06-12-2017, 02:02 PM
Well, I'm a bit bored right now as well, and looking at my current team, let's see what I need to account for...
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Currently planned members:
Gallade
Rapidash
Starmie
Absol
Porygon-Z
Empty Slot
Current Filler:
Combee
Vespiqueen
Well, my immediate thought is that there's only two real problem types for these 5: Electric and Flying. I have nothing that resists either, and nothing that can naturally learn a SE move against them. Fortunately, there's a lot of pokemon that can help deal with that type combination. Steel/Ground Excadrill; Steelix; and Alolan Dugtrio, the many Rock/Ground types, Ground/Electric Stunfisk and Jerbolta, most electric types with some sort of coverage that lets them hit other electric types neutrally...
Let me think...which of those might be the most appealing to use...
Brainstorming Time!
Steelix: Giant steel snake. It'd be pretty hard to use, but very, very strong once Nathan got a good handle on it. Of course, Vespiqueen and Absol are probably going to cause Nathan enough trouble as it is...and 5 disobedience (4 when unevolved) is no joke.
(Alolan) Golem: Both variants of Golem would be pretty fun, I think. There's even a Geodude traveling with us already, though convincing him to join us properly would likely take a lot of work...as for the Alolan variant, that'd be pretty much exclusively from a trade since wild ones can really only be found in Alola.
Zebstrika: This could be fun. Nathan knows how to handle fire horses already, so why not an electric zebra as well? Completely immune to electric as well, and also gets access to Flame Charge, which Nathan is already familiar with. Has 4 Disobedience, though...
Galvantula: Another of my favorites, and my favorite bug, period. Doesn't resist flying, but shoots them down with Compound Eyes boosted Thunders (assuming we pick up a TM for it). Electroweb and Sticky Web also seriously slow the enemy down, which is fun.
Jerbolta: Personally, I just can't see myself seriously using a Stunfisk. Jerbolta, on the other hand, looks kinda fun. But also rather difficult to use because of how weak all its level up moves are, aside from the final four.
Tracton: Well, missed getting one at our first opportunity, and that one is completely unavailable now. If there's another chance later, though, Tracton would be a good fit for the team's needs. Likely has at least 3 Disobedience, though...
Ampharos: Another good fit for the team. Plus it's a fairly common farm and ranch pokemon. And has a fabulous mega. And Cotton Guard.
Just for fun ideas:
Kiricorn and Oblivicorn: More horses! Nathan would likely know how to handle these guys. Even if he doesn't get one himself, he can potentially help with taming their wild sides.
Zebstrika: Zebras are almost like horses, so why not? Taming it would be the main challenge...
Stenowatt: It's not a horse, but I can imagine some trainers might ride them, and they're fairly interesting from a team support standpoint. Incredibly rare, though, so...and also probably somewhat disobedient.
Ampharos: Backstory synergy, yay! Has a lot of really nice attacks really quickly once fully evolved, and some interesting utility and power moves at the end of the list. Nathan's prefers horses to sheep, but he's not totally unfamiliar with how sheep are raised.
Baariette: There might be one or two members of this line wherever we find the Mareep line, so this could also be interesting. Nathan probably won't use one, though, since Absol is the planned Dark type and Gallade is the planned Fighting type.
In Conclusion:
Probably going to want to pick up an electric type for that final slot for the time being. Probably Zebstrika or Ampharos. Galvantula could be nice too, there's a chance Joltik can be rarely found in Fireweed Forest to boot...but we'd have to find a new home for Combee and Vespiqueen first before I can really consider using any of those pokemon, unless Princess and Zippy don't mind being boxed together for awhile. Evolving Princess into Vespiqueen also probably has to happen first.
I think Zebstrika would be the most fun, Ampharos would be the most useful, and Galvantula would be the fastest to pick up since we're in a forest filled with bugs. And will be passing through said forest a second time if we don't find any on the first trip.
Gallade
Rapidash
Starmie
Absol
Porygon-Z
Empty Slot
Current Filler:
Combee
Vespiqueen
Well, my immediate thought is that there's only two real problem types for these 5: Electric and Flying. I have nothing that resists either, and nothing that can naturally learn a SE move against them. Fortunately, there's a lot of pokemon that can help deal with that type combination. Steel/Ground Excadrill; Steelix; and Alolan Dugtrio, the many Rock/Ground types, Ground/Electric Stunfisk and Jerbolta, most electric types with some sort of coverage that lets them hit other electric types neutrally...
Let me think...which of those might be the most appealing to use...
Brainstorming Time!
Steelix: Giant steel snake. It'd be pretty hard to use, but very, very strong once Nathan got a good handle on it. Of course, Vespiqueen and Absol are probably going to cause Nathan enough trouble as it is...and 5 disobedience (4 when unevolved) is no joke.
(Alolan) Golem: Both variants of Golem would be pretty fun, I think. There's even a Geodude traveling with us already, though convincing him to join us properly would likely take a lot of work...as for the Alolan variant, that'd be pretty much exclusively from a trade since wild ones can really only be found in Alola.
Zebstrika: This could be fun. Nathan knows how to handle fire horses already, so why not an electric zebra as well? Completely immune to electric as well, and also gets access to Flame Charge, which Nathan is already familiar with. Has 4 Disobedience, though...
Galvantula: Another of my favorites, and my favorite bug, period. Doesn't resist flying, but shoots them down with Compound Eyes boosted Thunders (assuming we pick up a TM for it). Electroweb and Sticky Web also seriously slow the enemy down, which is fun.
Jerbolta: Personally, I just can't see myself seriously using a Stunfisk. Jerbolta, on the other hand, looks kinda fun. But also rather difficult to use because of how weak all its level up moves are, aside from the final four.
Tracton: Well, missed getting one at our first opportunity, and that one is completely unavailable now. If there's another chance later, though, Tracton would be a good fit for the team's needs. Likely has at least 3 Disobedience, though...
Ampharos: Another good fit for the team. Plus it's a fairly common farm and ranch pokemon. And has a fabulous mega. And Cotton Guard.
Just for fun ideas:
Kiricorn and Oblivicorn: More horses! Nathan would likely know how to handle these guys. Even if he doesn't get one himself, he can potentially help with taming their wild sides.
Zebstrika: Zebras are almost like horses, so why not? Taming it would be the main challenge...
Stenowatt: It's not a horse, but I can imagine some trainers might ride them, and they're fairly interesting from a team support standpoint. Incredibly rare, though, so...and also probably somewhat disobedient.
Ampharos: Backstory synergy, yay! Has a lot of really nice attacks really quickly once fully evolved, and some interesting utility and power moves at the end of the list. Nathan's prefers horses to sheep, but he's not totally unfamiliar with how sheep are raised.
Baariette: There might be one or two members of this line wherever we find the Mareep line, so this could also be interesting. Nathan probably won't use one, though, since Absol is the planned Dark type and Gallade is the planned Fighting type.
In Conclusion:
Probably going to want to pick up an electric type for that final slot for the time being. Probably Zebstrika or Ampharos. Galvantula could be nice too, there's a chance Joltik can be rarely found in Fireweed Forest to boot...but we'd have to find a new home for Combee and Vespiqueen first before I can really consider using any of those pokemon, unless Princess and Zippy don't mind being boxed together for awhile. Evolving Princess into Vespiqueen also probably has to happen first.
I think Zebstrika would be the most fun, Ampharos would be the most useful, and Galvantula would be the fastest to pick up since we're in a forest filled with bugs. And will be passing through said forest a second time if we don't find any on the first trip.
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