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Gyardosamped January 16th, 2009 7:27 AM

Need help deciding my team early on!
 
Okay well I'm playing Pokemon Diamond, and I started a new game, and I need help deciding my team as now is when the game is getting interesting with harder gym battles and trainers, and I am trying to train my weaker pokemon. Here is my team now.
I only have 2 gym badges so that's why my pokemon are such low level.

Bronzor-
Lvl 18

Monferno-
Lvl 29

Staravia-
Lvl 24

Stunky-
Lvl 15

Bidoof(HM slave)

I just want to know what other Pokemon should I catch and train to be on my team, which will later help me in the future.

I am training my weaker pokemon now.

IceDrake523 January 16th, 2009 8:55 AM

You have a good start with Monferno, Staravia, and Bronzor. Remember to evolve Staravia at level 34 b/c it's evolution, Starapator, will learn Close Combat.

You will want a Water type so get Shellos or Gyarados. Shellos is a Water/Ground so only Grass is a threat. Gyarados has a great attack and since some Water moves are physical, it can take advantage of it.

If you want Electric, your only options are Shinx and Pikachu. I prefer Shinx. Only disadvantage is it doesn't learn an electric attack until level 17. Also, evolve it into Luxio but hold off as long as you can with evolving it into Luxray. It learns a lot of it's moves at much later levels as Luxray. Wait until level 38 since it will learn Thunder Fang (even though Spark is better). If you want Discharge, wait until level 48 (Luxray learns it at level 56).

I only use an HM slave when I need to reach areas that need it. But Bibarel is very useful for being one. Just use it when you need the HMs.

I personally don't like Stunky. If you want it b/c it's Poison type, get Budew/Roselia (Grass is useful against one of the Elite Four members) or Gastly. If you want it b/c it's a Dark type, a lot of Pokemon learn Dark type moves. Shinx can learn Crunch, Gyarados can learn Bite.

You're still a bit far from it, but you can get the Riolu egg once you reach Canalave City. Lucario is a very good. While you'd have two fighting types in Monferno and Lucario, Lucario's Steel Type gives it a lot of resistances and negates the 2x damage from Psychic . Just have to be careful of Ground, Fire, and Fighting.

LethalTexture January 16th, 2009 9:25 AM

In-game teams do not require rating. Please read the announcments in future.

*locks*


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