3rd Gen Pokemon Emerald Team?

[shanecdavis]

Whats a good team to get and levels from the start of the game to the end
Like Could you guys tell me What team to get ASAP to beat the gyms rather easy?

EDIT: Also i don't really want to use a starter, since i don't like the starters much in R/S/E

I think some of you are missing the true point of this thread. While there have been a couple of good suggestions, if I am understanding this correctly, AgreedSpy doesn't want to have to spend time unnecessarily raising up a Pokemon. With Mudkip as the starter, you can pick up Ralts on Route 102, before Petalburg, and then Taillow on Route 104, right before Petalburg Woods. Taillow levels up quickly in that area and then Mudkip evolves at Rustboro. From there, it is putting Ralts in the lead and then switching a couple times until it learns Confusion.

There, your team is ready to finish the game. Swampert is a beast that will be able to handle most things by itself. Gardevoir handles the special attack side of things (you MUST teach it Thunderbolt) and takes special attacks rather easily. Swellow is simply a quick switch and KO of May's Sceptile, and it helps get through a few stretches of the game, especially in the "elite" 4, where an extra body can come in handy. As for HM slaves, picking up Nincada at the beginning, and then replacing it with Tropius and Wailmer will cover all 8 needed HMs. Just don't waste time using them.

I am sure there are hundreds of other combinations that can be successful, but I have found this team to get me through the game in a matter of hours. I have used this team repeatedly to help create multiple Secret Base locations on my Emerald cart, and to farm for hard to get TMs and items along the way.

 

[JezzaRules]

In short, I believe there is no good pokemon against everything, you'll probably be constantly changing pokemon every now and then. I normally choose pokemon that is gonna be useful for the upcoming gyms and elite four. Here's my lsit of recommendations

Gym leaders

Spoiler:

Roxanne: ALL starters are good against her so nothing much to worry about. As for torchic, make sure you evolved it before charging in. Other good choices are shroomish, wingull and lotad.

Brawly: Tailow, Wingull and Ralts are the best options.

Wattson: Marshtomp and Combusken are best against him, if u started off with Treeko however, I recommend capturing a Geodude at Granite Cave and use it against him.

Flannery: Marshtomp shouldn't have too much trouble against her pokemon. Otherwise go with Wingull/Pelipper, Maril/Azumarill or Gyarados agaisnt her.

Norman: Combusken is best to use, otherwise go with Machop/Machoke or Makuhita/Hariyama. For me, I took on his Slaking with my own Vigoroth with only using the skills Slash and Protect =P.

Winonia: A mixture of pokemon is needed against her, have any pokemon that's not weak to flying learn Ice Beam (to get rid of her Altaria) and have any electric pokemon
along with a fire type (to get rid of Skarmory) and you should be fine.

Tate and Liza: Mightyena and Sharpedo with Crunch would own against them. Absol is also good too. If you happen to play Emerald, you might have to be a bit more careful coz they have a Claydol and a Xatu to annoy you even more.

Wallace: If you play Ruby or Sapphire, go gunho with electric pokemon except for whiscash which you use a grass type to get it out of the picture. His Milotic might need a few thunders to take it down however.

Juan: If you play Emerald like I do, similar strategy above except for the fact he has Kingdra instead of Milotic. Electric works alright against it (not super effective though since it's a dragon type as well). My option is that if you have an Altaria or a Flygon at this point, take it down with Dragonbreath. Since his Kingdra doesn't have any dragon type offensive moves, don't worry too much about it attacking you.

Elite Four

Spoiler:

Sidney: Fighting is best against him, I would use a fire type against him due to the fact he has two grass types. The rest I go gunho against him, nothing much to worry about.

Phoebe: She's a bit problematic since her ghosties have various type attacks (like the fact her Dusclops has Ice Beam). Try focusing on her with a Dark Type. I went gunho against her as well.

Glacia: Fire would be an option to some except I personally think it's a bad idea to use fire types against her Sealeo and Walrein. I would strongly recommend Fighting Types against her.

Drake: Ice and Dragon pokemon are best, however the only thing you should be worried about is his Salamence since it's fast. If you play Emerald then you're gonna have a harder time since Salamence has Rock slide to annoy you even more rendering it deadly to use dragon OR ice against it (unless you happen to be faster than his Salamence) I used a Charizard with Dragon Claw against it (heheh hacked ;p but it's not a good combo anywayz since rock attacks would pound Charizard (fire AND flying)). My recommendation? Have a pokemon that has high SP def with an ice or dragon type move.

Steven: If you play Ruby or Sapphire, Steven would be your opponent. Bring out your Fire and Water types against him. The only real trouble you'd have against him is his Metagross and his Cradily (ground and grass). Cradily I believe is only weak to flying (not too sure what else Cradily is weak to though). Metagross boasts one of the highest sp atk and def out of the non legendaries and it can be annoying to take out.

Wallace: If you play Emerald, Wallace would instead be your opponent. Use the same tactics when taking him out in Ruby and Sapphire. A sidenote is that most of his pokemon have ice attacks namely blizzard and ice beam. Again like before, the only thing you should be wary of is his Milotic.

Overall I don't believe there is one single pokemon that would be best against everything. You'll be constantly switching your mains. My advice is to choose wisely, there are many different combinations people choose from. I wouldn't guarantee any certain pokemon can certainly pull you through.



Don't ask me about Battle Frontier though, I haven't even finished it without cheating. (seriously couldn't be bothered completing Battle Pyramid and Battle Palace 10 times =_=.)

 

[JollyRoger25]

Well, I use:
Sceptile - Rock Smash
Pelliper - Fly + Surf
Torkoal - Strength
Umbreon(Eevee From Leaf Green) - Cut
Magneton - Flash
Wailord - Waterfall + Dive
This covers all the HMs, as well as giving you a adaquate team to glide through the game with, for pokemon that are as of ye unobtainable, fillers do just as well.

 

[shanecdavis]

In short, I believe there is no good pokemon against everything, you'll probably be constantly changing pokemon every now and then. I normally choose pokemon that is gonna be useful for the upcoming gyms and elite four.

I disagree. Swampert only has one weakness and can learn Ice Beam to cover it. There is not a single gym that Swampert has trouble with, and it excels in the "elite" 4 too.

Well, I use:
Sceptile - Rock Smash
Pelliper - Fly + Surf
Torkoal - Strength
Umbreon(Eevee From Leaf Green) - Cut
Magneton - Flash
Wailord - Waterfall + Dive
This covers all the HMs, as well as giving you a adaquate team to glide through the game with, for pokemon that are as of ye unobtainable, fillers do just as well.

Wow. Why don't you just use Tropius and Wailmer? All 8 HMs can be placed on those two Pokemon. No need wasting those moves on any others.

 

[JollyRoger25]

Wow. Why don't you just use Tropius and Wailmer? All 8 HMs can be placed on those two Pokemon. No need wasting those moves on any others.

Well, that would be no fun.