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Pokémon Team Builder

Pick up to six Pokémon, and see every weakness, resistance and gap on your team.

Gen 2–5 chart, this game’s Pokémon only.

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types resisted

Tap a type for details.

  • Resisted
  • Not resisted yet
  • No answer
  • A dot per weak member

Pick up to six Pokémon

Scouting report

Your team’s type coverage

Phoebe: 6 good catches.

Battle plan · Emerald

Beat Phoebe

Elite Four · 5 Pokémon · strongest Lv 51

Their team

Other bosses
  • DusclopsLv 48Ghost typeMoves: Ghost. It also uses a Ghost-type Curse, which cuts a quarter of your HP each turn whatever your types and confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • BanetteLv 49Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Dark. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • SableyeLv 50Dark and Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Dark. It also uses Night Shade: the same damage to every type, and none to Normal types.
  • BanetteLv 49Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Psychic, Electric and Normal
  • DusclopsLv 51Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Ice, Rock and Ground

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ghost2× · 4/5Dark2× · 4/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Phoebe in Emerald.

Two take normal hits from their moves. Four are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SharpedoWaterDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 22switch out against BanetteCatch Carvanha · Route 118 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30
  • CacturneGrassDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Feint Attack · Lv 29switch out against DusclopsCatch Cacnea · Route 111 · evolves at 32 · rare
  • MightyenaDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 47takes 1×Catch Poochyena · Route 103 · evolves at 18
  • AbsolDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Bite · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Absol · Route 120 · rare
  • GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · learns at 49switch out against Banette and SableyeCatch Girafarig · Safari Zone
  • GlalieIcehits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 28switch out against DusclopsCatch Snorunt · Shoal Cave · evolves at 42

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • DusclopsLv 48Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29WallGirafarig takes 0× from attacks
  • BanetteLv 49Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29 watch out: burnsWallSharpedo takes ½× watch out: burns
  • SableyeLv 50Beat it withSableye has no weakness in Emerald.WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • BanetteLv 49Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · New Mauville · evolves at 30
  • DusclopsLv 51Beat it withSharpedohits 2×Crunch · Lv 22WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Emerald

Start hereRoxanneRustboro, RustboroLv 15. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Geodude and Nosepass.

Gyms and story battles

  1. 01RoxanneRustboroLv 15. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Geodude and Nosepass.
  2. 02BrawlyDewfordLv 19. Team types: Fighting and Psychic. Machop, Meditite and Makuhita.
  3. 03WattsonMauvilleLv 24. Team types: Electric and Steel. Voltorb, Electrike, Magneton and Manectric.
  4. 04MaxieMt. ChimneyLv 25. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Zubat and Camerupt.
  5. 05FlanneryLavaridgeLv 29. Team types: Fire and Ground. Numel, Slugma, Camerupt and Torkoal.
  6. 06NormanPetalburgLv 31. Team types: Normal. Spinda, Vigoroth, Linoone and Slaking.
  7. 07WinonaFortreeLv 33. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Water, Steel and Dragon. Swablu, Tropius, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria.
  8. 08May or BrendanTreecko startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Water, Fire and Fighting. Tropius, Pelipper, Ludicolo and Combusken.
  9. 08May or BrendanTorchic startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Water, Fire and Ground. Tropius, Ludicolo, Slugma and Marshtomp.
  10. 08May or BrendanMudkip startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Fire and Water. Tropius, Slugma, Pelipper and Grovyle.
  11. 09MaxieMagma HideoutLv 39. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Crobat and Camerupt.
  12. 10Tate & LizaMossdeepLv 42. Team types: Ground, Psychic, Flying and Rock. Claydol, Xatu, Lunatone and Solrock.
  13. 11MaxieMossdeep Space CenterLv 44. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Crobat and Camerupt.
  14. 12ArchieSeafloor CavernLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying and Water. Mightyena, Crobat and Sharpedo.
  15. 13JuanSootopolisLv 46. Team types: Water, Ground, Ice, Dark and Dragon. Luvdisc, Whiscash, Sealeo, Crawdaunt and Kingdra.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01WallyVictory RoadLv 45. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Normal, Grass, Poison, Electric, Steel and Psychic. Altaria, Delcatty, Roselia, Magneton and Gardevoir.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01SidneyElite FourLv 49. Team types: Dark, Grass and Water. Mightyena, Shiftry, Cacturne, Crawdaunt and Absol.
  2. 02PhoebeElite FourLv 51. Team types: Ghost and Dark. Dusclops, Banette, Sableye, Banette and Dusclops.
  3. 03GlaciaElite FourLv 53. Team types: Ice and Water. Sealeo, Glalie, Sealeo, Glalie and Walrein.
  4. 04DrakeElite FourLv 55. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Water and Ground. Shelgon, Altaria, Kingdra, Flygon and Salamence.
  5. 05WallaceChampionLv 58. Team types: Water, Poison, Grass, Ground and Flying. Wailord, Tentacruel, Ludicolo, Whiscash, Gyarados and Milotic.

How it works

How the team builder works

  1. 01

    Pick your team

    Search by name or type. Pick a game to match its Pokémon and type chart.

  2. 02

    Find the gaps

    Every attack type is checked against every member, with abilities and moves if you want.

  3. 03

    Fix and share

    Add a suggested Pokémon, save the team on this device, or share it as a link or picture.

FAQ

Questions

Is this Pokémon team builder free?

Yes. No account, no limits, no paid version.

Which games does it cover?

Every main-series game from Red & Blue to the newest, plus Legends: Arceus and Legends: Z-A. Pick a game and the Pokémon, typings and type chart all match it.

What does “no answer” mean?

An attack type that hits at least one of your Pokémon hard, and that nobody on the team resists. Fix those first.

Does it count moves and abilities?

Yes, if you want. Add up to four attack types or moves per Pokémon, and turn on abilities like Levitate or Flash Fire. You can also paste a Showdown team.

Where is my team saved?

In the link, and in this browser when you press Save. Nothing is sent to a server. Clear saved teams any time.

Is a 4× weakness really that bad?

Yes. It is four times normal damage, and most Pokémon go down in one hit. Keep a teammate that resists it.