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This has probably been brought up before but I would just like to say: That there needs to be a Rate My Team sub forum in Competitive Battling main forum, having a single thread for posting teams makes things messy and inconvenient, having a dedicated forum for posting rate my team threads would remedy this. If such a thing is considered then I would recommend these rules. Unless stated your team must consist of 6 pokemon, 1 from a different species (now more than one lucario per team for example). There should be no ubers in your team unless you are posting a uber tier team. Teams must follow this format: Pokemon @ Items Ability Nature EVs Moveset - Moveset 1 - Moveset 2 - Moveset 3 - Moveset 4 When posting your rmt thread have some actual words to say about your choices, what they do for your team and why they do it, one line sentances does not help the rater get an idea on why you chose your members. Have a strategy for your team, posting 6 random OU or any other tier Pokemon does not get you anywhere, if it is an offensive team, tell us why it is an offensive team, is it bulky offense? Avoid posting the same old repetitive team you posted before. Something along those lines would improve the quality of the comepetive battling forum and make things more organized.

Pokémon Team Building Guide - Guide Created From: Silent Storm Welcome to the guide! This guide will cover everything you need to know about team building and the statics of a Pokémon and how they be modified. We hope you enjoy the guide and be sure to read the EV Training Guide for more info on how you can make the most of the Pokémon's stats. Movesets I take it you know what movesets are so there is no point explaining what they are. When deciding a moveset you have to consider the fact that you can't have two moves of the same types unless its a power up move or a move like Spikes or whirlwind. You also have to consider that the moveset should be varied to take down a good selection of Pokemon. Take this moveset of an Infernape as an example. Earthquake Grass knot Close combat Flare blitz. This is a standard moveset for a competitive Infernape. Flare blitz and close combat cover a fair majority of Pokemon, mostly common Pokemon used in this generations teams. The moveset is a mixed sweeper moveset, so it can take down a a good selection of Pokemon without too much trouble. Earthquake takes down electric, ground, rock and steel Pokemon, Grassknot takes down the likes of water Pokemon and works effective with heavy Pokemon like Snorlax. Close combat takes down rock, ground, steel and normal Pokemon, and with a hasty nature, defense being lowered while using it is not important. However, movesets are dependent on the natures, a topic that I will cover later in this guide. IV's A Pokemon has 6 stats: - HP - Atk - Def - Sp. Atk - Sp. Def - Spd And every Pokemon gets a random Individual value (consider it an extra bonus) ranging from 0 to 31. (to get an idea of the individual values of a Pokemon JUST BORN you can use two methods, leveling up to at least lvl 20 with rare candies or using the day care, IT NEEDS TO LEVEL UP WITHOUT FIGHTING OR GETTING EXPERIENCE OF ANY FIGHT = no exp.share, and using an IV calculator like the one at Serebii.net) Getting a 0 doesn't mean it's bad, but you're not getting any extra push that could mean victory or defeat... so people aims to get better values on their Pokemon by catching, trading or random breeding the Pokemon they want. But there's an option to at least make it easier. Breeding helps to inherit or "pass down" some of those individual values from the parents to the babies. This is an example (showing stat/IV) Male: HP/31 Atk/16 Def/30 Sp.Atk/2 Sp.Def/31 Spd/20 Female: HP/11 Atk/30 Def/0 Sp.Atk/25 Sp.Def/31 Spd/29 Let's say this Pokemon will be a defensive wall, the Sp.Def on both parents is 31, they can reach the highest value on Sp.Def, and look.. the father has also the highest HP and a very good Def. so we'll be aiming to get those 3 values inherited... the HP and Def of the male and the SP.def of the female... Why only 3? There's a rule for IV breeding; 3 of the IV's of the baby will be inherited from the parents at random and the other 3 will be totally random, so it still be a matter of luck... only that you have a higher chance now of getting the combination needed. Getting the right 3 values can take a long time and lots of rejected babies but you don't need to aim for perfection.. you can use the better babies you get if you get tired. In Pokemon Emerald there was a guy who evaluated your Pokemon by their IV's but now each Pokemon has a little flavor text on their summary Here's the different options and the range of values they cover: the ones in bold contain the highest value of 31... so you should aim for those and check with the calculator if theyare indeed 31's... cause they can be of a lower value btw... the message appears depending on the HIGHEST IV the pokemon has, but if it has more than 1 value at 31, the message will be chosen at random form them (a 31 hp 31atk pokemon can say either "often dozes off" or "likes to trash about" for example) Hidden Power Hidden Power is move where its power and type are dependent on the IVs, this move becomes very useful in the field of battle when you get the type and power you want. To calculate the type and power of HP look at the time below. Or if you like taking the easy and effective route, then use MetalKid's calculatorhttp://www.metalkid.info/Pokemon/OnlineProgram/Calculators/HiddenPower.aspx Remember the higher the IVs, the stronger Hidden Power is: NaturesLike EV's and movesets, Natures are vital when you are preparing a good balanced team. These are the natures. Ok by following this, if I get a snorlax with a Adamant nature, I will EV train it with 252 attack evs. 252 defense evs and 4 hit points evs, focusing on attack EVs most cause of the nature. If you don't get the nature you want the first time, re breeding helps (or if its a one off Pokemon like Rotom, soft resetting helps cause Natures are random, hopefully it won't come to that if you are lucky.) Hold items Hold items are also important, cause they can either power up the stats of your Pokemon, or lower the stats of your opponents Pokemon. Hold items can either work in battle or outside of battle, but I am talking about in battle in this guide. So say I have a Snorlax and it has a rest move, I would have it hold a Lum berry so that when it uses rest, Lum Berry effect is that when the Pokemon holding the item is affect by any status affecting moves it will automatically heal the Pokemon. Seeing as rest makes the user sleep, it will heal the user's status, maing it a +1 on your side, and a -1 on the opponent's side. Leftovers is another common hold item, it heals the Pokemon by a bit while battling. Using it with a defensive will make it annoying as hell to beat, especially if you fighting a Blissy or Snorlax. To find out about the different kinds of hold items, check the site's new Pokedex from SCV! To sum it up, to build a competitive team, you are going to have to consider IV's, EV's, Natures, movesets and hold items. Also, I wanted to talk about egg moves, but there is not really much to say, just look on Serebii for egg moves. http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml Tip - By catching a ditto with an adamant or jolly nature, giving it an Everstone and breeding it with the Pokemon you want to train will give the egg Pokemon the nature of the Ditto. Same applies to female versions of Pokemon. Type Chart Links - Under Construction - Threats In The Game Credits Dark_Azelf, JUDGEMENT0, Serebii and Silent Storm.

To begin, I would like to emphasize all of the seventeen Pokémon types in the game. They are the Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Fighting-, Poison-, Ground-, Flying-, Psychic-, Bug-, Rock-, Ghost-, Dragon-, Dark- and Steel-type. Each type has its own advantages and weaknesses. Well, I've been playing Pokémon RPG for almost 6 years already. Building a team, "my way" is quite hard and takes a lot of effort for this works strategically. From Pokémon Yellow all the way up to Pokémon Platinum, I've established many great teams that could outwit all the Pokémon types. At this time, my team Pokémons are: Weavile, Lucario, Swellow, Arcanine, Milotic and Tyranitar. I will use my team as an example on how I create teams. To make things easy, let's refer on the chart. Type -------> Effectiveness Normal-----> x1 Fire-------> x5 Water------> x1 Grass------> x5 Electric---> x5 Ice--------> x3 Fighting---> x3 Poison-----> x5 Ground-----> x2 Flying-----> x3 Psychic----> x4 Bug--------> x4 Rock-------> x6 Ghost------> x4 Dragon-----> x3 Dark-------> x1 Steel------> x6 For my Weavile, I have the moveset: Dark Pulse, Psychic, Ice Beam and Earthquake. This enables my Weavile to outwit Fire-, Grass-, Electric-, Fighting-, Poison-, Flying-, Psychic-, Rock-, Ghost-, Dragon- and Steel-type Pokémons. Weavile is immune to Psychic-type moves. For Lucario, I have the moveset: Aura Sphere, Dark Pulse, Earthquake, and Flash Cannon. This enables my Lucario to outwit Normal-, Fire-, Electric-, Ice-, Poison-, Psychic-, Rock-, Ghost-, Dark- and Steel-type Pokémons. Lucario is immune to Poison-type moves. For Swellow, I have the moveset: Aeroblast, Fly, Air Slash and Earthquake. This enables my Swellow to outwit Fire-, Grass-, Electric-, Fighting-, Poison-, Bug-, Rock- and Steel-type Pokémons. Swellow is immune to Ground- and Ghost-type moves. For Arcanine, I have the moveset: Magma Storm, Crunch, Power Whip and Flamethrower. This enables my Arcanine to outwit Water-, Grass-, Ice-, Ground-, Psychic-, Bug-, Rock-, Ghost- and Steel-type Pokémons. For Milotic, I have the moveset: Air Slash, Surf, Ice Beam and Earthquake. This enables my Milotic to outwit Fire-, Grass-, Electric-, Fighting-, Poison-, Ground-, Flying-, Bug-, Rock-, Dragon- and Steel-type Pokémons. For Tyranitar, I have the moveset: Rock Slide, Crunch, Earthquake and Dragon Pulse. This enables my Tyranitar to outwit Fire-, Electric-, Ice-, Poison-, Flying-, Psychic-, Rock-, Ghost-, Dragon- and Steel-type Pokémons. Tyranitar is immune to Psychic-type moves. Well, there it goes... I hope that you get the point on how I make good teams. I have made a bunch of teams and I would be happy to share it with you guys. I can supply them to you by either giving you the .pkm files or by using an ARDS code. This guide emphasizes only one aim and that is to outwit all Pokémon types by just 6 Pokémon. Send me a message or a post if you have any comments... Thanks!!! God bless ProjectPokémon!!!

Currently after realizing that my favourite pokemon just dont cut it in the real world,i decided to start the long path of makeing competitive teams however, i cant seem to find one that works. i either have the time of my life faceing a heatran that wont go down, or stuck faceing a zapdos that thunderbolts everything away (with help of a stealth rock) i myself am not fond of using such pokemon (legendary pokemon like zapdos and heatran) can anyone help me set up a team??

i need a team that is All-Around which can include my : garchomp + blissey oh and can people tell me a good nature for blissey and the moves too?

Hey everyone, I got Platinum on the release date, and I played through the game, and have beat it, and I'm tired of the team I have. Would anyone be able to help me make a team for the ages? Usually I don't ask people for their help with these kinds of things, but I'm going to now. I'd like it to be 100% legal, so that I can still make them in Pokésav, but not have them illegitimate. Any and all help will be appreciated. Thanks, - Arjun.

Alright. Well, I have an Action Reply, But I tried to make the team myself, and my game didn't want to work. So, I tried My Friend's Pearl. And That didn't work either. So I need A Code For Platinum With the Following Team. All Pokemon Have the Following ID Number and OT OT: Alex (Male) ID Number: 22004 Empoleon- Modest- Lv. 100 Ability: Torrent Ev Spread: 12hp/252At/12SpD/232 Spe Ivs: All 31 Stats: Hp:372, Atk: 271, Def: 275, SpA: 353, SpD: 301, Spe: 219 Attacks: Agility, Substitute, Ice Beam, Surf. Flygon- Naughty- Lv. 100 Ability: Levitate Ev Spread: 252At/88SpA/176Spe Ivs: All 31 Stats: Hp: 364, Atk: 328, Def: 233, SpA: 259, SpD: 259, Spe: 299 Attacks: Earthquake, U-Turn, Outrage, Fireblast Gengar- Hasty- Lv. 100 Ability: Levitate (Shiny) Ev Spread: 100Atk, 156SpA, 252 Spe Ivs: All 31 Stats: Hp: 324, Atk: 206, Def: 219, SpA: 394, SpD: 249, Spe: 350 Attacks: ShadowBall, FocusPunch, Subsitute, Explosion Registeel- Impish- Lv.100 Ability: Clear Body Ev Spread: 252Hp, 168Atk, 88Def. Ivs: All 31 Stats: Hp:364, Atk: 249, Def: 438, SpA: 249, SpD: 438, Spe: 199 Magmortar- Modest-Lv100 Ability: FlameBody Ev Spread: 252SpA, 4SpD, 252Spe Ivs: Hp:25, Atk: 22, Def: 26, SpA: 31, SpD: 31, Spe: 31 Stats: Hp:285, Atk: 195, Def: 165: SpA: 383, SpD: 227: Spe: 265 Attacks: FireBlast, FocusBlast, ThunderBolt, Hiddenpower. (ice) Roserade- Timid- Lv100 Ability: Natural Cure (Shiny) Ev Spread: 6Hp/252SpA/252Spe Ivs: Hp:26, Atk: 18, Def: 31, SpA: 26, SpD: 23, Spe:14 Stats: Hp: 257, Atk 146, Def: 148, SpA: 344, SpD: 238, Spe: 288 Attacks: SleepPowder, ToxicSpikes, GrassKnot, HiddenPower (Fire) Thanks In Advance to anyone willing to do this for me. I Need it done ASAP though.

I don't have the devices that I can use to bring these pokemon to my game so I was wondering if you could please trade them to me by WiFi if possible? I'd like them to be as legit looking as possible too. I'm using Platinum My Name and ID is Mokuro/52658 on all of the Pokemon Gengar - Male [shiny] Nickname: Emma-O Item: Life Orb Ability: Levitate Nature: Timid EV's: 4 HP/ 252 SpA/ 252 Spe Move List ~ Shadow Ball ~ Thunderbolt ~ Focus Blast ~ Explosion Electvire - Male Nickname: Raijin Item: Expert Belt Ability: Motor Drive Nature: Adamant EV's: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spe Move List ~ ThunderPunch ~ Ice Punch ~ Cross Chop ~ Earthquake Gallade - Male Nickname: Bishamon Item: Expert Belt Ability: Steadfast Nature: Adamant EV's: 64 HP/ 252 Atk/ 192 Spe Move List ~ Swords Dance ~ Close Combat ~ Ice Punch ~ Psycho Cut Weavile - Female Nickname: Miyazu Item: Expert Belt Ability: Pressure Nature: Jolly EV's: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe Move List ~ Pursuit ~ Ice Shard ~ Brick Break ~ Night Slash Tyranitar - Male Nickname: Iki-Ryo Item: Choice Band Ability: Sand Stream Nature: Adamant EV's: 176 HP / 252 Atk / 80 Spe Move List ~ Stone Edge ~ Crunch ~ Pursuit ~ Aqua Tail Alakazam - Male Nickname: Shoki Item: Choice Specs Ability: Synchronize Nature: Timid EV's: 176 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe Move List ~ Psychic ~ Focus Blast ~ Signal Beam ~ Trick PLEASE HELP! MY FRIEND CODE IS 4640-5117-6731! And thanks in advance!

Meaning a team that could work together to counter and defeat a wide-scale of pokemon. Anyone got any suggestions for me? I need some ideas to go off of. I'll probably keep my ever-faithful Mightyena, but am unsure at the moment. I want to make these pokemon as legal as possible, at level 100. With suggestions I'm looking for EV/IV levels, movesets, possible natures, etc. Anything that will help to give an upper-hand.

Hey i have tried out this team recently on shoddy and it worked pretty well as a stall in OU. I am too lazy to accually train the pokemon myself so can anyone please make team for me? (In ARDS form) Platinum, Max IV. Hippowdon@ Life Orb (nicknamed: Downer) Nature:Impish Ev's:252 HP / 168 Def / 88 SpD MoveSet: -Earthquake -Stealth Rock -Slack Off -Roar Metagross@ Occa Berry (nicknamed:Boomer) Nature:Adamant Ev's:252 HP/236 Atk/12 Def/ 8 Spe -Earthquake/Explosion -Bullet Punch -Meteor Mash -Agility Umbreon@ Leftovers (Darkness) Nature: Bold Ev's :252 HP/ 200 def/ 56 Spe MoveSet -Wish -Curse -Mean Look Rotom-H@ Choice Scarf (Baker) Nature: Timid Levitate / 252 Special Attack/ 252 Speed/ 4 HP Thunderbolt/Discharge -Overheat -Shadow Ball -Trick -Baton Pass Blissey @ Leftovers (Chi) Nature:Calm Ev;s: 252 HP/80 SpA/ 176 SpD MoveSet -Flamethrower -Toxic -Protect -Softboiled MY six Pokemon i've already had on my legit diamond so yea. Thank you very much in advance. ---------- Post added at 12:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:27 AM ---------- if no one started making it or if they are starting to make it than i would prefer it to originated from an egg hatched in twinleaf town or any random town. Thank you in advance

My rain dance team needs suggestions. It's for double battles,6 pokemon. I have a: Ludicolo Zapdos Milotic kingda I have two more slots.I wanted a gyarados,so all I need is one more pokemon.Suggestions greatly appreciated!

Hey, I would like for someone to make me these pokemon and trade them to me over wifi. =) My friend code is 4511-6623-3824. Porygon-Z OT: DAVE ID: 61911 Nickname: Porygon3 Level 100 Nature: Modest EVs: 20 HP, 0 Atk, 90 Def, 255 Sp.Atk, 70 Sp.Def, 75 Speed IVs: HP: 30, Attack: 12, Defense: 27, Sp.Atk: 31, Sp.Def: 22, Speed: 28. Moves: Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, Psychic. I'll add the rest later.

*In a slightly maniacal voice*It doesn't matter how many times you change sites Pokesav! I, megafan20, will track you down and follow you! Any way, enough drama. Hello all, I am a lag of the pokesav forums and it is a pleasure to be here. I hope to find(and give) lots of support in the never ending struggle to get every special event pokemon.