How To Build Different Pokemon Teams To Make The Game Less Boring

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Pokemon is a pretty easy game. There are ways you can spice it up with Nuzlockes, or by playing competitive battles and getting heavy into the meta of it all, but they can often feel like they swing too far the other way, making the game much more difficult than the ideal playthrough. You don’t want to steamroller every single battle you come across, to the point where battles themselves become tiresome, but you also don’t want to keep getting swept by finely tuned meta teams that know every attack, counter, and counter-counter in the playbook. If you’re looking for ways to build Pokemon teams that will keep the game interesting without diving in at the meta deep end, consider these team builds.

This is always my go-to whenever I start a new Pokemon game, and Scarlet & Violet will be no exception. Native teams are exactly what they sound like - they are made up entirely of Pokemon native to the region the game is set in. This means you won’t know the Pokemon too well, meaning no knowledge of stats helping you through the already easy battles, and if you can resist spoilers, every evolution will be a complete surprise. It feels like the best way to soak up everything a region has to offer, and remains my default for a new game.

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Of course, in some games you’re not experiencing a new region for the first time. You might be replaying an older game, or it could be a remake like Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Since Gen 4 contains my least favourite trio of starters, I ditched Chimchar early on and instead built a team of Pokemon I had never used before. In doing do, I found a greater appreciation for Lickilicky and its big, stupid tongue.

Another team type