help making a team from scratch
- Thread starter mnomad817
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Is this VCG Or OU? Because this is OU But there are alot of good OU Pokemon that work for VCG too. Surf and Water Absorb seems to be good for VCG.
Well. First of all I would get a Ferroseed and level it up until it's a level 100 FerroThorn. Catch at chargestone cave.
Look on smogon for sets.
Salamence is also very popular at the moment. Again, smogon for sets. Theres 2 pokemon to start you off, and Ask me when you need more
Well. First of all I would get a Ferroseed and level it up until it's a level 100 FerroThorn. Catch at chargestone cave.
Look on smogon for sets.
Salamence is also very popular at the moment. Again, smogon for sets. Theres 2 pokemon to start you off, and Ask me when you need more
He's looking for VGC.
Moves like Discharge, Earthquake, Surf, Rock Slide, and Blizzard are excellent moves for your Pokemon in VGC because they hit both of your opponent's Pokemon on their field. An interesting combo for VGC is Zapdos + Garchomp; it utilizes Zapdos' Discharge and Garchomp's Earthquake to hit the foes without damaging each other, because they are both immune to each other's moves.
There are also different strategies when it comes to VGC. Weather and Trick Room are to name a few. Weather is currently the popular choice at the moment, using Politoed with Drizzle (permanent Rain), Tyranitar (permanent sandstorm), Ninetales (permanent sun), and Abomasnow (permanent Hail). If you want to try a weather team, you can catch Poliwag and Vulpix in the Dream World, and Tyranitar and Abomasnow in-game (although they both have to be transferred, if I remember correctly). Once you get your permanent weather summoner, look for some Pokemon that are able to abuse the weather to the fullest. For example, a Sun team could utilize powerful fire types like Charizard or Infernape to get a boost from the sun, or Chlorophyll users like Sawsbuck and Lilligant.
Trick Room is a gimmicky strategy, but it can be great if pulled off correctly. You want to use Pokemon that can set up Trick Room, such as Reuniclus, Slowbro/Slowking, and many others (though Reuniclus is generally the best user for Trick Room in my opinion). You can even use Amoonguss with Rage Powder to almost guarantee Trick Room is set up. Then, you can use slow Pokemon like Conkeldurr and Metagross that can abuse Trick Room to the fullest. But if you're looking for an easy team to build, Trick Room takes a while. For one, all of your Pokemon need to be as slow as possible so they can out speed other Pokemon, so it requires 0 IVs in Speed and a Nature that decreases Speed (Quiet and Brave are good examples). If you can do this work, though, you're all set for a good Trick Room team.
Moves like Discharge, Earthquake, Surf, Rock Slide, and Blizzard are excellent moves for your Pokemon in VGC because they hit both of your opponent's Pokemon on their field. An interesting combo for VGC is Zapdos + Garchomp; it utilizes Zapdos' Discharge and Garchomp's Earthquake to hit the foes without damaging each other, because they are both immune to each other's moves.
There are also different strategies when it comes to VGC. Weather and Trick Room are to name a few. Weather is currently the popular choice at the moment, using Politoed with Drizzle (permanent Rain), Tyranitar (permanent sandstorm), Ninetales (permanent sun), and Abomasnow (permanent Hail). If you want to try a weather team, you can catch Poliwag and Vulpix in the Dream World, and Tyranitar and Abomasnow in-game (although they both have to be transferred, if I remember correctly). Once you get your permanent weather summoner, look for some Pokemon that are able to abuse the weather to the fullest. For example, a Sun team could utilize powerful fire types like Charizard or Infernape to get a boost from the sun, or Chlorophyll users like Sawsbuck and Lilligant.
Trick Room is a gimmicky strategy, but it can be great if pulled off correctly. You want to use Pokemon that can set up Trick Room, such as Reuniclus, Slowbro/Slowking, and many others (though Reuniclus is generally the best user for Trick Room in my opinion). You can even use Amoonguss with Rage Powder to almost guarantee Trick Room is set up. Then, you can use slow Pokemon like Conkeldurr and Metagross that can abuse Trick Room to the fullest. But if you're looking for an easy team to build, Trick Room takes a while. For one, all of your Pokemon need to be as slow as possible so they can out speed other Pokemon, so it requires 0 IVs in Speed and a Nature that decreases Speed (Quiet and Brave are good examples). If you can do this work, though, you're all set for a good Trick Room team.
Weather is huge, Trick Room is good, Cresselia and Hitmontop are way overused, and having more than half a team weak to Ice is rampant. I'd suggest starting simple with an Earthquake user and a Flying type or something with Levitate. It's really just a good idea to find a strategy and try different things in it for someone who's new. That is, unless you just want to be completely unoriginal and use the Metagame.