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Pokemon Team Builder Blog
Practical team building for story runs — type boards, sample skeletons, random rolls, and free planners across mainline games.
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Guide
How to Build a Pokemon Team
Six slots, type holes, and a simple checklist so your story run stops wiping to the same Gym.
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Types
Pokemon Type Coverage Guide
Red tiles, teal tiles, and the fastest way to stop losing to the same attack type.
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Random
Random Pokemon Team Builder
Roll six for chaos runs, then use the type board so random does not mean unwinnable.
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Red/Blue
Pokemon Red Team Builder
Gen 1 chart quirks and type holes that still wipe favorite-only parties.
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Gold/Silver
Pokemon Gold Team Builder
Classic Johto pace, Gen 2 type chart, HM tax, and a Kanto stretch that exposes early-game comfort teams.
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FireRed
Pokemon FireRed Team Builder
Kanto-only dex, HM pressure, and type boards that punish mono-Fire stacks.
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Emerald
Pokemon Emerald Team Builder
Hoenn weather, double battles, and a dex that rewards mixed cores.
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ORAS
Pokemon Omega Ruby Team Builder
Hoenn remade with megas — water tax and coverage still decide runs.
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Platinum
Pokemon Platinum Team Builder
Sinnoh’s long climb and an Elite Four that exposes mono-type comfort picks.
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BDSP
Pokemon BDSP Team Builder
Faithful Sinnoh remakes and the same champion-shaped type test.
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HeartGold
Pokemon HeartGold Team Builder
Johto pace, HM tax, and a second region that exposes early-game teams.
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Black/White
Pokemon Black Team Builder
Unova fresh-dex energy and type stacks that punish mono-Fire dreams.
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Black 2
Pokemon Black 2 Team Builder
Sequel Unova availability that rewards cleaner type boards.
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X/Y
Pokemon XY Team Builder
Fairy arrives, megas tempt, and Kalos still punishes mono-Dragon stacks.
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Ultra Sun/Moon
Pokemon Ultra Sun Team Builder
Trials, totems, and Alola dual-types that hide nasty weakness stacks.
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Sword/Shield
Pokemon Sword Team Builder
Galar gyms, Dynamax culture, and late Ice/Ground answers that still matter.
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Legends Arceus
Pokemon Legends Arceus Team Builder
Hisui freer combat where type holes still matter against alphas.
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Scarlet/Violet
Pokemon Scarlet Team Builder
Open-world freedom, Tera twists, and big dex traps.
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Legends Z-A
Pokemon Legends Z-A Team Builder
Lumiose-era planning with live ZA type boards.
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Champions
Pokemon Champions Team Builder
Champions-mode planning: type boards first, shareable parties always.
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Skip the theory — draft six nowOpen the free builder, pick a game, and read live type coverage.
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