Hey, I got a new team. Please rate and give contstuctive comments for my team improvement. Thanks!
NOTE: This is an in-game team planning FOR the league.
Torterra - Reason - I Never go for the grass starter
Item - Quick Claw
Ability - Overgrow
-Leaf Storm
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge
-Giga Drain
Torterra is a slow Pokemon so I am going to put a Quick Claw onto it so hopefully it will get the first turn of an attack occasionally. I tried to put physical attacks to Torterra as it is strong in that section, I was going to replace Crunch with Giga Drain but I think its best not to have the same move in a team. After the league, with Platinum there is a move tutor in one of the areas, it can learn Outrage and Superpower which are interesting moves. It is 4X weak to Ice so I put Stone Edge there to weaken Ice.
Garchomp - Reason - Gible is available earlier now
Item - Draco Plate
Ability - Sand Veil
-Fire Fang
-Dragon Claw
-Crunch
-Earthquake
We all know Garchomp is killer at physical attacking. It can learn a lot of moves, with Fire Fang I think its better than Flamethower on Garchomp since its physical. I put the Draco Plate with it to boost its attack even more. Again, 4X weak to Ice but Fire Fang can get rid of them there. I think its always best to have Earthquake with it. I might even give it Draco Meator, I'll see if this moveset works when I get Platinum. Even with special attack, Garchomp is pretty responsible with that.
Alakazam - Reason - Have 2 DSs, might aswell trade.
Item - Shell Bell
Ability - Inner Focus
-Psychic
-Grass Knot
-Focus Blast
-Shock Wave
I gave Alakazam the Shell Bell since its got rubbish HP and defence, with the Elite 4 I think this is a great item. Psychic, whats an Alakazam wihout it? It goes extremely well, Grass Knot is a meh, Focus Blast although it has low accuracy, it can sweep out the Dark-Types when it is against us. Shock Wave is there because of its full accuracy, its not a big move for Alakazam but its alright.
Vaporeon - Reason - Just Randomly picked it
Item - Mystic Water
Ability - Water Absorb
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Shadow Ball
-Iron Tail
Mystic Water I think is a good item for Vaporeon, it boosts Water-Type attacks, its Surf is speical which is a good section for Vapy, it can have aditional damage for it to cause even more damage. Ice Beam is another good move since it has a 10% of causing freeze which can help Vaporeon to not take moves for a few turns because of its low defence. Other than that, it looks alright.
Houndoom - Reason - A new fire type available
Item - Blackglasses
Ability - Early Bird
-Fire Blast
-Dark Pulse
-Thunder Fang
-Sludge Bomb
I find it tricky to have a master item for Houndoom. The reason I picked Blackglasses is because Dark Pulse is special so I can create more damage with Houndoom having good stats within the Special Attack section. Thunder Fang is quite an interesting move for Houndoom I think, it can learn Fire Fang aswell but Thunder Fang is the way to go becuase Houndoom already has Fire Blast.
Togekiss - Reason - I need someone to fly
Item - Leftovers
Ability - Serene Grace
-Aura Sphere
-Fly
-Flamethrower
-Water Pulse
Togekiss can learn a whole bunch of moves, we need to avoid physical moves, with Fly even though it is physical, I need a poke to fly. Aura Sphere is a great move with perfect accuracy, Flamethrower another really powerful move and Water Pulse is a pretty decent move, I chose it over Silver Wind.
Weaknesses - 200%
- Fire (1)
- Water (1)
- Electric (2)
- Grass (1)
- Ice (1)
- Fighting (1)
- Poison (0)
- Ground (1)
- Flying (1)
- Psychic (0)
- Bug (2)
- Rock (2)
- Ghost (1)
- Dragon (1)
- Dark (1)
- Steel (0)
Listed above is the dangers of my team. If I had 3 Pokemon 4X weak to Ice, it is considered to switch my team. That is with all types. Luckily it is just on the rails.
[align=center]Aim - Hopefully I will be able to level my Pokemon well in Platinum, I am planning to evolve all my Pokemon before the 8th gym. With Garchomp that is going to be a bit of a problem since it evolves at Lv48 but I'm gonna attempt it.
Prediction - If this stays on track I think I will complete the Elite 4 if they are trained well. I am only a beginner player but I ha ve played the game for a few years so I know whats coming...
I THINK THIS TEAM is kind of like not strong because i battled the elite 4 with 1 Lv.100 Arceus.
