What will your team be?

[thedestinedblade]

Except that Beartic isn't in the Alola Dex, so you might need a filler until Bank support for 7th Gen starts in January. As for the Lurantis/Alolan Exeggutor debacle, the leaked Dex says Lurantis is available on the second island (Akala) which is still fairly early whereas for Exeggutor it's on Poni Island which is extremely late-game.

That sucks. :( Is there a list anywhere that shows what can be caught where? I don't think anything I wanna use is available relatively early. Will probably have to settle for Alolan Meowth at the beginning, lol.

 

[Hikamaru]

That sucks. :( Is there a list anywhere that shows what can be caught where? I don't think anything I wanna use is available relatively early. Will probably have to settle for Alolan Meowth at the beginning, lol.

Here's a list of all the Alola Dex Pokemon by which island they are catchable on: https://imgur.com/a/XM4nc

 

[MaSterBarth]

I'm playing moon first. I decided on a team that's interesting to me.

Spoiler:

Primarina, Minior, Vikavolt, Dhelmise, Kommo-o, Alolan Sandslash

 

[Piloswine]

This one I made before all the current revealed pokemon were.... revealed. I like it so much so I think it will really be my team. I didn't think about strategy when planning it (just tried to have a variety of types - and though this still ended up with three dragons.. hahahaha) But I like this team the way it is.

Spoiler:

 

[Hikamaru]

This one I made before all the current revealed pokemon were.... revealed. I like it so much so I think it will really be my team. I didn't think about strategy when planning it (just tried to have a variety of types - and though this still ended up with three dragons.. hahahaha) But I like this team the way it is.

Spoiler:

I can warn that Turtonator and Drampa are version exclusives (so assuming this team is for Moon due to presence of Oranguru) you'll have to trade for one of them, and that Alolan Exeggutor is late-game from what I know, so you may have to make some modifications but not a bad team nonetheless.

Usually one thing to always keep in mind when planning a team is version exclusivity but also how far into the game certain Pokemon are obtainable.

 

[Piloswine]

I can warn that Turtonator and Drampa are version exclusives (so assuming this team is for Moon due to presence of Oranguru) you'll have to trade for one of them, and that Alolan Exeggutor is late-game from what I know, so you may have to make some modifications but not a bad team nonetheless.

Usually one thing to always keep in mind when planning a team is version exclusivity but also how far into the game certain Pokemon are obtainable.

Thanks for the tips. I don't mind about version exclusives since I can get them by trade. But late in game is something I'm gonna have to think about. I assume it will be hard to get Exegcutor by trade since I won't have a high level pokemon to trade by it.

 

[classiccartoonsftw]

This one I made before all the current revealed pokemon were.... revealed. I like it so much so I think it will really be my team. I didn't think about strategy when planning it (just tried to have a variety of types - and though this still ended up with three dragons.. hahahaha) But I like this team the way it is.

Spoiler:

Excuse me, but I can't see your team.

 

[shadowalex2000]

My team will be:

Decidueye (Owliver Queen or Robin Hoot)
Lycanroc (Moony)
Vikavolt (MotoBug)
Mudsdale (Arthur if Male, Epona if Female)
Wishiwashi (Lusitania)
Turtonator (Bowser)

All in all, a well rounded team that has a lot of type variety.

 

[Hikamaru]

My team will be:

Decidueye (Owliver Queen or Robin Hoot)
Lycanroc (Moony)
Vikavolt (MotoBug)
Mudsdale (Arthur if Male, Epona if Female)
Wishiwashi (Lusitania)
Turtonator (Bowser)

All in all, a well rounded team that has a lot of type variety.

It's funny how you have a situation similar to my planned team and that is half the team being weak to one type (in my case it's Ground while for you, Grass is the common weakness) while the other half counters that type (Decidueye does have Flying coverage considering its pre-evos) so it actually works out not bad when you think of it.

 

[Phoenix7540]

Arcanine (if catchable)
Lycanroc
Silvally
Kommo-o
Alola Raichu
Umbreon / Leafeon (if arcanine isnt catchable)

With how small the roster of new pokemon is Im actually suprised I did manage to find almost an entire team of mons I actually like. If its alola pokemon only I'd add Mudsdale and alola nintetails instead.

 

[Hikamaru]

Arcanine (if catchable)
Lycanroc
Silvally
Kommo-o
Alola Raichu
Umbreon / Leafeon (if arcanine isnt catchable)

With how small the roster of new pokemon is Im actually suprised I did manage to find almost an entire team of mons I actually like. If its alola pokemon only I'd add Mudsdale and alola nintetails instead.

I can report that Growlithe is catchable on the first island (Melemele) so it's going to be available relatively early. Silvally if I recall is postgame-only so you'll likely need a filler option until then.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I have an idea for a team I'm likely to use.

Spoiler:

1. Decidueye (Grass/Ghost)
2. Drampa (Normal/Dragon)
3. Toxapex (Poison/Water)
4. Golisopod (Bug/Water)
5. Mimikyu (Ghost/Fairy)
6. ???

Drampa seems to be pretty late in the game though (it's first found at level 40+ I think) so I might end up trying to trade for one and breeding it when I get to the second island. There's next to no way I'm not adding a Drampa to my team.

The thing is even though I have two overlapping types in Ghost and Water, according to the team building website I don't have more than 2 Pokemon weak to any particular type. I just checked my X team and it turned out half my team were weak to ground, but it didn't harm me that much in the story so I'll probably be fine in Moon. I'd rather have some more diversity sure but I also really love the designs of these guys so I'm not sure what to do. I might think about a team that doesn't have type overlap.

The last slot is probably going to go to a Melemele Pokemon that I end up adding to my team early on to bulk it out a bit. No real idea who that will be though. I definitely don't want any more overlapping types though.

 

[Piloswine]

Excuse me, but I can't see your team.

The ones in the image are Litten, Rockruff, Drampa,Turtonator, Alolan Exegcutor, Oranguru. (in order of preference)

When I did the picture, Licanrock wasn't revealed. I'll choose Moon, so my Licanrock will be midnight form. >:)

 

[Phoenix7540]

I can report that Growlithe is catchable on the first island (Melemele) so it's going to be available relatively early. Silvally if I recall is postgame-only so you'll likely need a filler option until then.

Thank you for letting me know, I cant wait to play through this game with Growlithe/Arcanine now. Silvally is understandable to be late game, was kind of afraid that was going to be true. Guess I'll be sticking to Leafeon or one of the new alola forms.

 

[Hikamaru]

Notes to consider regarding Grubbin, Jangmo-o and Crabrawler lines (plus Mareanie being extremely rare): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMEjNrG7qbw

As a result, I had to change my team around once again. Hopefully this one will be final.

Spoiler:

Due to Crabrawler (along with Charjabug) evolving at specific locations don't come in until near the end of the main story, and the fact I still wanted a Fighting-type, I decided to go with Bewear as a backup plan should Crabrawler be crippled for most of the game. Fluffy will make it more susceptible to Fire moves but lessened damage from physical moves is a neat trade-off, and it's cute so I'm okay with it. Most of my team will resist its Fighting weakness anyway while Raichu can deal with Flying and Lycanroc does get Crunch for coverage.

This means my team will still be finished at Akala Island which is good progress.

 

[kingdenas]

Wait, Charjabug only evolves at a specific place

Spoiler:

IN THE LAST ISLAND??

.

.... that is kind of disappointing :/ I think I'm going to have to change my team :c

 

[Hikamaru]

Wait, Charjabug only evolves at a specific place

Spoiler:

IN THE LAST ISLAND??

.

.... that is kind of disappointing :/ I think I'm going to have to change my team :c

I know there's a place later in the game with wild Charjabug (the datamine uncovered that btw) but other than that, what you're forced to do is catch Grubbin at the start, dump it in the PC and not bring it back to the team for evolution until you get to that specific location in Poni Island, assuming you don't want to be stuck with a Charjabug with useless stats for 90% of the main story which means you'll also miss out on Vikavolt's best level-up moves.

Move Relearner isn't until very late-game either, and Heart Scales can only be easily farmed in the postgame from what I heard. Game Freak is clearly making the early Bug undesirable with a dick move like this, which is why I despise location-based evolutions.

 

[icycatelf]

I've seen the leak, but I still prefer the ones officially revealed so far. These are likely what I'll be using during my initial play-though:

- Primarina (since I had a dream in which I chose Popplio)
- Midday Lycanroc
- Mimikyu or Lurantis (depends on which I prefer using in battle)
- Minior (or Cosmog since I get a feeling it'll be forced on us)
- Alolan Raichu
- Alolan Sandslash (my favorite design this Gen.)

I'll probably keep my main team in AS (see signature) for the post-game, but I might try for a Shiny Alolan Sandslash and replace either Glaceon or Mothim... so hard to choose. Dx

 

[blue]

Wait, Charjabug only evolves at a specific place

Spoiler:

IN THE LAST ISLAND??

.

.... that is kind of disappointing :/ I think I'm going to have to change my team :c

Damn, that kinda messes up my plans. I was already put off by the level 40 evolution, but this? I was really hoping to have my team fully prepped by the third island but now I may have to shuffle them around.

 

[kingdenas]

Also, I was wondering... I already know Alolan Ninetales and Alolan Sandslash are version exclusives, and besides Lycanrock and the monkeys, I don't know the other versions exclusives. Anyone has a list of them?? I just want to see if I can get Lurantis on Moon version xD