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Practical team building for competitive battles and story runs — formats, roles, type boards, sample skeletons, and free planners across mainline games.
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Type Mechanics
Pokemon Dual Type Chart
Understand 4x weaknesses, quarter resistances, immunities, and the way two defensive types combine.
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Battle Mechanics
What Does STAB Mean in Pokemon?
Learn Same-Type Attack Bonus, how dual types use it, and why STAB and team coverage are different.
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Planning
Pokemon Team Planning Guide
Learn how to plan your 6-Pokemon party from scratch. Master defensive cores, damage splits, and zero weaknesses.
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Directory
Recommended Pokemon Teams for Every Game
Tested 6-member story parties across Gen 1 to Gen 9. 1-click presets, zero grinding, and complete gym coverage.
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Tool Guide
Pokemon Team Planner Features
Explore modern visual planning tools: 22 game dexes, live weakness matrices, and Showdown set sharing.
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Playthrough
In-Game Pokemon Team Builder
Plan balanced story teams for any mainline game. Master starter synergy, gym coverage, and the 5+1 framework.
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Championship
Pokemon VGC Team Builder
Master official doubles: Bring 6 Pick 4, speed control, Fake Out, redirection, and regulation metagames.
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Archetype
Pokemon Bulky Offense Team Builder
Master the Balance archetype: blend a 3-wall defensive core with versatile wallbreakers and late-game cleaners.
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Doubles
Pokemon Double Battle Team Builder
Master partner synergy: spread move combos (Earthquake + Levitate, Surf + Water Absorb), and Protect turns.
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Archetype
Pokemon Stall Team Builder
Master 6-wall defensive engines: pair Unaware walls, special sponges, and outlast opposing offense.
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Facility
Pokemon Battle Tower Team Builder
Master 100-streak 3v3 cores across Emerald, Platinum, and BDSP. Prevent RNG losses and win ribbons.
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Endgame
Pokemon Tera Raid Team Builder
Master 6 & 7-star solo builds: Iron Hands Belly Drum, Annihilape Rage Fist, and Shell Bell sustain.
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VGC
Pokemon Tailwind Team Builder
Master VGC speed control: pair Prankster setters with Armor Tail priority blocking and fast sweepers.
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Analysis
Pokemon Team Weakness Calculator
Spot compound 2x/4x shared vulnerabilities, calculate defensive resistances, and patch weakness holes.
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Archetype
Pokemon Snow Team Builder
Master Gen 9 Snow: set 1-turn Aurora Veil, leverage the 50% Ice Defense buff, and double Slush Rush speed.
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Archetype
Pokemon Hyper Offense Team Builder
Master aggressive tempo: pick suicide hazard leads, stack setup sweepers, and overwhelm opposing walls.
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Format
Pokemon Draft League Team Builder
Master point-budget drafts: compress essential roles, plan weekly counter-teams, and balance synergy.
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Archetype
Pokemon Sand Team Builder
Master Sandstorm engines: pair Tyranitar and Excadrill, boost Rock Special Defense, and patch Fighting and Ground weaknesses.
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Archetype
Pokemon Sun Team Builder
Master Drought engines: boost Protosynthesis sweepers, double Chlorophyll speed, and cover shared Rock and Ground weaknesses.
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Archetype
Pokemon Trick Room Team Builder
Master turn order reversal: pick reliable setters, 0 Speed IV sweepers, and patch shared Dark and Ghost weaknesses.
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Archetype
Pokemon Rain Team Builder
Master rain synergy: choose reliable Drizzle setters, boost Swift Swim sweepers, and patch shared Grass and Electric weaknesses.
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All Generations
Pokemon Team Planner for All Generations
Compare all 22 supported modes across Gen 1–9, then choose the right game-specific dex and type chart.
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Game Picker
Pokemon Team Builder Game Picker
Choose the right title first, then build a party against its configured planning pool and type context.
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Defensive Coverage
Pokemon Team Builder Defensive Coverage
Read the Defense board, understand -2, 0, and +2, and fix repeated weaknesses one slot at a time.
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Nuzlocke
Nuzlocke Team Building Guide
Build from living encounters, prepare for the next boss, reduce shared weaknesses, and keep replacement-ready backups.
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Synergy
Pokemon Team Synergy Checker
Find shared weaknesses, safe switch-ins, complementary STAB types, and the gaps your team core still needs to fix.
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Monotype
Monotype Pokemon Team Builder
Build all six around one shared type, then use dual typings and the type board to stop one bad matchup deciding every battle.
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Pokemon League
Pokemon Elite Four Team Builder
Prepare a game-specific final six for four consecutive battles, the Champion, and the weaknesses that survive from room to room.
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Team Coach
Pokemon Team Builder with Suggestions
Keep your favorites, then use explainable type-based picks to patch shared weaknesses and fill the next coverage gap.
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Movesets
Pokemon Team Planner with Moves
Import real Showdown sets, keep movesets attached, and read game-specific type coverage without confusing saved text for damage analysis.
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Playthrough
What Is the Best Pokemon Team Builder/Planner?
Plan favorites that fit the game, cover shared weaknesses, and can join the team before the Pokemon League.
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Competitive
How to Build a Competitive Pokemon Team
Choose a format, build a core, assign roles, train stats, and turn battle losses into useful revisions.
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Showdown
Pokemon Showdown Team Builder
Import a paste, preserve set details, and check game-specific type coverage before battle testing.
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Calculator
Pokemon Type Coverage Calculator
Select attacking types and see which targets are super effective, neutral, resisted, or immune.
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Formats
Pokemon VGC vs Singles
Compare doubles and singles roles, speed control, switching, hazards, and first-team structure.
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Guide
How to Build a Pokemon Team
Six slots, type holes, and a simple checklist so your story run stops wiping to the same Gym.
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Types
Pokemon Type Coverage Guide
Red tiles, teal tiles, and the fastest way to stop losing to the same attack type.
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Maker
Pokemon Team Maker
Make a team in seconds — gym teams, type checks, and shareable squads for every game.
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Random
Random Pokemon Team Builder
Roll six for chaos runs, then use the type board so random does not mean unwinnable.
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Colosseum
Pokemon Colosseum Team Builder
Start with Espeon and Umbreon, then plan an Orre squad against the Generation 3 type board.
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Gale of Darkness
Pokemon XD Team Builder
Plan around Eevee, Shadow Pokemon, and Double Battles with the game-specific XD mode.
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Red/Blue
Pokemon Red Team Builder
Gen 1 chart quirks and type holes that still wipe favorite-only parties.
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Gold/Silver
Pokemon Gold Team Builder
Classic Johto pace, Gen 2 type chart, HM tax, and a Kanto stretch that exposes early-game comfort teams.
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FireRed
Pokemon FireRed Team Builder
Kanto-only dex, HM pressure, and type boards that punish mono-Fire stacks.
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Emerald
Pokemon Emerald Team Builder
Hoenn weather, double battles, and a dex that rewards mixed cores.
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ORAS
Pokemon Omega Ruby Team Builder
Hoenn remade with megas — water tax and coverage still decide runs.
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Platinum
Pokemon Platinum Team Builder
Sinnoh’s long climb and an Elite Four that exposes mono-type comfort picks.
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BDSP
Pokemon BDSP Team Builder
Faithful Sinnoh remakes and the same champion-shaped type test.
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HeartGold
Pokemon HeartGold Team Builder
Johto pace, HM tax, and a second region that exposes early-game teams.
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Black/White
Pokemon Black Team Builder
Unova fresh-dex energy and type stacks that punish mono-Fire dreams.
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Black 2
Pokemon Black 2 Team Builder
Sequel Unova availability that rewards cleaner type boards.
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X/Y
Pokemon XY Team Builder
Fairy arrives, megas tempt, and Kalos still punishes mono-Dragon stacks.
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Ultra Sun/Moon
Pokemon Ultra Sun Team Builder
Trials, totems, and Alola dual-types that hide nasty weakness stacks.
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Sword/Shield
Pokemon Sword Team Builder
Galar gyms, Dynamax culture, and late Ice/Ground answers that still matter.
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Legends Arceus
Pokemon Legends Arceus Team Builder
Hisui freer combat where type holes still matter against alphas.
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Scarlet/Violet
Pokemon Scarlet Team Builder
Open-world freedom, Tera twists, and big dex traps.
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Legends Z-A
Pokemon Legends Z-A Team Builder
Lumiose-era planning with live ZA type boards.
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Legends Z-A Team
Best Team for Pokemon Legends Z-A
A balanced story team, starter alternatives, type checks, and practical sixth-slot replacements.
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Champions
Pokemon Champions Team Builder
Champions-mode planning: type boards first, shareable parties always.
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Skip the theory — draft six nowOpen the free builder, pick a game, and read live type coverage.
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