SwSh SwSh Team-crafting Thread

[Phosphene]

If I was being honest I probably wouldn't include Intelleon on my team since there are many other new Pokemon I prefer....

but the thought of not having a starter on my team feels like sacrilege. I've never dumped my starter before.

Yeah, I feel a little weird about ditching my starter on the first play-through (I've never done that before), but since it means I will be able to use a Pokemon I actually want to use, I guess it's worth it.

 

[Knightwolf09]

Yeah, I feel a little weird about ditching my starter on the first play-through (I've never done that before), but since it means I will be able to use a Pokemon I actually want to use, I guess it's worth it.

I say you guys are missing out, cause all 3 of these guys are rather useful in any team, and you're choosing to leave them out mostly for visual appeal. Which is fine, but hey you never know if you'll grow to like it

 

[Phosphene]

I say you guys are missing out, cause all 3 of these guys are rather useful in any team, and you're choosing to leave them out mostly for visual appeal. Which is fine, but hey you never know if you'll grow to like it

Isn't Drednaw more useful than Inteleon by virtue of being dual-typed?

 

[Knightwolf09]

Isn't Drednaw more useful than Inteleon by virtue of being dual-typed?

And these guys have a wide movepool despite being monotype. So dual types aren't everything

 

[Phosphene]

And these guys have a wide movepool despite being monotype. So dual types aren't everything

While dual types aren't everything, all other things being equal, it is generally better to have a dual-typed Pokemon than a single-typed one. That 1.5x boost on two different types is rather useful.

At any rate, I'm personally not a fan of Sobble's final evolution and I doubt it'll grow on me; it's just not the type of Pokemon I like--too human, to the point where my first impression was that it would be awkward to use because it's so anthropomorphized. I'd rather use Drednaw, but I have no problem if other people want to use Sobble.

 

[ShieldFan]

Scorbunny is my favourite starter, but I do love Centikorsh. So, I don't know how I can fix it. Might I end up picking Grookey for more open space on my team. Probably that's how my team will look: Rillaboom-Centikorsch-Arraskweda-Dragapult-Galarian Darmanitan-Copperajah.[/SPOILER]

 

[Knightwolf09]

While dual types aren't everything, all other things being equal, it is generally better to have a dual-typed Pokemon than a single-typed one. That 1.5x boost on two different types is rather useful.

At any rate, I'm personally not a fan of Sobble's final evolution and I doubt it'll grow on me; it's just not the type of Pokemon I like--too human, to the point where my first impression was that it would be awkward to use because it's so anthropomorphized. I'd rather use Drednaw, but I have no problem if other people want to use Sobble.

I will say Dreadnaw will be more of a hindrance to your team. Just a warning

 

[Phosphene]

I will say Dreadnaw will be more of a hindrance to your team. Just a warning

Well, I like challenges. And, by using Drednaw I won't feel like I'm enslaving a sapient cartoon character.

 

[Knightwolf09]

Well, I like challenges. And, by using Drednaw I won't feel like I'm enslaving a sapient cartoon character.

Look dude I get you have you have your own mindset but you kinda admit you'd rather enslave a animals which already sounds bad, plus arms legs and fingers don't equal human, otherwise all animals would be considered human

 

[Phosphene]

but you kinda admit you'd rather enslave a animals which already sounds bad

Where did I say that?

plus arms legs and fingers don't equal human, otherwise all animals would be considered human

While arms, legs, and fingers don't automatically equal human, when they look highly similar to a human's arms, legs, and fingers and are similarly proportioned, it does equal human. The idle pose and movement of Sobble's final evolution is very reminiscent of humans. The only animals that have a vertical spine and pose with their hands on their hips are humans. There's no denying that Sobble's final evolution is very human-like. I mean, isn't it even in the Human-like egg group?

 

[Dizzard]

I say you guys are missing out, cause all 3 of these guys are rather useful in any team, and you're choosing to leave them out mostly for visual appeal. Which is fine, but hey you never know if you'll grow to like it

I mean...visual appeal is a huge part of why I choose Pokemon for playing through the story. (and I already like Intelleon, I just love other new Pokemon) The story is more about how the journey feels to me than it is about making the most optimized team.

I don't play much competitive but even if I did I probably wouldn't be using my story team for it. (maybe that's changed now with things like mints and bottle caps though?)

I doubt I'm actually going to ditch my starter though, I don't think I'd have it in me to box Sobble.

 

[Knightwolf09]

Where did I say that?

I mean by saying you don't feel like you're enslaving a human so you'd rather an animal, that's like practically saying you'd feel better or more comfortable enslaving an animal

 

[Moonlight~]

Who is using Eldegoss?

 

[Phosphene]

Who is using Eldegoss?

A couple people by the looks of it.

Sobble
Corviknight
Eldegoss
????
???
??

So for now:

Sobble
Corviknight
Eldegoss
Wooloo

With the new grass-type mons and seeing that Budew probably returns I might go for a Grass mono-type team, which for now is:

• Grookey
• Gossifleur
• Budew

First team:
Scorbunny
Morpeko
Polteageist
Cramorant
Eldegoss

Granted, these are all pre-leak so the posters might have edited their teams.

 

[Moonlight~]

A couple people by the looks of it.






Granted, these are all pre-leak so the posters might have edited their teams.

Thanks! I actually like Eldegoss and I am thinking of using it, at least early on the game.

 

[Dizzard]

I'm starting to consider the possibility of doing a rotation team due to exp share always being on. I'm kinda worried about being way over leveled and making every battle a cakewalk.

Only thing is the one time I had a rotation team in Alpha Sapphire, even though it was only 7 Pokemon it made me feel a bit less attached to my team and it was weird not having all the Pokemon I had used for the champion battle.

Maybe that'll be fixed somewhat by being able to access the pc box at all times though. I might consider having a box marked as an extended team area. (and have caught Pokemon go to a different box, if that's possible)

 

[Phosphene]

Maybe that'll be fixed somewhat by being able to access the pc box at all times though. I might consider having a box marked as an extended team area. (and have caught Pokemon go to a different box, if that's possible)

You could also put your rotating team members into the battle box, if it exists, methinks.

 

[FaeKing17]

I couldn't decide, I'm basically going in blind aside from my starter and second Pokemon.

 

[Phosphene]

When the games release, will any of you guys put your team in your signature? I'm considering swapping out my current signature for my projected team.

Like so:

 

[Knightwolf09]

When the games release, will any of you guys put your team in your signature? I'm considering swapping out my current signature for my projected team.

Like so:

How can you do that actually?