Q&A for How to Create a Balanced Pokémon Team

Your team includes multiple Pokémon vulnerable to Rock, Bug, and Ice-type attacks. While this highlights common weaknesses, it does not automatically mean your team is unbalanced. To thoroughly assess your team's overall strengths and weaknesses, you should consider using an online Pokémon planner.

When facing an opponent with a type advantage, your best option is usually to switch to a Pokémon that has a type advantage against theirs. If you don't have a direct counter available, you can still gain an advantage by focusing on strong neutral attacks, applying status conditions, or using stat-altering moves.

It depends on the Pokémon and its moveset. For example, if your Landorus knows Hidden Power (Ice type) and your friend also uses a Landorus, you should generally not switch out. This is because Landorus is weak to Ice, and your Pokémon can exploit that weakness.

Steel-type Pokémon, like Aggron, are super effective against Fairy types and resist Dragon attacks. For effective offense against Dragon types, use Ice, Dragon, or Fairy-type Pokémon. Ice-types, such as Alolan Ninetales, are strong against Dragon types but are neutral against Fairy types.

You should use a Dark-type Pokémon to defeat Necrozma, as Dark-type moves are super effective against it. A Pokémon like Zoroark is a strong choice. For maximum damage, pair a powerful Dark-type move with a Dark Z-Crystal.

You primarily use your Pokémon team for battles. You can engage in battles against friends, in-game trainers, or participate in battle challenges with special rules.

Test your team in battles to identify weaknesses. If a Pokémon is frequently defeated or underperforming, consider replacing it. Also, review your team's collective type weaknesses.

Starting with two Pokémon focused on disruption (sometimes called 'annoyers' or 'stallers') can be effective. You should consider how their individual abilities, types, and moves complement each other and the rest of your team to ensure overall balance and strategy.

To assess your Pokémon team's balance, you should ensure it covers various types effectively. This involves understanding type advantages and utilizing super-effective moves against a wide range of opposing Pokémon. The ability of a Pokémon to hit many types with different moves is often referred to as "coverage."

To create a balanced Pokémon team in Soul Silver, consider the types used by the Elite Four and Gym Leaders. For instance, an Electric-type Pokémon can be helpful against Water-type specialists like Misty. Alternatively, a powerful starter, especially a Fire-type, can simplify many early challenges. In my experience, a strong Legendary Pokémon and your starter can be sufficient, with other Pokémon used mainly for HMs.

To balance your Electric-type team, seek out dual-type Pokémon that include Electric as one of their types. Utilize abilities such as Lightning Rod, and consider training your Pokémon to endure super-effective moves; you can also benefit from abilities like Sturdy.

Yes, dual-type Pokémon can minimize weaknesses, sometimes even providing a double resistance to certain attack types. However, you should carefully identify any potential 4x weaknesses that might arise from their specific type combination.

Consider adding a Flying-type Pokémon to your team, as they are immune to Ground-type moves. Alternatively, Pokémon with the Levitate ability also possess this immunity.