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This guide gives our suggestions for Pokemon teams effective for getting through the story. Read on for team lists suited to each of the three Starter Pokemon, and Pokemon which are useful to add to your party at each point in the game.
NOTE: This is a guide for players progressing through the game's main story. For tips on how to make a competitive team for online Ranked Battle, these guides will do the trick!
All Competitive Team Building Guides
List of Contents
Grookey | Rookidee | Bunnelby |
Magikarp | Litwick | Toxel |
Scorbunny | Rookidee | Bunnelby |
Magikarp | Toxel |
Sobble | Rookidee | Bunnelby |
Litwick | Toxel |
Thwackey | Gyarados | Toxtricity (Amped Form) |
Lampent | Hattrem | Grapploct |
Raboot | Toxtricity (Amped Form) | Diggersby |
Gyarados | Hattrem | Grapploct |
Drizzile | Corvisquire | Toxtricity (Amped Form) |
Lampent | Hattrem | Grapploct |
Rillaboom | Gyarados | Toxtricity (Amped Form) |
Chandelure | Hatterene | Eternatus |
Cinderace | Diggersby | Gyarados |
Toxtricity (Amped Form) | Hatterene | Eternatus |
Inteleon | Corviknight | Toxtricity (Amped Form) |
Chandelure | Hatterene | Eternatus |
Rookidee | |||
Type | Location | Route 1, 2, and others |
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Rookidee - Locations and Learnable Moves
Magikarp | |||
Type | Location | Route 2 (Fishing), Motostoke (Fishing), and others |
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Magikarp - Locations and Learnable Moves
Bunnelby | |||
Type | Location | Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, and others |
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Bunnelby - Locations and Learnable Moves
Toxel | |||
Type |
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Location | Receive at Route 5 Day Care, Bridge Field, and others |
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Toxel - Locations and Learnable Moves
Litwick | |||
Type |
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Location | Motostoke (Gym Challenge) |
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Litwick - Locations and Learnable Moves
Hattrem | |||
Type | Location | Glimwood Tangle |
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Hattrem - Locations and Learnable Moves
Grapploct | |||
Type | Location | Route 9 (Fixed on the Map) |
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Grapploct - Locations and Learnable Moves
Eternatus | |||
Type | Location | Catch during the story |
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Eternatus - Locations and Learnable Moves
When focusing on getting through the main story, there's no need to be picky about IVs, as it's quicker to simply level up a Pokemon to improve their stats. However, in order to get through the story quickly, it's best to avoid Natures which lower Attack and Special Attack. It's advantageous to have your Pokemon able to deal as much damage as possible to make sure you can defeat each opponent swiftly.
Natures which decrease Attack | |||
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Bold | Modest | Calm | Timid |
Natures which decrease Special Attack | |||
Adamant | Impish | Careful | Jolly |
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