Pokemon Go Team Building Guide
Pokemon Go offers you a way to enjoy your favorite animated creatures on the... Go! (Too much?) There are lots of activities to do with them, and your ultimate goal, as always, is to catch them all! Of course, while you're at it, you'll probably also need to do some fighting.
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Combat in the Pokemon series has always been a lot more complicated than it looks. There are tons of details hidden from the player, even as there are tons of details that they know, too. We're here to help you unravel the mystery and get started building an excellent team of your own!
All Pokemon have at least one, if not two, "Types." For example, Bulbasaur is Grass-Type and Poison-Type. The Pokemon's Types define it. It will have a primary and secondary Type, denoting their importance. Grass is Bulbasaur's primary Type, making Poison its secondary Type. In addition, moves and attacks also have Types, but they only ever have one Type.
A Pokemon's Type, and the Move's Type, are taken into account whenever it is attacking or defending. We'll discuss defense in this section, and attacking in the section below.
When your Pokemon is defending from an attack dealt by its opponent, its Type determines how well that attack will land - which is called the attack's "effectiveness." The more effective an attack is, the more damage it does. For example...
Pokemon Go's Type Effectiveness Chart
Every Pokemon has access to a small pool of attacks that they can learn. There are two types: a Fast Attack and a Charged Attack. You can change which Fast Attack and which Charged Attack your Pokemon knows by using a TM; read our in-depth guide for more guidance on that.
When choosing your Fast Attacks and Charged
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