Best Team: Best Pokemon to Use for the Story

The best Pokemon team to use in the story of Pokemon Legends: Arceus is well balanced and takes into account all the important battles in the Hisui Region. Read on to find out how to make any team stronger, the best story team for each starter and stage of the game, as well as other great and strong candidates to add to your party!

How to Make Any Team Stronger

No matter what Pokemon you decide to bring on your journey through Hisui, there are a few game elements that you should take advantage of to make your team stronger. In particular, focus on raising your Pokemon's Effort Levels with Grit Items, mastering their Moves with Seeds of Mastery, and changing their Nature with Mints to take advantage of stat boosts.

Use Grit to Increase Effort Levels

Effort levels determine how quickly a particular stat increases. You'll want to gather as much Grit Dust, Grit Gravel, Grit Pebbles, and Grit Rocks as possible.

Effort Levels: Stat Numbers and How to Increase

Use Seeds of Mastery to Master Moves

Seeds of Mastery are rare items that allow your Pokemon to master a particular Move immediately, thereby unlocking its usage in either Strong or Agile fighting style.

How to Get Seeds of Mastery: Effects and Locations

Use Mints to Change a Pokemon's Nature

Since a Pokemon's Nature can affect the growth rate of certain stats, you'll want to make sure your Pokemon have a Nature that benefits their playstyle. For example, a Pokemon like Machamp specializes in Phsyical Moves, so you'd want to make sure its Attack stat was being boosted by its Nature. To change a Pokemon's Nature, you'll have to cultivate Mints on the Farm in Jubilife Village.

How to Get Mints: List of All Mints

Best Team for the Early Game (Obsidian Fieldlands to Crimson Mirelands)

Best Team for Rowlet

Rowlet	Shinx	Buizel
Chimchar	Teddiursa	Free slot

Best Team for Cyndaquil

Cyndaquil	Starly	Shinx
Buizel	Teddiursa	Free slot

Best Team for Oshawott

Oshawott	Shinx	Starly
Chimchar	Teddiursa	Free slot

Best Team for Mid Game (Cobalt Coastlands to Coronet Highlands)

Best Team for Rowlet

Dartrix	Luxio	Floatzel
Monferno	Ursaring	Free slot

Best Team for Cyndaquil

Quilava	Staravia	Luxio
Floatzel	Ursaring	Machoke

Best Team for Oshawott

Dewott	Luxio	Staravia
Monferno	Ursaring	Free slot

Best Team for End Game (Alabaster Icelands)

Best Team for Rowlet

Hisuian Decidueye	Luxray	Basculegion
Infernape	Garchomp	Free slot

Best Team for Cyndaquil

Hisuian Typhlosion	Staraptor	Luxray
Basculegion	Garchomp	Machamp

Best Team for Oshawott

Hisuian Samurott	Luxray	Staraptor
Infernape	Garchomp	Free slot

Early Game Team Explanations and Spawn Locations

Starly - High Attack and Speed

Pokemon	Type
Starly
Spawn Location
Obsidian Fieldlands, Aspiration Hill

Starly makes a great early game Physical Attacker due its high Attack and Speed. There are few Pokemon near the start of the game that can resist its attacks. It maintains its high Attack even after it evolves, so it can remain a valuable member of the team until later in the game.

Shinx - Wide Array of Moves

Pokemon	Type
Shinx
Spawn Location
Obsidian Fieldlands, near Obsidian Fieldlands

Shinx's Electric typing and wide learnset means can deal decent damage to several types of Pokemon. It also complements Oshawott incredibly well since it can effectively deal with Water and Electric types. With the moves Ice Fang or Fire Fang, it can also deal with Grass-type Pokemon.

Buizel - Recommended for Kleavor

Pokemon	Type
Buizel
Spawn Location
Obsidian Fieldlands, southwest of Horseshoe Plains

Since Buizel is a pure Water-type, it is a great matchup against Noble Kleavor, the first Noble Pokemon you need to battle. Due to its high Attack and Special Attack, Buizel even makes a great team member during the rest of the playthrough.

Chimchar - Powerful Fire-type

Pokemon	Type
Chimchar
Spawn Location
Obsidian Fieldlands, at the hill near Deertrack Heights

Chimchar is a great Fire-type Pokemon that can be caught early on in the game. It is best to catch one earlier on so you can train it throughout the game and evolve it into Infernape. Once it reaches its final evoluton, it will become an invaluable member of the team.

Machop - Fighting-type with Powerful Attacks

Pokemon	Type
Machop
Spawn Location
Obsidian Fieldlands, Oreburrow Tunnel

Machop is a Fighting-type Pokemon that you can obtain early in the game. It can learn the move Bullet Punch, which is useful from the middle to the end of the main story as you will encounter more Pokemon weak to Fighting-type moves. If you raise a Machop early in the game, you will be able to have an easier time at the second half of the game.

Teddiursa - Evolves to a Ground-type Pokemon

Pokemon	Type
Teddiursa
Spawn Location
Crimson Mirelands, Ursa's Ring

Teddiursa is a Normal-type Pokemon that can easily be obtained in Crimson Mirelands. Since the level of the wild Teddiursa you can encounter is high, it can quickly evolve into Ursaring. Once it reaches its final evolution Ursaluna, it will get a Ground-typing, making it capable of facing Frenzied Noble Pokemon later on in the story.

Basculin - Well-Balanced and Easy to Use

Pokemon	Type
Basculin
Spawn Location
Cobalt Coastlands, Islespy Shore

Basculin is a Water-type Pokemon that can be found at the Cobalt Coastlands. They have very well-balanced stats, making them a great addition to the team. Not only that, once Basulin evolves into Basculegion it also becomes a Ghost-Type Pokemon!

Gible - Powerful Abilities and Evolution

Pokemon	Type
Gible
Spawn Location
Coronet Highlands, West of Clamberclaw Cliffs

Gible is a Dragon and Ground-Type Pokemon that can be found at Coronet Highlands. In it's evolved form, Garchomp is one of the stronget among the Dragon-Type Pokemon. This makes Gible a great investment when it comes to training and evolving!

Free Slot Recommendations

Eevee - Evolves into Several Types

Pokemon	Type
Eevee
Spawn Location
Obsidian Fieldlands, south of Horseshoe Plains

Eevee is a difficult Pokemon to catch since you typically only find one of them in rare instances. However, it is still recommended to get one during the early stages of the game, so you can choose its evolution to fit with your party.

Scyther - Excellent Attacker as it Evolves

Pokemon	Type
Scyther
Spawn Location
Obsidian Fieldlands, Grandtree Arena

Scyther is a Bug/Flying-type Pokemon which can be found near the Grandtree Arena in Obsidian Fieldlands. It can deal high damage even as Scyther, which improves as it evolves into Scizor or into Kleavor. You will get high mileage if you decide to use Scyther as your attacker.

Best Pokemon By Type

Type	Pokemon
	Hisuian Decidueye	Roserade	Torterra
	Hisuian Samurott	Gyarados
	Hisuian Typhlosion	Infernape	Rapidash
	Electivire
	Abomasnow
	Infernape	Lucario	Hisuian Decidueye
	Garchomp	Torterra
	Roserade	Crobat	Drapion
	Crobat	Staraptor
	Gardevoir	Gallade	Wyrdeer
	Heracross	Kleavor
	Kleavor
	Hisuian Typhlosion	Hisuian Zoroark
	Garchomp
	Hisuian Samurott	Drapion
	Lucario
	Gardevoir
	Snorlax	Hisuian Zoroark

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