Pokémon Archetypes EVERY Team Has

Every Pokémon team has a set of archetypes or stereotypes, so let me know which of your Pokémon fit these archetypes!
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[@lasercraft32]

Golisopod's Emergency Exit saved my life... Without it I would NEVER have been able to defeat Ultra Necrozma. He was literally my last Pokemon, on the brink of death, and was only able to clutch the win because he had switched out using his ability earlier in the battle, allowing him to use First Impression a second time.

[@clottedfishd2928]

Oh damn

[@karlneumann373]

Golisopod played ultra moon alone in my case

[@albertfrostrudebeck4037]

In my spors nuzlocke golisopod was a godsend with it doing some major damage Then switching out without Washington a turn and due to its vers good bulk it never Got on shot and i even won the champion battle with it

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

“He(Lucario) becomes the Goku of the Pokémon world” Fun Fact: The English VA of Goku voices Lucario in Smash.

[@Niall_Sene]

I don't think it was in Smash, it's in the movie.

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

@@Niall_Sene Looking it up, he did both.

[@bct2308]

@@justinn8541akaDrPokemonI think he (the voice actor) just started in Sm4sh and not Brawl so that might have caused some confusion… idk

[@UltimatePhantasm]

I think he knows the VA connection probably why he said that in the first place also Black Doom

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

@@UltimatePhantasm I think his confusion was based on the fact he knew Sean Schemmel did Lucario in the movies, but he didn't know he also did Lucario in Smash 4 and 5.

[@Surepeacooler]

I have a separate PC box for my former team members, to give them some honour. Sometimes my main team members go to visit them when I'm hatching an egg or something

[@BlobFishSucksAtThings]

SAME! LIKE DUDE, SAME! Guess i’m not the only one,

[@lukasmagana466]

This is precious, i will start doing it

[@SammyPlayzRoblox]

@@lukasmagana466 me too. And it sounds incredibly wholesome

[@iZAYYYYYYY]

Wimpod also has a signature ability Wimp Out that does the exact same as Emergency Exit so i guess Golisopod is less scared and more rational

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

not an ability but Toxel and Toxtricity also have something like this, Toxel learns Tearful Look and Toxtricity learns Noble Roar, both these moves do the same but one is not scared and one is scared

[@Ironsza]

No, he's just trying to disguise his fear

[@iZAYYYYYYY]

@@Ironsza yeah

[@BlueP1neappl3]

"Woolo with a gun can't hurt you" Woolo with a gun: 10:40

[@siphonthemoth]

Oh no, it packed heat

[@Erakay9533]

I think I got one. The "High Expectation." You've heard people use it a lot, it looks cool, you encountered it once in the wild and it almost swept your whole team so you caught it to save yourself, what ever the reason is, you thought it was strong, but you could never make it work. It stays on your team bc you are SURE it'll make a clutch play at SOME point, but it never does

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

“My Pokémon Sun Team Was Disfunctional” 💀

[@corcortinez5361]

I had an Incineroar and brought a frickin Male Salandit all the way to the league

[@Aristotle18]

@@corcortinez5361 lol

[@Tax_Collecter-t5h]

This is so facts

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

@@corcortinez5361lmao

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

@@corcortinez5361 He’s Gotta Evolve some day

[@gauge19021]

My unexpected MVP was in Pokerogue, I was on floor 195, and all of my star players were dead. It was just Ivy’s mega rayquaza and my underleveled furret. Her rayquaza was on semi low health, and I thought it was over. I clicked double edge, fully expecting it to not outspeed, and not only does furret outspeed, he also crits the rayquaza and wins us the battle. I’ve held a lot more respect for furret since then

[@TheLiteBluYoshi]

Did you win the run?

[@TomyTankEngines]

furret breaks the ground by walking, but when it runs? you better hide..

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Fly and surf mon in earlier generations, Starter and fodder or legendary. That's most teams

[@mundodacrianca2147]

​@@SigmaGaming-YFGA Straight to the report bin you go

[@bct2308]

⁠@@SigmaGaming-YFGA you are not a sigma. You will never be a sigma. You are a bot. Stop. UTTP ahh-

[@bct2308]

@@SigmaGaming-999 YOU AND YFGA AIN'T SH!T. SHUT UP ALT ACCOUNT.

[@longyiuchen1837]

Don’t reply to the bots it feeds off your attention

[@criticalwarrior2704]

Can't believe you put Corviknight in the "looks cool but it sucks category." Yeah, tanky and slow isn't the most exciting playstyle, but with the kind of hits it can take, it's way more reliable than you give it credit for.

[@l8studios_]

My team for Sword had a major case of the new guy since I caught my whole team (Cinderace, Drednaw, Corviknight, Obstagoon and Boltund) in the first half hour of the game and then caught my sixth member Grapploct before the seventh gym

[@AdrieneTheDarkestHorse]

I did this mostly too I used my starter, caught two bugs and a dog, caught a Pikachu to help with fire because I sucked at it (the thing is OP wth) and picked up a Swirlix later cuz I thought it looked cool

[@UnderseaRexieVT]

I used Wishiwashi and it kicked butt in Moon after it got the School Form. Was one of my strongest members.

[@EXtreme0209]

another banger. also another archetype: the shiny you got early and want to keep on the team. Sometimes its a decent pokemon, sometimes it sucks, rarely it's cracked.

[@TheRogueRenegade]

Thank you! Ohhh that's such a good one, I remember I caught one early on in BDSP and I by law had to keep it on my team

[@ShayTheValiant]

I found a shiny Shinx on the very first day of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl being released and used it on my team all the way to the League.

[@TheLostSheep578]

@@EXtreme0209 I got shiny galarian Meowth in Scorched Silver (a pokemon Rom while grinding) my first shiny I have ever caught and it had an adamant nature. I just had to use it

[@xavierbehrens3015]

I got a sudowoodo while looking for Eevee in my violet run. They're just sitting in the box, and they probably will be for a while because I decided to only use eeveelutions.

[@avanelletheclockfriend2515]

I played through Violet with a shiny Swablu/Altaria I caught before the first Team Star base. Her name was Scrample Egg and she couldn’t take a hit to save anyone’s life but heehoo funny yellow burd

[@-a2games-]

I taught my clodsire: Toxic Spikes Spikes Stealth Rock Tera Blast

[@CharzzTheAnimated]

Ultra setup

[@damlatorun6756]

Don’t forget the wall, the one team member who never dies. You need a revive and a super potion to get your leader back to full, and the wall’s on the field. It can be any bulky mon really, poison heal toxic orb gliscor, quagsire with leftovers, or even the classic snorlax. You can count on this guy to tank enough damage to not only heal your team up, but also deal some good damage in the process. I will never forget you, jello the shiny quagsire in pokemon brick bronze.

[@SammyPlayzRoblox]

For me it was my Brobzong in Pokemon Diamond

[@Manueltion15]

4:29 crovignight saved me countless times in sword

[@Beast_the_smash_guy]

2:23 that's my Cetitan. I named him ODDLES! Carried me in the doubles gym after I JUST caught and evolved him. Only caught him cause I paused to eat dinner and he kept watching me, wanting to be caught, to the point I HAD to excuse myself to catch the little guy. Avalanche helped so much that doubles gym...love ya little guy. You were, even if just for one battle, the legit MVP

[@littenguy]

2 views in 13 seconds bro is Not falling off

[@TheRogueRenegade]

It's a new record

[@Ironsza]

These bots fr bro

[@JohnZ_GG]

@@SigmaGaming-YFGA only 1 subscriber, bro fell off

[@fluffykittenscrafts]

​@@JohnZ_GGit's a bot; don't respond.

[@Niall_Sene]

The HM Slave was an old favourite, they were like a sub that came in clutch outside of battle and that's it, might've never really cared about them in the same way as the rest, but they earned my respect, looking at you, Linoon.

[@Aristotle18]

Same but for some reason if my linoone was ever the last alive it would clutch so hard

[@Lando9807]

@@Niall_Sene now hms are gone and the zigzagoon line now has a new job- KISS band member. The retirement glow up is real

[@edgarsilva4744]

I like the stereotype of "hidden powerhouse" not so much of an underdog as it is a setup monster. Pokemon that rely on a very specific situation to work wonders and sweep the enemy team, often times requiring a team that revolves around them. Trickroom teams come to mind. My best example of this is Snorlax, he cant do much without proper setup but when he gets there,you can jst spam A at that point

[@genericcatgirl]

I like to call that archetype the "niche pick". My Hatterene absolutely popped off with a trick room but was otherwise too frail and slow to function without backup (shoutout to my Indeedee, who fought in exactly one battle). Similarly, my Torkoal was pretty decent but was an amazing counter to weather teams, and a great partner for Hatterene.

[@chadnorris8257]

Starters are more or less designed to be the leaders of a team. Usually good stats all around, good level up moves, and reasonable evolution levels. The only time I've really replaced one is for a late game team that has a certain theme going on, with a pseudo legendary or weather setter as the leader. Second in command is generally a pokemon that covers the leader's weaknesses. Like a grass type that covers a fire type's weaknesses. I always have at least one pokemon that's the wall. Maybe one for both sides of the special/physical split. This is the guy you put in to take some hits, so you can heal other members of the team. Or just wear down an attacker that other members can't deal with easily. In my Pokemon X team, when I didn't pick Charizard, I picked Venasaur. Its typing goes well with Greninja, who was my starter. Honestly as strong as Venasaur is, it became the leader, and Greninja was the second in command that covered its weaknesses. Snorlax and Honedge were my walls, although once I got Aegislash I didn't really need Snorlax anymore. Gardevior was there mostly because fairy was the hot new thing, and I liked the type combo she had. Weak defenses and slow speed, plus needing TMs just to function. Probably the least useful team member for most of the game, but by the end pulled her weight. I also had a Gogoat on the teams when I had Charizard X, because otherwise my team had problems with ground types. It's kind of a mid pokemon, but it looks cool, and it does the job I need it to do.

[@IamAmeron]

The cool design one is MY archetype. Want a crazy example? I used a Chimecho, and an unown, on the same team, to beat Cynthia BDSP version and they sure did pull through. Chimecho was my MVP in that moment, even overcoming Garchomp!

[@r.c.3813]

I used a chimecho in sinnoh before as well once it got a decent psychic and grass knot it started becoming a unexpected mvp and that team had infernape, lucario and togekiss on it as well. the difference for me though is that i was playing plat instead of bdsp

[@FloeAnimations]

The reliable: Me: oh so ceruledge The video:shows ceruledge Me: HUH?

[@w1nther930]

I swear, Ceruledge carried me throughout Violet. I just destroyed everything after a swords dance

[@Kroododile553]

0:03 ey! I’ll have you know I used Rampardos/Leafeon, Gastrodon and Weavile thank you very much

[@Beast_the_smash_guy]

Isn't Gastrodon semi popular?

[@Kroododile553]

@@Beast_the_smash_guy only semi?

[@trent800]

@@Beast_the_smash_guy Gastrodon is very popular It and Floatzel are the two generic choices for water types in Sinnoh

[@Mobtrapper-hq8is]

Yea! I usually use Emopleon/Torterra, Tentacruel if Torterra, Roserade if Empoleon, Rhyperior, Electivire and Magmortar if I can (trade with my already completed file).

[@Sylvainjose-satoyumiyato]

I was planning on doing Lopunny, Mawhile, Empoleon, Roserade, Gallade, and Drifblim for my team, not even close to the team here 😭

[@Piipperi800]

3:08 I have had an Alolan Vulpix on my team in every Pokémon game I could. Fits perfectly the description of just being there because of looks. Heck I have even had them along side Glaceon on my team, because I cannot trust even their ice type moves being any good. However, with the SV DLC I have got a few clips of Vulpix coming in clutch.

[@MagusAgrippa8]

I recently finished a challenge in Sword on my channel where I could only deal damage with Kicking Moves. Cinderace with Blaze Kick was my leader, but the one that stole the show and became surprisingly reliable was Mudsdale. His High Horsepower and other kicking moves took out several Dynamaxed Pokémon, which was a huge deal since I couldn't Dynamax myself to absorb those moves better.

[@burningrandomne5531]

Imagine if you will this scenario: It's been 20 minutes. You've been up against this legendary for what feels like hours. It's late at night and you only have two 'mons left that aren't KO'd; one in the back that's a little level 5 nugget holding a EXP share and only knows Growl and Tackle, and on the field as the sparks fly you can practically HEAR the legendary beast roaring through it's halls "WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE ALREADY?!" And why is that so? Because you have "The Rock" on the field! A source of stability, an unshakable wall of stall, and a clutch ace when the Leader goes down in the middle of an Elite Four Champion battle and you need more than one turn to bring back to the team to full. The Rock is the teammate that JUST.DON'T.FALL.IN.ON.HIT. It can be anything really. A minimized Muk with Toxic Stall, Gliscor with Poison Heal and an Toxic Orb preventing para or sleep or burn, Ferrothorn with ingrain, or even just the classic Snorlax sleeping in front of Lance's final Dragonite that wakes up the turn it uses Hyper Beam to go for the Body Slam. The Rock is that reliable teammate that can help you clutch up with several healing items, more chances to catch the legendary, or just is a great way to piss off your friends in battles as their fragile Hyper Offense is beaten down with Toxic Stall strats. To me, THIS is an important teammate archetype that needs a shout out. Either way, great video and I hope you all consider how important your OWN Rock is. . .even if they're not a Rock type.

[@lasercraft32]

In Pokemon X I spent all my Pokeballs trying to catch a wild Dunsparce. I was so frustrated by how long it took to catch that I named it "Useless." But you know what they say... If you name it, you'll get attached to it. Bro came in clutch using Rollout against Viola, and he became one of my most beloved team members the entire playthrough.

[@sammy_slammy]

Useless was a real one fr

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

imagine needing a clutch win in the first gym of the easiest pokemon games

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

12:22 BRO NAMED HALF MY POKÉMON SWORD TEAM

[@SuperbGorilla]

Vikavolt sweaps the majority of Shield. Evolves level 20, then thunder stone and gets thunderbolt and bug buzz to beat grass gym, water gym etc

[@Mobtrapper-hq8is]

0:03 everyone says this about Sinnoh, but honestly Kalos teams are more commonly similar than this. It’s always -Kalos and Kanto starters -the fossil -Lapras -Lucario -Sylveon, Aegislash, or Talonflame

[@DJMKFULLER]

I can tell you my Pokemon for some of these Archetypes, for every generation from 4-9 (It's been so long since ive Playing 2 & 3, Emerald being by first ever pokemon game, that j don't remember what pokemon i had on my teams. And i never played gen 1.) Leader (My Ace) Luxray - Sinnoh Stoutland - Unova (Black 1) Meowstic - Kalos Incineroar - Alola Sylveon - Galar Ceruledge - Paldea Ol' Reliable Empoleon - Sinnoh Minchino - Unova Lucario - Kalos Raichu - Alola Cinderace - Galar Tinkaton - Paldea The good looker & Benchwarmer Rosarade - Sinnoh (Saved my Nuzlock though) Emolga - Unova Braixen - Kalos Gumshoos - Alola Lapras - Galar Pawmot - Paldea The one with Potential Glaceon - Sinnoh Zebstrika - Unova [REDACTED] - Kalos (I don't remember, I'll have to find ny 3DS) [EMPTY] - Alola (I never got a full team) Thievul - Galar Raichu - Paldea The Fumbler Flareon - Sinnoh [N/A] - Unova (No one on my team was *That* bad) Braixen - Kalos [EMPTY] - Alola Onix - Galar Pawmot - Paldea I've never used a legendary on my team, just because I like to keep the same team most the time. The foreign exchange Flareon - Sinnoh [N/A] - Unova [N/A] - Kalos Raichu - Alola Lapras - Galar Iron Valiant - Paldea (I had Scarlet) Canon Fodder [N/A] - Sinnoh Samurott - Unova Braixen - Kalos [Empty] - Alola Onix - Galar Pawmot - Paldea The forgotten. Haunter - Sinnoh Musharna - Unova Salamance - Kalos [EMPTY] - Alola Flareon - Galar Haunter (Again) - Paldea The OG Luxray - Sinnoh Stoutland - Unova Lucario - Kalos Gumshoos - Alola Thievul - Galar Pawmot - Paldea The Underdog Rosarade - Sinnoh Zebstrika - Unova Sylveon - Kalos [EMPTY] - Alola Sylveon (Again) - Galar Pawmot - Paldea (It made a comeback eventually)

[@user-ts9wl2js3e]

“Pokémon that you love but isn’t good.” Me: *awkwardly looks at the Lvl. 100 GMax Eevee I had in shield.*

[@TheManManoel]

My teams always have, no matter the generation: - Starter - Bird - Bug - Fire, water or grass type that isn't the same as the starter - The one who carries the most HMs - Random

[@goldeatbetwen6428]

0:39 me who releases my starters:🗿

[@sirenssoul]

I only put them in the box. I never released them and even then I only did it once with my shield starter cause I hate pure typed pokemon

[@Lando9807]

@@sirenssoul cannot blame you those starters suck ass

[@KhalifahRafasyaP]

@@Lando9807 😂💀😨

[@BlueMan-ef3hd]

Why? That's one friendship you revoked yourself from experiencing and growing

[@Lando9807]

@@BlueMan-ef3hd inteleon looks like he needs his hard drive investigated, cinderace is uncanny valley boring pure fire type/ fire-fighting mk4 and rillaboom is grass monke.

[@Lninja-mw7fz]

0:13 Rizzachu lol

[@matthewroberts198]

7:51 Love the Tales of Vesperia mention!😊 One of my favorite RPGs

[@ChansuoTsukama2]

4:54 A Showdown player used it as an unstoppable koraidon killer.

[@Barakon]

0:06 nuh uh, I usually choose Turtwig!

[@misterzygarde6431]

4:01 I think they should change Emergency Exit to boost the power of switch out attacks and give them +1 priority at low health. And also give Goliosopod U-Turn and Flip Turn

[@jakariashafin8685]

Too strong

[@SuperbGorilla]

I once beat Leon with spritzee and basculin as the MVPs

[@gechoman44iwantahippo]

Leaders: Espeon (Colosseum), Serperior, Inteleon, Empoleon, Typhlosion, Skeledirge Second-In-Commands: Feraligatr (Colosseum), Corviknight, Staraptor, Garganacl Only there because I think they’re cool/cute: Minun (Colosseum), Cubchoo (everstoned in Shield. Did eventually replace), Grafaiai Only there because they’ve been with me since the beginning: Luxray, Dachsbun The new guy: Lucario, and kind of had the opposite with Palafin and Kilowattrel, as they were both too high-leveled for me to want to use at first. Unexpected MVP: Dachsbun, Garganacl Always does something wrong: applies to literally every pokemon I’ve ever used at some point.

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

My Cute But Weak One Is Shiny Vulpix (It’s Like a Pet)

[@evilyoshimaster]

Clodsire is actually pretty solid, it was nearly always my lead, Stealth Rock -> Yawn -> Protect -> Switch was basically how I lead every battle.

[@emmareiman64]

I tend to give my team members all sorts of personality quirks, they're all very precious to me - especially the final team most often Team building things that tend to happen during a playthrough - Get starter, immediately deeply bond with it - Catch everything on the early routes, it's for the dex, maybe a few of these fellas are something I like or tolerate, they get to stick around for a bit longer * Sometimes they stick around for a decent while and I use them semi actively * I may not consider them 'final team' material, but for now I'm enjoying them (Purloins in Black & Sword, a Buizel & Deerling in Violet, Alolan Meowth in Ultra Moon (or Sun?)) - they'll only get boxed once the actual final team has been gathered up, though they might make an appearance here and there again if the Type-advantage is there - or you don't want to over level your main team - The one you spend a lot of time hunting for, or run around in the grass specifically waiting for this pokemon to show up. It seems they really ain't that easily found, but you Really want 1 in your team (Charcadet in Violet, Eevee in Black 2, a temporary Houndour in Violet - I Really like them, and was trying so hard to get back in that cave lol. The moment we got our Ride-don I sprinted right on over. He stuck around for a formidable amount of time, making repeat appearances here and there) * Catching multiple of the same pokemon for a better Nature or the Gender you want is also something (Like, I wanted a Male Houndour. In Black 2 I was trying for a Pawniard that had a decent Nature (I spent ages in that grass looking for a Pawniard in the first place, and then I Think it was, like, Modest. So I went and caught a few more. Also encountered my first ever shiny at this point, a Gothorita, didn't end up on using them) - The feeling of having a full team of mons you like is great, even if you know that this isn't your final team yet, you do get a little attached - The pokemon I get for the dex get random pokeballs, the one I plan on using get the fancy ones (Premier & Luxury balls) - I usually try to use only newest generation pokemon when a new game comes out * But sometimes I run into an earlier gen pokemon I adore so much I just Have To use them (Manectric, it's my fave mon, I Have To use it if I can) - A thing typical for me is to kinda have 'back-up team' members, I tend to like more than 6 pokemon, and some of them have type-advantages over some gyms, so I may pop in a member here and there, like a guest appearance for an old favourite * Type-overlapping is also definitely a thing. I had both an Espathra & a Farigiraf in Violet, was struggling to decide which one was coming to the league & end-game with me. It ended up om being the Farigiraf because of the bulk, but I Did adore that Espathra, having it evolve from a tiny Flittle to become this gorgeous bird... It was a shame my team was already full - Then there are the pokemon you wanted to use but they just... weren't pulling their weight (Tievul. I really Really wanted to use it, but the Liepard that was just hanging out was putting in more work. It really got screwed over by its movepool) * Also a sad moment when one time I chose to bring a new member to the team because of type-effectiveness & variety in movepool. I Like Lucario, it has such a varied movepool too. I had used one in Black 2 before and he was amazing. I figured that a Steel/Fighting mon with crazy coverage was gonna be more effective for the 'Elite 4 & Champion' in Sword, so I picked up the one that roams the wilds fully evolved - and told my Leafeon, who was a real bro and I loved him lots, even if he wasn't a planned member or anything, that it was time for 'em to sit back for a bit. And Man it felt bad. It was so wrong. That Leafeon had been there for a while now, on and off, they had been my one of my joy-bringers whom I loved to see over and over. While I felt little to no connection to the Lucario. It felt wrong to bring this Lucario, this, new stranger, to the league, while Leafeon had to sit on the bench. It didn't feel good. It never felt good. Even at the end it just didn't feel satisfying. Will probably never do that again - A random unplanned member. An encounter. One you couldn't foretell but now that you've got this pokemon, you just know, you Have To use them * For me, this was my Shiny Rockruff in Violet. My god. My baby. He was so precious. I was roaming around, I Forget if I was looking around for anything specific or what, but I see blue, I freeze, and oh my god. Puppy. I dunno if I saved or not lol. I was going crazy. I encountered it, prayed not to faint it, and used a Premier ball to catch it (can't remember if I had like just the 1 or 2 or what) - I caught it, and Immediately I Knew I Had To use him for the journey. This was around the 1st Gym location, so yeah, very early on in the game. This precious puppy is the reason I didn't end up on having room to bring in all the Gen 9 mons I had planned lol (though I Think I had more than 6 I liked regardless lol)

[@dragonmoonwave]

4:41 My Dachsbun actually held his own against the dragon elite four member.

[@TAD-bu2ci]

Heracross save my emerald playthrough not once, but twice with two crit brick breaks against two different milotics, Juan’s and Wallaces

[@someonehavinganidentitycrisis]

One senzu also fills you fit 10 days. If you're low on cash and worried about eating, just eat a senzu.

[@1RealDAL]

recent games i played and the teams my lets go team pikachu ace,all 3 starters,pidgeot,butterfree rotations were kabutops,starmie,lapras,snorlax,porygon,hitmonlee bdsp torterra,infernape ace,buizel/floatzel,staraptor,luxray,crobat(won the battle against cynthia)rotations pikachu/raichu,rosearade,gastrodon,bibarel,lucario swsh rillaboom ace won the battle against leon,cinderace,boltund,sceptile,boldure,gengar rotations all 3 kanto starters,other 2 hoenn starters,pikachu,obstagoon,noivern,lucario sv fire croc,noivern,dachsbun,talonflame,lycanroc,pikachu pla torterra,infernape,floatzel,staraptor,luxray,crobat the same as my bdsp team

[@25usd94]

You were so right about everything except for Clodsire because it is my team's ol' reliable

[@bobularanimations]

In Violet, I picked Sprigatito and accidentally did the gyms in the wrong order, so I had to ditch my Floragato a few hours into the game

[@codybearden3091]

The wishiwashi with the words useless two seconds later thay pull a vultron and turn into a mech made of fish 😂😂😂

[@jimmyreese406]

I still remember in sun and moon, my first ever shiny in any pokemon game was a level 100 guzzlord. MVP of the sun and moon era.

[@Juliangotknockedlol]

I have a primeape who CONTINUOUSLY WHIFFS ITS MEGA PUNCHES. Your opponent is literally asleep just hit it bro😭

[@CorporealNatural1]

If I had a nickel for every time my leader was the fire starter and the ol' reliable was the nearby electric type Pokémon, Id had 2 nickels, which is not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.(Charizard-Pikachu and infernape-luxray)

[@gabrielchee8470]

Ngl, i think its because of ash's Pikachu why I've never removed a starter from my team. Also the 3rd category I've probably used a bunch like jumpluff in scarlet og run or durant in sword, while vanilluxe in the same sword playthrough kinda became the 4th (ish) because i used it solely to get around hail, but it somehow made it to the end. Also I admitedly like the exp share being baked in so i can use various mons without having to switch train too much, as well as camp and picnic ti play with them And I think day 1 OGs form a much majority of my scarlet team (Talonflame, Jumpluff, Garganacl in a way and clodsire, the only new addition was tinkaton) as well as a bit of sword (Orbeetle, Corviknight, Drednaw for a bit).

[@theserpent8667]

Sableye was my old reliable in Emerald. Tate and Liza had slowly destroyed my team until only he was left, and he went on to win. He didn't come to the Elite 4, but I will never forget how deceptively good Sableye can be.

[@JadeJuno]

11:36 NOT SHINJI ON PIKACHU'S DEATHBED 💀

[@chris_wrld2522]

Dachsbun was my clutch for Scarlet. Whenever Skeledirge fell, or my team was getting swept, Dachsbun came through

[@cerbielolz]

im gonna list the team i used for Pokemon Brick Bronze because thats like the only one i can clearly remember The Leader: Decidueye, my starter Ol' Reliable/Potential: Hydreigon, caught it once as a Deino back in a cave for funsies, and then it became the powerhouse of the team and could sweep most trainers The blind one: Houndoom (This thing could not hit a single move i swear.) The New Kid: Lapras, used to use a Vaporeon, but when I found a Lapras in a cave randomly on a monday i (sadly) replaced it. The OG: Porygon-Z, caught it before the first gym, had it on my team the entire (short) playthrough. Legendary: Diance, i thought it was cool idk (Honorable Mention: The forgotten: Vaporeon, as mentioned earlier.)

[@playerexe5101]

You would not believe how hard Nidoran Male carried my fire red play through. Having it evolve into its second stage only to max evolve it into Nidoking with the moon stone literally the cave after Brocks gym gave me the confidence of having a max evolve mon before the second gym.

[@eljordinio7647]

My Lucario in X was able to dominate anything when my starter greninja was unable to take on certain opponents. He was a great second in command

[@heyarnold2006]

You forgot "The Tank". Generally speaking, this is the team member that either has high defense stats or an ability that lets it stay in battle longer than the others like Regenerator. This is the pokemon you send out when you need to outlast your opponent, catch a difficult wild pokemon, or stall to heal someone else. Arizona, my Mudsdale , is the best Tank I've ever had. She's one of my Hall of Fame members and was a huge help with her Stamina ability! Aside from that, the best team members I've had that fit your archetypes would be: Leader -Orpheus the Typhlosion(Silver) -Infernape(Pearl) -Emboar(Black) -Kokoro the Skeledirge(Violet) Ol' Reliable(I personally have just called this "Vice-Leader" or "Second-in-Command") -Xiezhi the Ampharos(Silver) -Kuromaru the Mightyena(Omega Ruby) -Zebstrika(Black) -Tsareena(Sun) Lookmaxer(I'm just gonna call this one "The Looker") -Lycanroc(Sun) -Scyther(Silver) The Potential -Raichu(X) -Marley the Breloom(Omega Ruby) -Purugly(Pearl) -Diggersby(X) -Gyarados(Silver) The New Kid -Durant(Black) -Mabosstiff(Violet) GOD -Reshiram(Black) -Nebby the Solgaleo(Sun) -Xerneas(X) The Forgotten -Audino(Black) The OG -Ratticate(Silver) -Zigby the Linoone(Omega Ruby) The Unexpected MVP -Greedent(Shield) -Sylveon(X) The Punching Bag -Weepinbell(Silver)

[@fandomonium3789]

Yeah, this is pretty much my team from every Hoenn game. Blaziken as leader Gardevoir as lieutenant Delcatty serving lewks Milotic as the Sleeper Ace Beautifly as the Benchwarmer

[@Porygonizverycool]

My scyther from lets go was always so clutch, he was like the unexpeted ace and now scyther’s my favorite bug type

[@malachimorey5260]

My unexpected MVP during my Sword and Shield nuzlocke was my Quagsire Lily. Her Typing really kept her alive through some very tough battles, only to die by G-max Eternatus’ hand due to my simple lapse in judgement and attention. Nobody, NOBODY deserved such a fate less than her. She died saving the world. She died the ultimate hero, as she shall be such in my soul for all eternity. RIP Lily. You didn’t deserve that. 😭😢💔

[@TheOscar401]

The missing piece/late to the party- the one caught last(usually late game)to finish your team

[@witherkilleryeh]

my flutter mane fits this, only got it so i wasn't stuck with drifblim

[@ultronerik128]

The unexpected MVP was my Ferrothorn in BV2. Beat Black Kyurem, Ghetsis Hydreigon, 3 of the Elite 4 Aces, Iris’ Haxorus. I didn’t know it learned Leech Seed, so the carry was just me beating them up.

[@MatiNuva1724]

Let me tell Ya, Dachsbun was ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT. I'm the type that never uses Fairy Types (Poison Speciality.), and I caught Fidough only for the Pokedex, so I never named Her. Dachsbun became my #1 Pokemon in Scarlet and DLCs, and even reached higher levels than my Meowscarada. She was simply A KILLER. She had no chill for anybody.

[@thatoneaxolotlguy9969]

3:20 my shiny rowlet in one of my scarlet playthroghs filled the role, he reached level 100 before the 6th gym and yes it was good then bit then it fell off hard, also i didn't bother to evolve it i just liked him

[@river-m6w]

you know how pokemon can stay on 1 Hp because of friendship my alolan persian once did that 3 times in a row during the elite 4

[@SuperbGorilla]

In sword/shield I always have Grookey, a grubbin cause it evolves early to sweap the majority of the game, a Pokémon to handle vikavolt weaknesses and, in my current play through, an Eevee cause why not (evolution depends on nature). Sometimes, I'll fill out the team, sometimes not.

[@SuperbGorilla]

I also got a pancham cause I got a strat to sweep Alister

[@cosygoose1813]

The secret MVP of my moon game was beuty fly i think i remember thinking i was going to lose and it wiped the floor when finishing a battle.

[@JaelinBezel]

Vikavolt only needs one move to be amazing: Agility. Swept most of my friends team with just Vikavolt. I looked at Dachsbun’s stats, movepool and immunities and quickly decided “…Yeah you’re gonna be my Baton Passer.” With Work up and Agility and Well-Baked Body with a predicto-switch in, it does it’s job very well. I just used it to beat the psychic gym leader by tripling up on Agility, taking those Zen Headbutts like a total champ, then baton passing that maxed out speed to my Special Attack Howitzer, Rabsca, for whom low speed is it’s only weakness. She then proceeded to devastate that gym battle.

[@genericcatgirl]

Some more Archetypes Niche Mon: The pokemon you added to your team for a very specific reason, usually to counter a very specific strategy. These mons are usually unremarkable until they save your team in the one scenario they shine in. This was my torkoal in Radical Red. His purpose was to set sun and he did it very well. Moreso a thing in challenge romhacks. Fell Off: Day 1 mons who are extremely strong earlygame before falling off in the mid-lategame. This was Farfetch'd in Eternal X, since they made it flying-fighting and fairly strong for the earlygame. Enemies to Lovers: a mon that you started off hating but grew on you overtime. Very common in Nuzlockes. I forget which one this was of the top of my head. Support star: not the type to get a ton of KOs, but provides a ton of utility. This mon may not be the strongest on paper, but always comes in clutch.

[@KOROws]

1:50 gotta be honest, the only reason I used grimsnarl was because i found a full odds shiny grimsnarl while walking in grass

[@kieronleonard4584]

I remember during a scarlet playthrough, i had a crabominable during one of the Nemona fights, and it got paralysed by her pawmo, and was stuck not being able to attack due to paralysis for 6 TURNS IN A ROW. Jeezus i really shouldve used a paralysis heal

[@supersaiyaneevee1573]

Vikavolt is a beast! It needs Agility and Roost but those with tbolt and bug buzz while holding a life orb was a monster for me on my Moon playthrough.

[@PinkaholicOfficial]

11:41 this reminds me of one time in Pokemon Sword. When I was 10 (and my brother was 7, we had to share the game), we thought it would be fun to throw a “Birthday Party” for one of my pokemon (Specifically a Haunter named Boo). We did Pokemon camp, filled our Party with Pikachus, a bunch of random bullshit. The funny part was when we accidentally triggered the Marnie Battle in Spikemuth. Remember that our team was currently a Haunter and 5 low level Pikachus. We barely edged it out with a team of 5 dead pikachus. This isn’t really relevant but it just popped into my brain and I thought it would be a fun story to tell.

[@dralx2042]

3:13 shoutout Karen ✊️

[@suspiciousshadeofgreen]

My Azumarill that I caught at the beginning of the game was definitely my second-in-command, though pretty close to team leader. It was the only reason I beat Kieran in the Indigo Disk.

[@EthanPence-pq5hv]

Early games: fodder, started, box art legend, route 1 pokemon, hm slave, the average/healer or secondary hm slave(uses for hms but is still strong enough to train) Later games: same thing but replace hm slaves with either an extra free pokemon and a regular pokemon, or just 2 regular pokemon

[@qwertyrhoads9295]

Most of my teams are structured around each Pokemon covering one-another's weaknesses. In this regard, archetypes like "Bench warmer" or "cannon fodder" are rarely present. Any Pokemon can be useful in casual play if you try hard enough. I am an avid sunflora enjoyer. Now competitive is a whole other can of worms, where only most Pokemon can do something, and only a few do things well.

[@FriendOfHatkid]

For me, my teams always have been incredibly balanced, and I have often been brainstorming in some of my playthroughs. Mostly in romhacks. But what I can say is, for me, the mon that was my ace the most out of any other mon and even starters is Crobat. My man is just incredible. He is both my leader and ol'reliable. He is fast, he can sweep most of the types with ease and just such a dope guy. He often was 3-4 levels higher than enemies I faced. But often, with blind playthroughs, I have a starter and a mon from first routes to start my sweep of the game, and I am planning according to them first. And I always try to give all my mons attention and roles. Some might had more spotlight, but I won't forget any achievements. My most memorable playthrough was of Renegade platinum, where my team of Empoleon, Glaceon, Meganium, Flygon, Crobat (ofc) and Skuntank is still my favorite. Binah the Empoleon was mainly against fire types, and the most memorable her achievement was obliterating Don's Infernape (idk how my penguin survived it's close combat, but I am proud of her ever since (suck it "ape counters" believers)). Clint the Glaceon was just straight up op. Bertha and Synthia's Garchomp stood absolutely no chance. Orlan the Meganium was water counter. Obviously. He was used prob the second most, but not exactly was the key to victories, but just ibcredibly good. Aaron the Flygon was used the least, only countering some electrics, but still worked a good ammount. Crobat named Govart was mvp always. Grass, fighting, fairies, bugs were nothing. And Alex the Skuntank tanked all psychics and ghosts. Still one of my favorite romhacks and playthroughs.

[@Ok-xx2oo]

I remember a while back I did a hardcore nuzlocke of platinum, against Cyrus all of my Pokémon were outsped and one shot by one of his mons, I can’t remember which, it was set up and on smoke, I brought in my half health Bibarel, tanked it on one hp and then hit a crit, bro then proceeded to amnesia, defence curl, sweep Cynthia, I swept Cynthia with a level 59 Bibarel, best day of my life, no healing items

[@stevenmattrell3448]

One Pokémon I want to shout out is Quagsire from my Heartgold team. He started out as a Wooper that didn't really function all that well. He barely did any damage and got killed very easily. I then got an item called the Macho Brace, and it said it halfed speed in exchange for increased growth. At the time I didn't understand IVs but I thought sure, increased growth sounds good. Thanks to that Macho Brace, the mud fish that couldn't do much damage and was dying to everything was suddenly killing Lance's Dragonites.

[@fearbuttera9477]

I love playing a Pokémon game and than replacing 2 people on my team with Krookodile and Flygon

[@warriorpokemon1518]

I used to believe that Trainers should have what I called a Grass Fire Water trio which would of course include the Starter. I don't think that way anymore but I would sometimes still do it.

[@GiraultAndrea]

i have one "the one you're bringing into a nuzlocke fight because your strategy involves switching it in to get it knocked out so you can gain tempo", that one should be pretty self explanatory

[@handsoffmyburito]

i just add pokemon to my team if they look "friend shaped"

[@friedchicken818]

"the fumbler" is all my pokemon bruh

[@zaneaura84]

I remember my first playthrough of moon. Accidentally did a solo run after catching mudbray.

[@tedscheett9420]

An underdog turned Ace in the Hole for me was my Female Kingambit that I named Agnes. For most of the game, she was a Pawnard which didn't do too much, aside from a few notable victories, especially against Tulip. But once she got to evolving, she became my team's second in command. She is one of my most used Pokemon in Tera Raids, a designated Legendary hunter being able to use both False Swipe and Thunder Wave, and is generally a powerful option against just about any opponent. Also, she hilariously couldn't be touched by Monkidori and I could just jam to the Loyal Three theme.

[@tigerlover2853]

On my Pokémon Sun team, the second in command was a Cottonee, he carried the Lusamine fight for 3 Pokémon. He remained a Cottonee because I had no clue how to evolve him. Sorry, Cloud.

[@phinixfox2564]

Oh nice i remember corviknight being my second in command due to accidently increasing its speed with ev training

[@cultofmel]

Let's be honest, most people who played RSE also had the same team. I'm willing to bet everybody who played those games remembers having a Gardevoir specifically with Thunderbolt.

[@MagusAgrippa8]

The tropes represented in the Five Man Band really do work out for Pokémon teams.

[@mettalo.8795]

I'm convinced my anihilape is the strongest pokemon I ever had in a pokemon game, being able to put final boss terrapagos to mid life without using terrastal, a true monster

[@DerpyHippo]

When we got to look maxers, I was like, oh my teams never have anyone in them I use just because they look cool, then I went back and thought about my shield team and remembered Graploct, he’s such a cool pokemon, just absolutely dogged on with ability, moves, and stats, still love him though

[@amethystxd3294]

Ok, so I used to have this let’s go eevee team that I absolutely adored, and plan to remake;The only two I can really place in one of the categories was my leader and second in command, aka, Nidoqueen and Ninetales. Nidoqueen hit like a focking semi truck while being able to tank a considerable amount of damage. Minerals on the other hand, I trained specifically leaning into the speed stat. THAT THING OUTSPED LITERALLY ANYTHING. Not to mention she had moves that could confuse, burn, and do roundly damage. She had ONE MOVE specifically to do major damage. Did it do a lot? Kinda-ish? BUT IT DIDN’T EVEN MATTER WHEN THE THERE WOULD BE A CHANCE FOR THE ENEMY TO BE HURT FOR TIMES IN A ROW IN ONE TURN IF SHE’D ALREADY SET UP. So essentially one was an actual tank, and the other was a strategic war general. For the rest of my team, it was Hitmonchan from the fighting dojo, a Kingler because I had the crabby for a while, a Jynx, that now that I think about it was definitely death fodder, and lastly Moltres because it was pretty. If I had a third in command though, it was definitely Hitmonchan thanks to being taught all the elemental punches. No I did not use my Eeevee, I probably would have if I was able to evolve it.

[@amethystxd3294]

Forgot to mention, but Kingler was most definitely the team’s underdog. The guy ended up clutching at the end of Agatha’s fight when everyone else fainted, so thanks Kingler :)