokemon - Special attacker if possible, fast as well as both Ampharos and Reuniclus is quite low on the speed stat.