Do you make your pokemon try to cover its own weakness or aim to cover party weaknesses?

My battling style usually involves many different kinds of pokémon that know many different attacks that cover most Pokémon's weaknesses. :)

I generally like to have a Pokémon cover its own weaknesses, particularly in WiFi battles where you can't use your whole party of 6. I don't like to switch too much (you rack up too much damage from attacks and entry hazards). It also makes it so the Pokémon isn't helpless if you didn't bring a counter or your counter is dead. Nothing wrong with the other option, though.

I catch pokemon... and teach them moves. Thats about it...

I make sure all Pokémon in my team have moves to cover their own weaknesses. In competitive battles, switching onto other Pokémon who cover your previous mon's weaknesses would risk from being damaged by those sneaky pebbles Stealth Rock, since spikes are avoided by Flying types and Poison types absorb Toxic Spikes. Your goal is to make sure your team is full of Pokémon who are capable to wipe out most if not all of your opponent's team solo with little to no support from your other Pokemon.

I always try to do a bit of each by having as many types covered in my party as possible, and by having my own Pokemon be able to cover their weaknesses when possible. Sometimes (in game at least), I like to throw out a Pokemon that I know is weak to the type I'm about to face, just because I know one of its moves is super effective against that Pokemon, just for fun. I don't do it all that often since it can be risky, but at least I usually have the option.

That's why I have a team of pokemon - so they can cover each other's weaknesses. IF a pokemon has room for a move to cover its weakness and IF it's powerful enough that it can actually faint the opponent instead of just doing maybe half damage then getting fainted itself anyway, then I might give it a move to cover its weakness, but generally I just give it moves that complement its strengths and count on other pokemon to cover its weaknesses.

Of course having a team is the best way to cover all possible weaknesses. At the same time i try to give each of my Pokemon at least one move that will cover as many as his weaknesses as possible, because they always come in handy.

Zorogami said:

Of course having a team is the best way to cover all possible weaknesses. At the same time i try to give each of my Pokemon at least one move that will cover as many as his weaknesses as possible, because they always come in handy.

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Yeah, I've been starting to think this is the best idea. Might as well do both.