Take 2: Community Discussion: In-Game Teams

[randomspot555]

While we're not a mecha for competitive battling, and I like seeing diversity in RMT forums, most in-game RMTs consist of this:

*6 pokemon +moves*
*people comment on moves*
*repeat*

But at the same time, I know that a well balanced team can help in the main 8 gyms + E4 game. Sure, you CAN beat everything with a level 100 Caterpie if you REALLY wanted to, but it's frustrating.

So, here is what I was thinking of implementing, and everyone please feel free to comment on my ideas, modify them, or suggest your own:


One thread for all the typical in-game stuff. 6 random Pokes, nothing else. And when posting it, pretend you are on at least the 7th gym, so by that time your Pokemon have evolved.

Of course, Battle Tower/Frontier teams can have their own individual threads.

If you're making an interesting gimmick team for in-game completion, that can warrant it's own thread. Some mono type, or Luvdisc/Unown/Feebas play through. You know, some type of theme.


I spent like 5 minutes thinking about this, so I'm sure you all can think of something better.

Previously said by other people:


Like the official small questions thread in DPP forums and Wifi trade? Yeah, I think in-game teams should be in one thread while competitive teams can have their own RMT threads. In that case, I think I can merge some threads here and we can continue off that way.


This one thread should have a sticky if it really is going to come to be. I think its a good idea. Lots of people have gimmicks for beating gyms and playing through the game. Like playing through the game with just using a starter or using just bugs. Plus it can help all the people that might actually struggle with beating a gym or the elite four. I know it took me 4 times in platinum before I could finally beat the elite four and the champion. First flint stopped me, then lucian, then cynthia...hehe 4th times the charm.

:) Good idea randomspot555

[wraith89]

Repost of another...
Here is my in-game team:

214
Hera the Heracross@Wide Lens
Level 82
Female
Guts Ability
- Megahorn
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance

407
Cordelia the Roserade@Damp Rock
Level 76
Female
Natural Cure Ability
- Rain Dance
- Sleep Powder
- Energy Ball
- Weather Ball

395
Pippi the Empoleon@Leftovers
Level 82
Female
Torrent Ability
- Agility [bred the original Empoleon I got with a Floatzel]
- Grass Knot
- Ice Beam
- Surf

282
Cassandra the Gardevoir@Leftovers
Level 80
Female
Trace Ability
- Calm Mind
- Will-o-Wisp [unfortunate collision of Duskull and a Kirlia got this]
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic

478
Autumn the Froslass (one of the four Froslass sisters)@Choice Specs
Level 85
Female
Snow Cloak Ability
- Trick
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Ice Beam

134
Eve the Vaporeon@Leftovers
Level 82
Female
Water Absorb Ability
- Wish [Smeargle + Eevee]
- Protect
- Ice Beam
- Surf

I have many others in the box...

[Illithian]

Here's mine:

065

Imani the Alakazam @Choice Specs
Level 86
Male - Modest
Synchronize
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Energy Ball
- Trick

373

Accendare the Salamence @Life Orb
Level 81
Female
Intimidate
- Fire Blast
- Roost
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake

426

Felix the Drifblim @Leftovers
Level 67
Male - Modest
Aftermath
- Hypnosis
- Will-o-Wisp
- Shadow Ball
- Dream Eater

392

Demetri the Infernape @Shell Bell
Level 74
Male - Adamant
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Stone Edge

169

Crobat @Leftovers
Level 70
Male
- Brave Bird
- U-Turn
- Hypnosis
- Roost

473

Scot the Mamoswine @Choice Band
Level 79
Male
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Stone Edge
- Superpower

[Haruhara Haruko]

I'm relatively new, so the first thing I'll do is get my team rated. I'd also like any suggestions for new moves or even new Poke'mon.

1. Blaziken@Salac Berry
Nature: Jolly
Moves:
Bulk Up
Rock Slide
Brick Break
Fire Punch

2. Gardevoir@TwistedSpoon
Nature: Modest
Moves:
Calm Mind
Magical Leaf
Ice Punch
Psychic

3. Milotic@Sitrus Berry
Nature: Quiet
Moves:
Aqua Ring
Hypnosis
Ice Beam
Surf

4. Altaria@Wide Lens
Nature: Calm
Ability: Natural Cure
Moves:
Sing
Fly
Fire Blast
Haze

5. Roserade@Black Sludge
Nature: Timid
Ability: Natural Cure
Moves:
Leech Seed
Sleep Powder
Substitute
Sludge Bomb

6. Garchomp@Muscle Band
Nature: Serious
Moves:
Swords Dance
Fire Fang
Dragon Claw
Earthquake

[.:Loky:.]

Here's my team


Valliant th Gallade @ Mind Plate
Moves:
Night Slash
Psychic
Psycho Cut
Close Combat

Mark the Empoleon @ Splash Plate
Moves:
Surf
Brine
Avalanche
Hydro Pump

Aurora the Lucario @ Shell Bell
Moves:
Aura Shere
Dragon Pulse
BlazeKick (Breed with blaziken, its legal)
Extreme Speed

Heeroh the Shaymin (Sky Forme) @ Meadow Plate
Moves:
Energy Ball
Seed Flare
Air Slash
Leaf Storm

VoidWalker the Giratina (Origin Forme) @ Griseous Orb
Moves:
Shadow Claw
Shadow Force
Dragon Claw
Draco Meteor

T-Rex the Tyranitar @ Leftovers
Moves:
Thuner
Fire Blast
Stone Edge
Earthquake

There it is :D

[Dimi]

I restarted my Platinum about a week ago, and this is my team so far.

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/shinysprites/398.png
Staraptor Lvl 39
Male (Shiny xD)
Intimidate
- U-turn
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Roost

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/sprites/419.png
Floatzel Lvl 38
Female
Swift Swim
- Surf
- Aqua Jet
- Ice Punch
- Crunch

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/sprites/463.png
Lickilicky Lvl 40
Male
Naughty xD
Own Tempo
- Return
- Fire Blast
- Rollout
- Lick

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/sprites/078.png
Rapidash Lvl 41
Female
Flash Fire
- Tail Whip
- Flame Wheel
- Megahorn
- Take Down

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/sprites/454.png
Toxicroak Lvl 39
Male
Anticipation =(
- Bulk Up (Traded to Diamond for TM)
- Brick Break
- Poison Jab
- Sucker Punch

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/sprites/389.png
Torterra Lvl 45
Male
Adamant >=D
- Curse
- Synthesis
- Wood Hammer
- Earthquake

[Mobius]

I'm still trying to get a solid team together for the metagame, but my in-game party is currently like this:

Current Party: Diamond Version
Miyamoto
Male Scyther, Level 53
Moveset: X-Scissor/Aerial Ace/Night Slash/Brick Break
Item: Usually Razor Claw
Note: My first Pokemon to be fully EV trained (Speed & Attack)

Sanryuki
Male Gyarados, Level 63
Moveset: Waterfall/Dragon Dance/Flamethrower/Earthquake
Item: Quick Powder

Rasengan
Male Lucario, Level 65
Moveset: Aura Sphere/Psychic/Dark Pulse/Dragon Pulse
Item: Leftovers
Note: I accidently trained it for Attack instead of Special Attack, so I'm trying to raise another one

Kazeshini
Male Crobat, Level 60
Moveset: Giga Drain/Haze/Air Slash/Fly
Item: Big Root

Empoleon, Level 57
Moveset: Surf/Defog/Flash Cannon/Grass Knot
Item: Splash Plate
Note: Definatly going to replace him for another for the metagame

Timare
Female Garchomp, Level 57
Moveset: Dragon Claw/Flamethrower/Rock Climb/Strength
Item: Draco Plate
Note: Did NOT come out how I intended her to, breeding her like Rasengan

Well, that's about it. I'm probably going to exchange Timare and Empoleon for other Pokemon (Empoleon because I don't really care for it, and Timare because I just found out that Garchomp became Uber class). This was still nothing compared to my Pearl team though...

Pearl Team (no longer in this world)
Angelfiend
Female Zangoose, Level 100
Moveset: Return, Swords Dance, Ice Beam, X-Scissor
Item: Silk Scarf

Charizard, Level 95
Moveset: Fly, Heat Wave, Shadow Claw, Roost
Item: Charcoal

Groudon, Level 86
Moveset: Solarbeam, Earthquake, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw
Item: Leftovers

Dialga, Level 82
Moveset: Roar of Time, Flash Cannon, Ice Beam, Dragon Pulse
Item: Adamant Orb

Venusaur, Level 75
Moveset: Sunny Day, Earthquake, Solarbeam, Giga Drain
Item: Miracle Seed

Lucario, Level 75
Moveset: Aura Sphere, Extremespeed, Drain Punch, Swords Dance
Item: Fist Plate

Well, that's it, the party I have now and the one I did have before I left a couple years ago (thanks to losing Pearl). Anyway, advice would be appreciated.

P.S. How do you get those pictures of each Pokemon into the messages?

[memjee]

P.S. How do you get those pictures of each Pokemon into the messages?

Yea I've been wanting to know that forever...


I don't have any fourth gen games but heres my sapphire line up!

Nosferatu the Gengar @ Leftovers
Lvl 96
Shadowball
Sludge Bomb
Thunderbolt
Explosion

Gae Bolg the Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Lvl 89
Crunch
Rock Slide
Earthquake
Thunderbolt

Megoujee the Swampert @ Leftovers
Lvl 98
Surf
Eathquake
Icebeam
Protect

Durandal the Skarmory @ Leftovers
Lvl 92
Drill Peck
Steel Wing
Spikes
Whirlwind

Balmut the Salamence @ Choice Band
Lvl 95
Dragon Claw
Flamethower
Brick Break
Fly (for flying but it had it's uses)

Gazaria the Snorlax @ Leftovers
Lvl 86
Body Slam
Sleep Talk
Curse
Rest

Heres my Ruby Line up!

Metagross @ Leftovers
Lvl 82
Meteormash
Earthquake
Agility
Psychic

Heracross @ leftovers
Ability: Guts
Lvl 88
Megahorn
Brick Break
Sleep Talk
Rest

Suicune @ Chesto Berry
Lvl 77
Surf
Calm Mind
Ice Beam
Rest

Flygon @ Choice Band
Lvl 75
Earthquake
Dragon Claw
Fly
Rock Slide

Gardevoir @ Leftovers
Lvl: 77
Psychic
Thunderbolt
Calm Mind
Hypnosis

Sceptile @ Leftovers
Lvl: 85
Leaf Blade
Leech Seed
Substitute
Hidden Power Ice

[Sirius]

You can use Pokedex Number Here to get in the sprites. This is 001...

001

Likewise, shiny Pokemon uses Pokedex Number... like this (if I put in 001):

001

My Team in Platinum

277
Pepper the Swellow (F) @ Flame Orb
Guts
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Facade
- U-Turn

197
Dark the Umbreon (M) @ Leftovers
Synchronize
Bold Nature
- Payback
- Curse
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

059
Rage the Arcanine (M) @ Flame Plate
Flash Fire
Naive Nature
- Flamethrower
- Extremespeed
- Flare Blitz
- Crunch

469
Murderbug the Yanmega (M) @ Wide Lens
Speed Boost
Mild Nature
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Hypnosis
- Ancientpower

445
Blueshark the Garchomp (F) @ Choice Band
Sand Veil
Jolly Nature
- Crunch
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Stone Edge

395
Bonaparte the Empoleon (M) @ Mystic Water
Torrent
Modest Nature
- Surf
- Grass Knot
- Agility
- Ice Beam

Source:

1. http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showpost.php?p=10780&postcount=21

[GoldTrainer]

Am I allowed to post my pokemon team here? If not can someone move this thread to the correct forum?

Anyway, here they are:

Blaziken (male)
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Blaze
Item: Scope Lens
Moves:
Blaze Kick
Shadow Claw
Thunderpunch
Sky Uppercut
Stats:
HP: 301
Atk: 339
Def: 176
Sp.Atk:230
Sp.Def: 176
Speed: 284


Gardevoir (female)
Nature: Timid
Ability: Synchronize
Item: Lum Berry
Moves:
Psychic
Calm Mind
Focus Blast
Thunderbolt
Stats:
HP: 277
Atk: 149
Def: 182
Sp.Atk: 333
Sp.Def: 266
Speed: 284


Salamence (male)
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Intimidate
Item: Yache Berry
Moves:
Outrage
Fly
Fire Blast
Dragon Dance
Stats:
HP: 331
Atk: 369
Def: 196
Sp.Atk: 230
Sp.Def: 196
Speed: 328


Roserade (female)
Nature: Timid
Ability: Natural Cure
Item: Black Sludge
Moves:
Energy Ball
Shadow Ball
Sludge Bomb
Sleep Powder
Stats:
HP: 261
Atk: 158
Def: 162
Sp.Atk: 333
Sp.Def: 246
Speed: 306


Milotic (female)
Nature: Modest
Ability: Marvel Scale
Item: Salac Berry
Moves:
Ice Beam
Recover
Hydro Pump
Mirror Coat
Stats:
HP: 331
Atk: 140
Def: 194
Sp.Atk: 328
Sp.Def: 286
Speed: 261


Metagross (genderless)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Clear Body
Item: Life Orb
Moves:
Meteor Mash
Agility
Ice Punch
Earthquake
Stats:
HP: 301
Atk: 392
Def: 296
Sp.Atk: 203
Sp.Def: 254
Speed: 214



Tell me what you think.

Oh, and one thing, I don't like to teach two of my team pokemon the same moves, or give them the same items. Its kind of my style.

[memjee]

Goldtrainer do you want that team to be rated and commented competively or something? post that in the main RMT forums if that's the case

[wraith89]

Um memjee... this is the thread for In-Game teams... you can comment on them and do whatever you want here, as long as it is IN-GAME.

They are pretty nice although moves like Focus Blast and Fire Blast I would avoid using in-game due to their low PP and low accuracy... and berries like Yache and Salac Berry are one time use only :(

[randomspot555]

Yeah, stick with accuracy in-game. Major hax happens with 85% accuracy moves.

[Mobius]

You can use Pokedex Number Here to get in the sprites. This is 001...

001

Likewise, shiny Pokemon uses Pokedex Number... like this (if I put in 001):

001

My Team in Platinum

277
Pepper the Swellow (F) @ Flame Orb
Guts
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Facade
- U-Turn

197
Dark the Umbreon (M) @ Leftovers
Synchronize
Bold Nature
- Payback
- Curse
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

059
Rage the Arcanine (M) @ Flame Plate
Flash Fire
Naive Nature
- Flamethrower
- Extremespeed
- Flare Blitz
- Crunch

469
Murderbug the Yanmega (M) @ Wide Lens
Speed Boost
Mild Nature
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Hypnosis
- Ancientpower

445
Blueshark the Garchomp (F) @ Choice Band
Sand Veil
Jolly Nature
- Crunch
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Stone Edge

395
Bonaparte the Empoleon (M) @ Mystic Water
Torrent
Modest Nature
- Surf
- Grass Knot
- Agility
- Ice Beam

Source:

1. http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showpost.php?p=10780&postcount=21
Thanks, Sirius!

[wraith89]

This may be going back a while and a bit off topic, but on your team, Wraith, would your Scyther do more damage with Bug Bite than with X-scissor? With technician factored in, it should do 90 base damage, compared to X-scissor's 80. Ne?

Yes you are correct, but Bug Bite is a HGSS move. I have no access to it currently. By the way, I wonder what they were thinking when they gave 123 Bug Bite when the obvious bug WITH teeth 127 was scorned.

EDIT: Wait, my team does not even seem to mention Scyther o_o

[GoldTrainer]

I tweaked my team a bit from what I posted before. The results are pretty good, as I have won a good number of battles with this team. Though for me, it doesn't matter whether I win or lose a battle, just so long as I enjoy myself.


Blaziken (male)
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Blaze
Item: Choice Band
EVs: 255 ATK / 255 SPEED
Moves:
Flare Blitz
Stone Edge
Superpower
Thunderpunch



Gardevoir (female)
Nature: Timid
Ability: Synchronize
Item: Lum Berry
EVs: 188 SP.ATK / 67 DEF / 255 SPEED
Moves:
Psychic
Calm Mind
Focus Blast
Thunderbolt


Salamence (male)
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Intimidate
Item: Yache Berry
EVs: 255 ATK / 255 SPEED
Moves:
Outrage
Fire Blast
Earthquake
Dragon Dance



Roserade (female)
Nature: Timid
Ability: Natural Cure
Item: Black Sludge
EVs: 188 SP.ATK / 67 DEF / 255 SPEED
Moves:
Energy Ball
Shadow Ball
Sludge Bomb
Sleep Powder



Milotic (female)
Nature: Modest
Ability: Marvel Scale
Item: Salac Berry
EVs: 255 SP.ATK / 255 SPEED
Moves:
Ice Beam
Recover
Hydro Pump
Mirror Coat



Metagross (genderless)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Clear Body
Item: Life Orb
EVs: 204 ATK / 152 SP.DEF / 154 SPEED
Moves:
Meteor Mash
Agility
Explosion
Earthquake


I'm only posting them here because wherever else I've posted them, my thread was either locked or no one replied. I decided to ditch my whole "no teaching my pokemon the same moves" thing, but my thing about having them hold different items I haven't changed (its a rule that my best friend and I made, and I don't think he would appreciate it if I broke it). I will also ABSOLUTELY NOT replace any of the pokemon on my team.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for my team (other than replacing pokemon. For instance, Infernape could never replace my Blaziken!).

[Superbob]

291
Ninjask (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 248 HP/8 Atk/184 Def/68 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Protect
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- X-Scissor
---
424
Ambipom (M) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP/200 Def/56 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Agility
- Nasty Plot
- Baton Pass
- Taunt
---
442
Spiritomb (M) @ Spell Tag
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 244 HP/48 Atk/12 Spd/204 SAtk
Quiet nature (+SAtk, -Spd)
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
- Pursuit
- Shadow Sneak
---
241
Miltank (F) @ Choice Band
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm
- Zen Headbutt
---
025
Pikachu (M) @ Lightball
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spd/4 SDef
Hasty nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Surf [Yellow Forest Event for Pokewalker]
- Thunderbolt
- Grass Knot
- Substitute
---
235
Smeargle (M) @ Salac Berry
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 244 HP/12 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Spore
- Substitute
- Belly Drum
- Baton Pass

[ayumifan]

Heres my team:

http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab85/AyumiFan-x/c313aee1.jpg

theyre now lvl 75.

so what do ya guys think?

[Gin]

Try to use spoilers for those huge pictures.

[Tbird]

Heres my team:

http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab85/AyumiFan-x/c313aee1.jpg

theyre now lvl 75.

so what do ya guys think?

Tell us the moveset and held items and then maybe we can tell you what we think :D.

[ayumifan]

Well, ty has eruption,flamethrower double edge and def curl. Tyrant has rock climb, scary face, stone edge and crunch. Fearow has drill peck fly agility and roost. Gengar has hypnosis, dream eater, shadow ball and explosion. Nido has toxic spikes, mega horn, strength and double kick. And dragonite has extreme speed, dragon dance, dragon rush and surf. And they hold berries that reduce s.e. hits. Sorry I'm using my phone to post this. And its a virtual keyboard.:creep:

[Tbird]

Well, ty has eruption/Thunder Punch, flamethrower Roll out and def curl.

Try this out. Defense curl on the first turn then Roll out for super damage :D. You could also put thunder punch over eruption (Flamethrower is more reliable so it's best to keep that), then watch your typhlosion sweep :). With Tyranitar on the team, definitely get rid of eruption. You may need to do some EV training in ATK, but that's probably unnecessary.

Tyrant has rock climb, Dragon Dance, stone edge and crunch/Aqua Tail/Earthquake/Thunder Punch.

If you feel up to it then you could breed a charizard with dragon dance (breed a charizard with a dragonite) with tyranitar. After that you could replace Crunch with Aqua Tail (move Tutor), Earthquake (Tm 26 I believe) or Thunder Punch (move tutor) fior better coverage. I would go with thunder punch due to the bulk of water types.

Fearow has drill peck fly agility and roost.

Fearow was never really given anything it can really abuse :/. As far as the set goes you can take it to the move tutor and slap heat wave over drill peck For coverage.
As far as fliers in game go there are better options. Personally I would just grab a swellow from Ruby, or a Staraptor from D/Pt if you have access to those games. Either works really well. If you have the flame orb then get Swellow and abuse Guts :D.

Gengar has hypnosis, dream eater, shadow ball and Thunder Bolt.

Give it Thunderbolt for more coverage and to generally make it hurt things >: )

Nido has Earthquake, mega horn, strength and Fire Blast/ThunderBolt/Ice beam/Aqua Tail.

In game there's no real use for Toxic Spikes so slap on Earthquake for a strong Stab Attack. Double Kick is really pretty poor so give it an elemental. Thunderbolt would work really well as megahorn defeats its psychic weakness and thunderbolt would cover its water weakness.

And dragonite has extreme speed, dragon dance, Outrage/Dragon Claw and surf.

Dragon Rush is really Unreliable Ingame due to that shaky accuracy, give it outrage or Dragon Claw to remedy this. Outrgae will make it a power house, though dragon claw has great reliability and PP so either a viable options :).

And they hold berries that reduce s.e. hits. Sorry I'm using my phone to post this. And its a virtual keyboard.:creep:

With Tyranitar on the team you may want to give a few of the more frailer pokemon on the team (fearow, typhlosion) Leftovers to counteract the 6% loss each turn.

Wow I put more effort in there than I expected xD

[memjee]

Heres my sapphire team! That always owns all my freinds and the team I made before checking out shoddy and smogon... I spent 300 hours on this game save xD I've beaten the elite four over a hundred times xD
The pokemon are named after Fire emblem spells lol

Balberrith
Lvl 100 Swampert@Leftovers
Surf
Earthquake
Ice Beam
Roar

Nosferatu
Lvl 96 Gengar@Leftovers
Shadow Ball
Thunderbolt
Willowisp
Explosion

Thani
Lvl 89 Snorlax@Leftovers
Body Slam
Curse
Rest
Sleep Talk

Gae Bolg
Lvl 88 Tyranitar@Choice Band
Crunch
Earthquake
Rock Slide
Thunderbolt

Excalibur
Lvl 87 Skarmory@Leftovers
Drill Peck
Spikes
Roar
Rest

Bolganone
Lvl 95 Salamence@Leftovers
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Flamethrowewr

[Tundrastar]

Pokemon#1
#584 Vaivanilla
Ability: Ice Body
Move 1: Hail
Move 2: Mirror Coat
Move 3: Ice Beam
Move 4: Protect

Pokemon #2
#530 Doryuzu
Ability:Sand Power
Move 1:Earthquake
Move 2 Drill Liner
Move 3:Sandstorm
Move 4 Dig

Pokemon #3
#635 Sazandora
Ability:Levitate
Move 1 Dragon Tail
Move 2:Surf
Move 3 Dragon Pulse
Move 4:Thunder Wave

Pokemon #4
Shibildon
Ability:Levitate
Move 1 Discharge
Move 2:Rain Dance*
Move 3:Thunder*
Move 4:Thunderbolt*

Pokemon #5
Rankurus
Ability: Dustproof
Move 1 Psycho Shock
Move 2 Psychic
Move 3:Future Sight
Move 4:Trick Room

Pokemon #6
Gamageroge
Ability Poisoned Drink
Move 1:Muddy Water
Move 2:Surf
Move 3 Dig
Move 4:Boil Over

[Sunny day]

282
Cassandra the Gardevoir@Leftovers
Hehe, your prophetess that would not be believed... Luckily she has not got the move 'Future Sight'. ;)

Nice to see those in-game teams, by the way! Let's see if I can put something down here...
Oh yeah, I had a ice type based team a time ago in Pearl, it looked like:
478 Candy (Froslass)
Female
Snow Cloak
Timid nature
- Thunder wave
- Ice beam
- Shadow ball
- Hail

195 Sita (Quagsire)
Female
Water absorb
Sassy nature
- Thunder wave
- Ice beam
- Shadow ball
- Hail
131 Simaya (Lapras)
Female
Water absorb
Timid nature
- Ice beam
- Surf
- Blizzard
- Thunderbolt

460 Cheryl (Abomasnow)
Female
Snow Warning
Docile nature
- Ice shard
- Grass knot
- Blizzard
- Wood hammer

215 Celine (Sneasel)
Female
Keen eye
Naughty nature
- Faint attack
- Shadow claw
- X-scissor
- Ice shard

334 Charlotte (Altaria)
Female
Natural cure
Modest nature
- Fly
- Ice beam
- Flamethrower
- Dragon Pulse

And my team I have right now in Heartgold:
049 Claudia (Venomoth)
Female
Tinted Lens
Rash nature
- Signal beam
- Sludge bomb
- Psychic
- Stun spore

038 Flannery (Ninetales)
Female
Flash fire
Modest nature
- Flamethrower
- Fire Blast
- Extrasensory
- Will-o-wisp

160 Sean (Feraligatr)
Male
Torrent
Adamant nature
- Crunch
- Ice fang
- Surf
- Strength

471 Candice (Glaceon)
Female
Snow Cloak
Calm nature
- Ice shard
- Ice beam
- Shadow ball
- Icy wind

123 Jolin (Scyther)
Female
Technician
Jolly nature
- Bug Bite
- Cut
- Night slash
- Wing attack

022 Nails (Fearow)
- I must fly on him, because my Pokémon only know those 'secondary' HM's (Cut/Strength) and Feraligatr must have Surf instead of Waterfall... I really miss Pelipper in Heartgold. :(

Because I did not have any room left when I was in Kanto, I had to abandon my lovely Parasect:
047 Sachi (Parasect)
Female
Dry skin
Quiet nature
- Spore
- X-scissor
- Bullet seed
- Slash
But yeah, this is clearly an example of those 'in-game struggles'. If you do not have Surf or Fly, your journey will be al long one... and for other HM's you have to switch your Pokémon again and again for a certain time. This team is, besides its ridiculous weakness for Fire and Rock attacks, not very convenient (with three Bug Pokémon) and has no access to both Fly and Surf. Ah well... This team has some difficulties, but that is half of the fun! ;)

[wraith89]

Yes madamoiselle/monsieur/extraterrestrial, Cassandra is named after that very same tragic figure you mentioned.

My HGSS team so far (I have to get back to this game):

018

Pertelote the Pidgeot (F) Lv. 88
Ability: Keen Eyes
- Roost
- Air Slash
- Return
- Featherdance

031

Regina the Nidoqueen (F) Lv. 84
Ability: Poison Point
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Surf
- Earth Power

214

Atalanta the Heracross (F) Lv. 85
Ability: Guts
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Megahorn

038

Vixie the Ninetales (F) Lv. 86
Ability: Flash Fire
- Flamethrower
- Extrasensory
- Nasty Plot
- Confuse Ray

131

Nessie the Lapras (F) Lv. 82
Ability: Water Absorb
- Perish Song
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Surf

154

Leafie the Meganium (F) Lv. 88
Ability: Overgrow
- Energy Ball
- Synthesis
- Earthquake
- Aromatherapy

[Sunny day]

I got a new team at my HeartGold game which is more capable of 'in-game playing' than the last one I posted in this thread (before Wraith's post)! I traded a Tropius to my game because I really miss the nice Hoenn Pokémon, if anyone starts wondering about that. In this (incomplete) team I have incorporated the 'primary' HMs Surf and Fly. My 'abandoned' Bayleef knows Cut (and Rock Smash, but that is not really necessary), which is a perfect addition to pick those Apricorns for Kurt! ;) You have to take that kind of things into account if you like those features in the game, I think. Are you ready to open the spoiler? Let's Berry Blender!

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/icons/148.png Nara (Dragonair)
Female (obvious for Koreans, I suppose)
Shed Skin
Modest
- Thunder Wave
- Dragon Rage
- Thunderbolt
- Ice beam

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/icons/162.png Alcina (Furret)
Female (obvious for Spanish people. ^^)
Keen Eye
Adamant
- Substitute
- Focus Punch
- Shadow Claw
- Headbutt

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/icons/164.png Athena (Noctowl)
Female (obvious for... people involved in mythology?)
Keen Eye
Modest
- Hypnosis
- Roost
- Shadow Ball
- Air Slash

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/icons/195.png Miyako (Quagsire)
Female (obvious for Japanese people (quite multicultural like this!))
Water Absorb
Bold
- Earthquake
- Yawn
- Surf
- Mud Shot

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/icons/357.png Angelica (Tropius)
Female (obvious for... anyone? ^^)
Chlorophyll
Adamant
- Dragon Dance
- Fly
- Razor Leaf
- Stomp

http://projectpokemon.org/pokedex/icons/153.png Exo-Chika (Bayleef)
Female (not really obvious, but are there any Aural Vampire fans here?)
Overgrow
Serious
- Rock Smash
- Cut
- (not relevant)

It seems as if I have a impressive weakness to Ice! But that is not really a problem, since I could stand up against Pryce --The Winter Trainer-- and I even defeated him today! I think Clair is the real problem, but Kingdra is not the most easy Pokémon to take down... in almost every case! I am pretty proud of my 'sorceress' Furret (anyone into Händel opera's?) with the sub-punch set. :) I was looking for some coverage moves when it came to mind I could buy Substitute at the Game Corner and get Focus Punch from Chuck. I had much time to be spent in the Game Corner anyway, because I had to buy both Thunderbolt and Ice beam, and off course my lovely Dratini!

Let's go back in time now... To beat Falkner, I had caught a fabulous adamant Mareep... I did not really matter it was of adamant nature, because at lv. 15 you will have a Flaaffy with 80 base stat special attack! That is enough to hurt things even though the stat is a bit lowered. She was called Morgana (the shepherdess in the same opera Alcina, because I already had my subject coming laong with me, Sentret)). After that, I used Morgana as my Rock Smasher and I caught a Wooper. Quagsire is named Miyako because I caught that Wooper at night, by the way. ^^ Finally, Tropius is called Angelica because Angelica seems to be the sister of Alcina (and she appears in another opera of Händel, named Orlando). And wait, more finally... Dragonair is called Nara because I like Jang Na Ra. :) I think that are the connections by name!

Anyway, I am searching for my last party member! Sudowoodo was not really a good option and after I trained my Magmar a bit, I thought it was not really at its place in my team. Fire is a good type to have (along with electric and water), but I missed Rock/Steel attacks, too... Although it is more fun to have not a perfect coverage, but one with (a lot of) dangers. ;)

Okay, that was it then. (much longer than Brent usually talks, but never mind!)

By the way, does anyone here have some unusual (or other) ways to make in-game teams, rather than pick strong Pokémon or Pokémon with the best coverage moves?