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Old March 19th, 2006 (9:33 AM).
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Well, I need to train my Pokemon, so just rate and suggest away.

Sapphire Temp. Team


Machamp LVL 64(Almost 65, in training)
Fire Blast
Low Kick
Cross Chop
Vital Throw

Rayquaza LVL 100
Fly
Hyper Beam
Extremespeed
Outrage

Jofieary(Linnone XD) LVL 44 (In training)
Dig
Rock Smash
Cut
Surf

Blaziken LVL 100
Strength
Sky Uppercut
Fire Blast
Flamethrower

Groudon LVL 100
Slash
Solarbeam
Eruption
Fire Blast

Kyogre LVL 100
Thunder
Waterfall
Ice Beam
Hydro Pump

Ruby Training Team

Bulbasaur LVL 32 (In training)
Tackle
Sweet Scent
Sleep Powder
Razor Leaf

Alakazam LVL 48
Psychic
Secret Power
Role Play
Trick

Rayquaza LVL 70
Fly
Rest
Extremespeed
Outrage

Swampert LVL 56
Strength
Muddy Water
Waterfall
Dive

Ninjask LVL 60
Slash
Cut
Swords Dance
False Swipe

Gardevoir LVL 60
Psychic
Thunderbolt
Hypnosis
Dream Eater

Emerald Team (ALL in training)

Blaziken LVL 51
Strength
Mirror Move
Slash
Blaze Kick

Mightyena LVL 37
Secret Power
Howl
Take Down
Bite

Swellow LVL 28
Wing Attack
Fly
Endeavor
Quick Attack

Wobbuffet LVL 33
Mirror Coat
Safeguard
Destiny Bond
Counter

Sharpedo LVL 31
Dive
Waterfall
Crunch
Screech

Zigzagoon LVL 11 XD
Headbutt
Rock Smash
Cut
Surf

Fire Red and Leaf Green Teams will be added on later, and you do not have to rate all teams.
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Old March 19th, 2006 (9:53 AM).
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I can say one thing:dont use multiple damage inflicting attacks of the same type on one poke.

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Machamp
Fire Blast
Low Kick
Cross Chop
Vital Throw
Fireblast\earthquake\crosschop\Hp rock or rock slide would be much better. Same for your other sets.
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Old March 19th, 2006 (10:10 AM).
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Machamp has a smelly special attack, Fire blast sucks... Give it counter and facade. Earthquake if u havent used it already and Machamp pulls a good bulk up

Rayquaza, no fly and never hyper beam... Ex speed, ariel ace, earthquake(better on ray), and something

Dont train linoone if its a HM whore unless you want it to pick up earthqukaes and focus punches. But thats onli in emerald and it must be level 100

Blaziken... never 2 fires and never strength

Groudon is EQ, solar beam, flamethrower, rock slide

Kyogre is thunder, surf, calm mind, ice beam...

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Old March 19th, 2006 (10:21 AM). Edited March 19th, 2006 by aragornbird.
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Omg, hey Dawg, how are you doing? =D

It’s nice to see you posting in this forum. Your teams do need a lot of help though:

Firstly, you should never give a Pokemon two attacking moves of the same type, like two Fire attacks or two Water attacks etc.

Don’t use any HM moves on your main Pokemon except for Surf. All the other moves are inferior. If you need to get around the game, give them to a Pokemon that you don’t want to raise, like Zigzagoon or Spheal. These Pokemon are considered HM slaves since their only real purpose is to carry HMs for you to use in your travels.

I’ll rate the first team, and maybe I’ll get to the other two later, but it looks like your first team is the most complete one.

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Well, I need to train my Pokemon, so just rate and suggest away.

Sapphire Temp. Team

Machamp LVL 64(Almost 65, in training)
Fire Blast
Cross Chop
Rock Slide
Bulk Up

Get rid of the other two Fighting moves since they are inferior to Cross Chop. Rock Slide is needed for Flying-types and Bulk Up is good for boosting your Attack power.


Rayquaza LVL 100
Extremespeed
Dragon Dance
Earthquake
Aerial Ace


This Rayquaza can't do anything to Steel types. Also it's common knowledge that Hyper Beam sucks since you lose a turn afterwards. You can do more damage in two turns with Extremespeed than you can with one Hyper Beam.
Anyways, try the Dragon Dancing Rayquaza. Earthquake is what you want for Steels. Aerial Ace is better than Fly because once again, You can do more damage in two turns with Aerial Ace than you can with one Fly.
This set can be applied to your second Rayquaza as well, but Rayquaza can learn so many moves that I'll show you the special attacking version for your Ruby Rayquaza when I get around to it.


Jofieary(Linnone XD) LVL 44 (In training)
Dig
Rock Smash
Cut
Surf

Isn't this your HM slave? Linoone has no place on a team since it's so weak. You shouldn't train it, instead get a better normal type like Dodrio, Zangoose, even Exploud.

Blaziken LVL 100
Sky Uppercut
Fire Blast
Rock Slide/Thunderpunch
Bulk Up/Swords Dance

Try to get another Rock Slide tutor, otherwise go for Thunderpunch (you have Emerald anyways). Bulk Up or Swords Dance as your Attack booster.
I guess this can be applied to your second Blaziken, although I don't get why you would train two Blazikens. It's always nice to get the experience of training different Pokemon for every game you get.


Groudon LVL 100
Fire Blast
Earthquake
Bulk Up
Brick Break/Body Slam

You don't want a special attacking Groudon, since you're neglecting its super high Attack. The only special attack you really need is Fire Blast, for the occasional Skarmory resistant to your other attacks, and possibly Grass and Bugs as well. Anyways, I'm pretty sure you will have exhausted your Rock Slide tutor on other Pokemon. You can still opt for Brick Break or Body Slam as a secondary physical attack.


Kyogre LVL 100
Thunder
Ice Beam
Calm Mind
Surf


Well, you're almost there. But seeing as how Waterfall is quite useless compared to Surf/Hydro Pump you should definitely ditch it for Calm Mind. Also Surf is superior to Hydro Pump as it is more accurate and has more PP.
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Well since no one’s done it, I guess I’ll rate your second team.

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Bulbasaur LVL 32 (In training)
Sleep Powder
Sludge Bomb
Leech Seed
Synthesis


You haven't evolved it yet? Well, when it evolves into Venusaur, give it the moves above. SleepSeed, as some would call it, is an effective combo even against Pokemon that Venusaur is weak against. It won't work againt Grass types though, but that's okay cause Venusaur has Sludge Bomb to take care of them.

Alakazam LVL 48 Item: Choice Band
Psychic
Trick
Fire Punch
Calm Mind/Thunderpunch/Ice Punch


All moves except for Psychic are useless, EXCEPT Trick can actually come in handy, but only if you use Choice Band. Trick a Choice Band against a special attacking opponent and they'll gain an attack boost they can't use and will only be able to use one move, which totally screws them up. Then you can finish them off with Psychic, or Fire Punch for Steels and Darks, or maybe even a second elemental punch.

Rayquaza LVL 70
Dragon Claw
Fire Blast
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam

You didn't even train this Rayquaza since you caught it? Well, let me introduce you to special attacking Rayquaza. Dragon Claw+Fire Blast create the combo known as FlameClaw, which is important because no Pokemon is resistant to both of these attacks. The only type resistant to Dragon (Steels) are weak against Fire. So of course, those will be your main 2 attacks.
For the rest, you have Thunderbolt for Waters who may carry Ice attacks and Ice Beam for Ground types (especially Groudon).


Swampert LVL 56
Surf
Earthquake
Ice Beam
Rest


All 4 attacks need replacing. Muddy Water can be interesting, but it only has 85% accuracy compared to Surf's 100%. You also lack a Ground move to take advantage of Swampert's high Attack. And what's the best Ground move of them all? Earthquake! Ice Beam takes care of Grass and Flying foes while Rest keeps you in the game longer.

Ninjask LVL 60
Swords Dance
Substitute
Silver Wind
Baton Pass


Aw, you're not taking advantage of Ninjask's ability to learn Baton Pass. Every move that Ninjask has is geared toward this one move, even it's trait, Speed Boost. With Baton Pass, Ninjask can pass Speed, Attack, and Substitutes to the rest of your team members. Of course, the only Pokemon that will really benefit from boosted Attack are Swampert and Venusaur, but all of them benefit from extra Speed and the rare all-stats-up brought on by Silver Wind.

Gardevoir LVL 60
Psychic
Thunderbolt
Hypnosis
Calm Mind

Two Psychic Pokemon on one team? That's very redudant. Surely you can replace one of them with another type of Pokemon.
Anyways, you're so close with this set, except you've made the mistake of using Hypnosis+Dream Eater, which is not a good combo. In order to use Dream Eater, you must put the opponent to sleep first, which takes two turns. And what did I say about two-turn attacks in your last team? That's right, you'll do more damage in two turns with your other two attacks than you will with one Dream Eater. Not to mention that Hypnosis is inaccurate so you may need to spend 3 or even 4 turns for this combo to work.
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Machamp has a smelly special attack, Fire blast sucks... Give it counter and facade. Earthquake if u havent used it already and Machamp pulls a good bulk up

Rayquaza, no fly and never hyper beam... Ex speed, ariel ace, earthquake(better on ray), and something

Dont train linoone if its a HM whore unless you want it to pick up earthqukaes and focus punches. But thats onli in emerald and it must be level 100

Blaziken... never 2 fires and never strength

Groudon is EQ, solar beam, flamethrower, rock slide

Kyogre is thunder, surf, calm mind, ice beam...

I don wanna do no more
Well considering you just said that FIRE BLAST sucks, I'm not taking your advice. XDDD


I know they do AB, I just need to buy some TM's and I might be good to go, XD.

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Firstly, you should never give a Pokemon two attacking moves of the same type, like two Fire attacks or two Water attacks etc.
I know, but I ran out of TM's, I have 999999 money, so I'm going shoppin'! XD

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Don’t use any HM moves on your main Pokemon except for Surf. All the other moves are inferior. If you need to get around the game, give them to a Pokemon that you don’t want to raise, like Zigzagoon or Spheal. These Pokemon are considered HM slaves since their only real purpose is to carry HMs for you to use in your travels.
Well actually, I know this, but she(Linoone, or Jofieary XD) is pretty powerful, even for an HM slave. I'm thinking of replacing some of her moves though.




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Get rid of the other two Fighting moves since they are inferior to Cross Chop. Rock Slide is needed for Flying-types and Bulk Up is good for boosting your Attack power.
That's a good idea, but like I said, I had no TM's, XD.

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This Rayquaza can't do anything to Steel types. Also it's common knowledge that Hyper Beam sucks since you lose a turn afterwards. You can do more damage in two turns with Extremespeed than you can with one Hyper Beam.
Never thought about that, XD.

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Anyways, try the Dragon Dancing Rayquaza. Earthquake is what you want for Steels. Aerial Ace is better than Fly because once again, You can do more damage in two turns with Aerial Ace than you can with one Fly.
Bu-...but, how will I get to places? XD J/K Alright, I just might do that.


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Isn't this your HM slave? Linoone has no place on a team since it's so weak. You shouldn't train it, instead get a better normal type like Dodrio, Zangoose, even Exploud.
I know, I know, but I traded my Exploud, XD. I most likely have another Normal type.


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Try to get another Rock Slide tutor, otherwise go for Thunderpunch (you have Emerald anyways). Bulk Up or Swords Dance as your Attack booster.
I guess this can be applied to your second Blaziken, although I don't get why you would train two Blazikens. It's always nice to get the experience of training different Pokemon for every game you get.
I have alot of Blazikens, and decided to train it, XD. Okidokee! xD

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You don't want a special attacking Groudon, since you're neglecting its super high Attack. The only special attack you really need is Fire Blast, for the occasional Skarmory resistant to your other attacks, and possibly Grass and Bugs as well. Anyways, I'm pretty sure you will have exhausted your Rock Slide tutor on other Pokemon. You can still opt for Brick Break or Body Slam as a secondary physical attack.
Right-o, XD. I'll most likely do this, he's been dumb lately, XD.

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Well, you're almost there. But seeing as how Waterfall is quite useless compared to Surf/Hydro Pump you should definitely ditch it for Calm Mind. Also Surf is superior to Hydro Pump as it is more accurate and has more PP
O_O Wow, XD. Then my others teams will need SERIOUS HELP, XD.
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Fire Blast sucks on Machamp, it has a base SP.ATK of 65... And what are you gonna do? Steel types are weak against fighting so u dont need fire for them. And you can use rayquaza, groudon, and blaziken to kill grass types... Machamp is much better a full physical sweeper that way you can go adament. But hey dont take my advice what do I care...
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Old March 19th, 2006 (3:33 PM).
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I listed fireblast as a move out of habit from GSC, where its a good move(well few years ago)

I havnt had any use for it on my machamp now and have replaced it
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Old March 19th, 2006 (3:36 PM).
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Fire Blast doesn't necessarilly suck on Machamp. 65 Base isn't too hot, but it surprises Skarms and OHKOs Forretress on which is might have a bit of a tough time against. And don't mention Cross Chop, as Skarmory can still wall effectively against Champ, as well as Forry. Forry has Counter in its arsenal of moves. Just take a look at Snorlax, who can 2HKO vs Skarmory with Fire Blast.
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Fire Blast has been a staple on Machamp in G/S/C and it still works now as a surprise attack against Forretress and Skarm. Those two will switch out from Blaziken, Rayquaza, and Groudon, but they will stay in on Machamp not expecting a Fire move. You don’t need much special attack at all to damage those two Pokemon. Even some Snorlaxes carry Fire Blast these days.

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Fire Blast sucks on Machamp, it has a base SP.ATK of 65... And what are you gonna do? Steel types are weak against fighting so u dont need fire for them. And you can use rayquaza, groudon, and blaziken to kill grass types... Machamp is much better a full physical sweeper that way you can go adament. But hey dont take my advice what do I care...
I thought you meant it sucked in general, XD.
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BTW, regarding physical Rayquaza - Earthquake can't do anything to Steel types? Maybe if your name is Skarmory, but all the rest of the Steel types are still weak to Ground moves. (maybe apart from Forretress, which is neutral to Ground).
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BTW, regarding physical Rayquaza - Earthquake can't do anything to Steel types? Maybe if your name is Skarmory, but all the rest of the Steel types are still weak to Ground moves. (maybe apart from Forretress, which is neutral to Ground).

I was talking about his original Rayquaza, with Fly, Hyper Beam, Extremespeed, and Outrage. All types that Steels are resistant to, as you’ll notice.

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