the six best pokemon for battles.

[snowlock]

ok since ive found out my pokemon suck. what do people think would be the best pokemon (and moves) to use?
Most people dont want to battle legends though.

 

[Ichida]

...Six Best Pokemon for battle?!

*snicker*

PfffffttttHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA...

Oh MAN. It's been a while since I saw one of your kind.

Anyways, there are no definitive "best" Pokemon, though a couple have become competitive standards to watch out for. It all depends on strategy, preference, and training methods. With proper planning, any OU Pokemon can beat any other OU. If it's not OU, then... then I don't really care what it can do. :P I hope you have learned, because -

 

[Lumine]

Lmao even the topic Lol'd me

Here
-Darkrai
-Mew
-Mewtwo
-Celebi
-Deoxys
-Arceus

XD

just kidding, seriously you just need to plan out strategies and make sure you have a team consisting of a physical sweeper, physical wall, special sweeper etc you get the idea

 

[snowlock]

Lmao even the topic Lol'd me

Here
-Darkrai
-Mew
-Mewtwo
-Celebi
-Deoxys
-Arceus

XD

just kidding, seriously you just need to plan out strategies and make sure you have a team consisting of a physical sweeper, physical wall, special sweeper etc you get the idea

well seeing as your allready laughing...what are phsical sweeper etc, and where do you get them?

 

[~Swish~]

well seeing as your allready laughing...what are phsical sweeper etc, and where do you get them?

There are 2 different sweepers. First there is a physical sweeper, the one you speak of.

Physical sweepers generally have a high physical attack and speed stat, and are used to give out damage and be a heavy hitter. It is a Pokemon you hope you can rely on to take out a few opponents. If it gets a status condition such as paralysed or burn, its abilities the become extremely limited.

Special sweepers has a high special attack rather than physical attack. Again they need a high speed as well. Sometimes these Pokemon are quite frail.

 

[7rial 0F Doom]

Technically the "best" team would be Arceus x6 with 100% Maxed out EV's/Perfect IV's, otherwise, there is no best(780 BST) and at Lvl. 100

Otherwise, this topic is plain useless

 

[Anti]

I just recommend reading the strategies and movesets guide. That should help, but you'll need to know the basics first. Look at some of the teams posted here, that'll give you a good idea of a good team.

 

[Sora_8920]

I just recommend reading the strategies and movesets guide. That should help, but you'll need to know the basics first. Look at some of the teams posted here, that'll give you a good idea of a good team.

Um. you mean this, Anti? [url-inline="showthread.php?t=97470"]go.[/url-inline] Edit: Yes! it works!

 

[Anti]

Yeah, the Q&A thread was created for questions like these. Not much else to say here. Just follow the link...

 

[Azonic]

Physical Sweeper: A pokemon with a massive Attack stat and a Speed stat that can take out a wide variety of pokemon. Pokemon with an average Speed stat can be considered a sweeper if they have access to a Speed Boost item or from Jaskpassing.

Special Sweeper: Same as above, only specializing in Special Attack.

Special Wall: A Pokemon that has a massive Special Defense stat and a fairly good, if not massive HP stat. This pokemon should not have a denting weakness, it should be able to resist many attacks.

Physical Wall: Same as above, only having a Physical Defense stat boost.

Tank: A pokemon that can wall other pokemon and do a fair deal of damage at the same time.

Annoyer: A pokemon that talks too much A pokemon that can be frustrating to battle against. Many include a lot of health regain every turn, or not letting the opponent attack and still no damage. The most popular one right now is Togekiss

Spikespinner: A pokemon that has access to Spikes, Stealth Rock, Toxic Spikes, and/or Rapid Spin.

Baton Passer: A pokemon that has access to a wide range of stat boosting, trapping or
safeguarding moves. This pokemon always has access to Baton Pass so it can transfer the effects to a sweeper.
Theres more, but this should be plenty

 

[shedinjask]

Lurk moar. Seriously. Read guides, look at teams, drop by Smogon for a while, get Shoddy. You'll learn fast.

 

[Richard Lynch]

Geeze, some of you people. This guy comes here asking a question, and you just laugh at him. Even if the question is slightly noobish, we were all noobs at some point. Denying this is similar to saying that you hate children, and am glad you were never one.

Anyways, there is no "best 6 Pokemon" to use. It's all up to personal preference, and in no way does a team need to be completely Over Used (best example is where my Under Used Claydol threatened to kill nearly an entire team of Over Used). However, there are basics that, I feel, every team should have. Some of them are obvious, some are less obvious. This is my guide to good team building. So I'll go with the obvious first:

1.) A physical sweeper
2.) A special sweeper
3.) A special wall
4.) A physical wall

Those are explained very nicely by Penguinpal.

The next few are a bit less obvious, and can be filled by the Pokemon above, but generally should be on every well-made team:

5.) A Rapid Spinner - Spikes and Stealth Rock can get highly annoying, especially if you run a stall team where you're required to switch a lot. Rapid Spin solves this problem.
6.) A Hazer/Pseudo-hazer - Nothing is scarier than a Garchomp with one or two Swords Dances backing it up, or a Snorlax who starts Cursing up. Haze (or a move like Roar/Whirlwind) eliminates stat changes, and can put you at an advantage.
7.) A Ghost - Yes, I feel every team should have at least one Ghost type. Not only for the boat load of immunities (Gengar has the most immunities I've ever seen), but it also serves to block Rapid Spins. It highly sucks to set down three Spikes, just to have the foe Rapid Spin it away. However, if you don't use Spikes or Stealth Rock, a Ghost isn't totally necessary.

Now, there are also other types you'll want on your team. Specific types that will put you at an advantage simply because certain moves and types of moves are so common.

8.) A Flying/Levitating Pokemon - Earthquake is the single most common move of physical sweepers. It's absolutely vital that you have something to switch to in order to avoid it.
9.) A Ground Pokemon - If fast or bulky, a Ground type can give you a free switch if you predict an Electric move. Electivire is the best example; if you can predict right, you can catch Electivire on a Thunderpunch or Thunderbolt, and make short work of him, since any kind of STAB Earthquake will likely OHKO.

Hmmm... I was sure I had a number 10. I guess not.

Anyways, that's my brief guide to building a team. It should also be noted that you don't have to follow every step, but it could help. It of course needs to be backed by good strategy and movesets, but I'd say it's a decent place to start if you have no experience whatsoever in the competitive battling scene.