Pokémon Archetypes EVERY Team Has

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@IF_Ironsza]

No, he's just trying to disguise his fear

[@iZAYYYYYYY]

@@IF_Ironsza yeah

[@nametheocmaker]

@@iZAYYYYYYY i would know, it lost me a shiney

[@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

[@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]

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[@bct2308]

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[@longyiuchen1837]

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

[@BlueP1neappl3]

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

[@siphonthemoth]

Oh no, it packed heat

[@UnderseaRexieVT]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@moxiemouse24]

My final team ended up being my starter Rillaboom, Melmetal, Lucario, Eternatus, and I swapped between Inteleon + Cinderace and Charizard + Blastoise

[@AdrieneTheDarkestHorse]

@@moxiemouse24 Rillaboom, Thievul, Swirlix, Butterfree, Orbeetle, Raichu (You would not believe me if I told you that I was able to make this team competitively viable)

[@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

[@-a2games-]

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

[@CharzzTheAnimated]

Ultra setup

[@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.

[@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

[@Manueltion15]

4:29 crovignight saved me countless times in sword

[@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..

[@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)

[@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.

[@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

[@alexnuzlocker12]

In my blind moon nuzlocke this was definitely the stamina Mudbray I got early on island 2, he was probably the reason I was able to even beat that.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@Sacsofon]

On Pokemon diamond I had a gengar, gengar is a good Pokemon, but I didn’t expect THAT much from him, I taught him attract, and I literally SWEEPED Cynthia’s whole team.

[@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

[@Sacsofon]

In every Pokemon game I always get a beedrill, I don’t really put him into battle many times aside from when my main faints or I’m in a sticky situation, and he always deliver, I can’t think of a single time he hasn’t clutched, most of the times he just ends up sweeping.

[@meetkimberly]

I did a nuzelocke a while ago and the members in it fit the arcetiects mention in this video well. Here is the Elite four team and their classifications. Luna(Hypno)- Ol' Reliable (I call starter but acts more like this class) Chad(Machoke)- Looksmaxer (died) McRonalds(Snorlax)- Tank (Cannon Fodder done right) Perry(Golduck)- the OG (oldest living member) Henry(Nidoking)- Diamond in the Rough (kind of) Daredevil(Magmar)- Fumbler (helped in Chad's death) Luna become so important to me I made my KZbin account based on her.

[@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

[@littenguy]

2 views in 13 seconds bro is Not falling off

[@TheRogueRenegade]

It's a new record

[@IF_Ironsza]

These bots fr bro

[@JohnZ_GG]

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

[@fluffykittenscrafts]

​@@JohnZ_GGit's a bot; don't respond.

[@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.

[@Lninja-mw7fz]

0:13 Rizzachu lol Edit:Thank you for 10 likes

[@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 😭

[@matthewroberts198]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@JadeJuno]

11:36 NOT SHINJI ON PIKACHU'S DEATHBED 💀

[@LemonHIVE]

1:15 my little gal stella (ogrepon) was always ol’ reliable

[@LemonHIVE]

and in shield my lil guy beast(Gar chomp) and houdini(alakazam)

[@LemonHIVE]

foreign pokemon was Geschoss my silly little barraskewda i caught in germany in pokémon go

[@LemonHIVE]

leader is Demeter (meowscarada) the terrorist (it was a running joke with my friends while we were playing that she caused 9/11)

[@Amelia4111]

The R in Ogerpon should be after the E!

[@Amelia4111]

@@LemonHIVE Garchomp is one word!

[@Axeky]

Man archeops is my leader pokemon and solo'd the entire end of black and white the 2 legends i had i used only for death fodder😅

[@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)

[@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

[@samercanbrack496]

I recently played Platinum with mons I’ve never used, and I ended up with Luxray (I know crazy), the one with me since the beginning, Medicham the underdog, Probopass the “just exists” and “can’t land moves”, Altaria for the looks and not the stats, Milotic the reward, and Rapidash the “just exists”.

[@RandomTheIdiot55]

Shoutout to my Sylveon that I used throughout Legends: Arceus. Didn’t expect diddly squat from him because I’ve never been an eevee fan, and I prefer Jolteon anyways, but he ended up being my tank because apparently Sylveon is ridiculously beefy for some reason. Godspeed, Nightshade. You’re one of the homies now.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Barakon]

0:06 nuh uh, I usually choose Turtwig!

[@theultimateamazingsleepyko6687]

Loomian legacy helps you safely level up low level creatures because your have 7 slots,5 are for battling and 2 are for benched loomians While benched,the get a bit of exp share which is useful in a game with no exp share 3:00 I always keep shinies on my team because how they look but they are always good but it might just because I get shinies like scizor,grapploct,pelipper,azumaril,kricketune,ursaluna Oh,I just listed every shiny I have I don't have many I feel like I have more than that 5:57 literally made me remember I have a shiny noivern Also gogoat and slaking shinies

[@ryuiichikune6250]

The sentimental for me in scarlet was a shiny lechonk that showed up right after the lighthouse cutscenes in the beginning and it was just casually walking around the building and i kept it on my team through the entire game

[@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.

[@qwertyuiop19283]

It’s funny; you mentioned Alolan Muk and Garganacl not being impressive at first until you kept them, and I had the same experience. I had no intentions of using either of those Pokémon but once I found a shiny for both of them, I felt obligated to use them and wound up loving both of them!

[@toastiiNom]

I agree with the noibat take I caught it on a whim bc I thought it was cute and omg Noivern is probably one of my all time favourites, one of my goats 🥇

[@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).

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

12:22 Why did bro name half my sword Team?

[@Amelia4111]

Can you please not type in all caps?

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

@@Amelia4111 sorry My caps Lock get stuck sometimes

[@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

[@Draco-fd7pt]

I’m gonna be using my Black 2 team for these archetypes because that’s my favorite game and it had my favorite team The main guy: Samurott, my starter and also my favorite Pokémon in general The second in command: Haxorus, the dragon of the team and my second favorite Pokémon The legendary: Cobalion, really solid and also my favorite sword of justice The underdog: Mandibuzz, this vulture was surprisingly good, they alone went up against three of the Elite Four members The diamond in the rough: Volcarona, did great when I needed them to, also very pretty The one that looks cool but isn’t that great: Zebstrika, isn’t the worst but out of all the team they just preformed the least but god they look awesome I really love this team with all my heart and was so happy when I won with them. Anyways great video as always Rouge ✨

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

One of the best "Looksmaxer" Pokèmon I've ever had was a Dedenne in my very first Pokèmon Y playthrough back in 2013. I caught it cause it looked cute and I'm not a huge fan of Pika Clones but that Electric/Fairy type combo came in really handy with certain moves like Volt Switch and Parabolic Charge

[@evilyoshimaster]

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

[@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.)

[@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.

[@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

[@RealSkello]

My foreign exchange has become my all time ace. In USUM I was struggling against mimikyu so my friend traded me a habits (I don’t get it either) but I became super attached to it, NATURALLY leveled it to 100 and it’s my team lead in SV right now as well as a mix from my normal run, shiny only run, and USUM mons

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@WorldTraveller1997]

I have over 800 hours of game time for Pokemon Sword and my starter was on my team but it had no important rule. The most important of that team was my Shiny Toxtricity named "Rock'n'Roll". I hatched a Shiny Scorbunny named it "Kickass" and really kicked some asses in the DLCs. For the DLCs in Violet I used most of the time Ceruledge or Greninja, as these're my favourite Pokémon from Paldean dex.

[@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.

[@zaydenperkins250]

0:40 I lost my pokemon x starter of accident, i was being stupid trying to train levels in a different game as I was finished with that one, only to find out they arent cross compatible loosing my fennikin for the entire game. also I was fine with this as my eevee became my new starter :)

[@Porygonizverycool]

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

[@25usd94]

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

[@schuschuschoell]

I keep my starters to like level 50 then find a better type pokemon, but in my violet playthrough in the dlc i did use all 3 alola starters, as well as a shiny alolan raichu from the event because it was rareish even though it was pretty rubbish

[@pemanilnoob]

For me, my partner pokemon has always been an early caught Pokémon, but not my starter. For violet, it was my Ceruledge, and for shield, it was my Obstagoon. I love those fellers, they’re my lil favorites I can’t remember if had one in PLA… but I did use an Ursaluna and a Luxray cause I found shinies of them in the wild

[@Ink_and_dragons]

2:05 final battle against Kieran, down to his Hydrapple and my mimikyu, it outspeeds,it buffs or smth idk, my turn comes, it doesn’t kill, it’s turn, swear I’m gonna die, boom, Disguise is still up (mimikyu had damage from something, maybe stealth rocks or smth) next turn mimikyu kills, Blueberry champion achived, still love him for it

[@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

[@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

[@AgusSkywalker]

I play mainly Pokemmo now which has hard level caps for every gym and E4. When I finally defeated the Kanto E4 which is the highest leveled one, I let my pokemon use their accumulated experience to level up. My Electivire went from lvl 62 to 83, while all the others ended up between 72-75. It's clear who was the reliable one in that team.

[@DreiPinguine]

Can we also talk about tthe pokemon that always save us? Like i think in every White run i used a Seismitoad (poison touch my beloved) and in every bw2 run i used a Scolipede. In my current run too, Venipede literally soloed the 2nd and 3rd gym using Rollout. Also i once did a run with only tandom shiny pokemon in Scarlet. Or, twice i did. Well anyways, i was oftentimes disappointed about running around fir hours only for my next member to be another Jumpluff or that spider thing. But let me tell you, the surprises i experienced when such pokemon actually did things. My Jumpluff and Clodsire were amazing (Clodsire was big on stalling and poisoning and Jumpluff, well, high initiative and leech seed). What surprised me most was Brian my Cinccino. It naturally had Technician and nearly soloed the fire guy with dice boosted rock throws. Also my Hitmonchan was amazing. Did not expect it to be as great. As fot my second run, i randomly encountered a shiny torcoal and boy was it amazing. I at first wanted to box it for already having a fire type but it certainly proved its worth ane the Sunny Day it naturally set up boosted both my Talonflame and my Tropius. Was also surprised how often my Golurk saved me with the second Elite Four after having had a normal Golurk in my first playthrough which always disappointed me for being slow and fragile.

[@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.

[@Kool-AidDealer]

Nidoking was definitely ol reliable for my first soul silver playthrough. I always loved this thing's design, but gah damn was I surprised by how much work it put in for the team after getting that moonstone.

[@derpikyu9262]

The good punching bag: the pokemon on your team thqt takes hits the others can't and fights back with just as much, if not more, force. My best example is the snorelax from my pokemon x nuzlocke (which I nicknamed chonkers)

[@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 :)

[@WolfMasterIsHere]

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

[@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

[@bird6528]

I did use a legendary for the entirety of my BDSP play through (never played any of the original gen4 games until recently) it was the gift Manaphy egg I love that thing so much and it wasn’t too overpowered

[@dallor09]

My dream pokemon team is Iron valiant, primarina, alolan ninetales, tinkaton, melloetta, and absol. In SV I got 5/6 of these pokemon so I used mostly them throughout the game. Because they are mostly fairy types and the ones who are not look like they are I pretended that I was a fairy type trainer and it was so much fun.

[@thebodofagod]

One of my last playthroughs I did a random number generator to pick a team of 6 that I had never used before. I got Yanmega, Aromatisse, Sawk, Dewgong, Reuniclus, and Amoongus. The team struggled cuz movesets and the like were not accounted for (Seel was my starter and didn’t learn a good move for like 30 levels) but Sawk was a Pokemon I have never used before that ran the gauntlet in that playthrough

[@SuperbGorilla]

I once beat Leon with spritzee and basculin as the MVPs

[@RealSkello]

I’ve been doing something cool recently. I attach myself to a wild Pokémon I catch and make them my Ace and my 2nd in command my starter I got a centiskorch for my ace in shield

[@O_CABBAGE]

My team from my first S/V playthrough Leader: Meowscarada Ole Reliable: Clodsire All Looks: Ceruledge Potental: Palafin Flumbler: Cyclizar New Kid: Kingambit Benchwarmer: Oinklonge Litteral God: Meridon Foreign Exchange: Skeledurge Cannon Fodder: Oinklonge Forgotten: Oinklonge Day One: Clodsire Underdog: Cyclizar

[@3ch033v3]

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

[@alexandergray1261]

In my first and so far only successful nuzlocke, it was platinum, and I had a machoke who was originally just there to fill the slot, but every time I switched in to relieve another pokemon, I expected it to go down, but it tanked hit after hit and usually came out the other side in the red, but still very much alive. I came to rely a bit to much on its bulk and eventually it took a hit it couldn't walk away from. That one hurt, but now whenever I play platinum, I make sure to catch a Machop or machoke in memory of a good companion

[@hollow8017]

Currently have a sword team that’s cinderace, boltund, mudsdale, quagsire, Noivern and heliolisk, and the team goes SO HARD and idk why

[@LeMaroonGuy427]

Ima use my Violet team for this (i also made up a few because why not) -My Skelederge, Pepper: the main one, since, he was my starter -My Luvdisc, Heartbreak: the one that’s there because I like it, also kinda of the underdog, Heartbreak, I kid you not, managed to solo Iono SOMEHOW (Tbf tho I literally EV trained and IV trained one from my completed Scarlet account and transferred it over, but still) -My Rabsca, Florian: the one that’s kinda weak, never really did anything important and always died -My Sawsbuck, Dave: second in command, he is pretty good and was useful for the team -My Sqwawkabilly, Juliana: the one that was kinda there, she doesn’t really do anything crazy but she’s decent (also yes she and Florian are named after the SV protagonists) -My Palosand, Dusty, the rando shiny I found and added it to my team -My Voltorb, Boomer: the forgotten, it was kicked off my team and replaced my Dusty

[@messagerticv4795]

Some Archetypes I can think of are: The Tank/Anchor: This is usually the pokemon whose bulk or typing makes them a reliable switch in to take damage. My Nidoking, and Slowbro were some beefy lads. The All-Rounder: The mon that can sort of do it all. They fill in for other members of the team with type coverage. My Magmortar had a lot of powerful moves of different types, so she was the answer whenever my Leader and ol’ reliable couldn’t stay in. Cannon Fodder? More like Cannon Buster: The one who can take hits and dish them out just as hard. This the mon who you sent out to wreak havoc until it faints. The was a reason why my Salamence was nicknamed “Mass Genocide”.

[@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.

[@LuckyDayz]

I honestly pick all my pokemon based on how much I like their evolution lines with no regardless to stats. Sidenote with Riolu I just end up with grinding friendship and evolving it in 1 level sometimes.