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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

Sidney: 6 good catches.

Battle plan · Ruby & Sapphire

Beat Sidney

Elite Four · 5 Pokémon · strongest Lv 49

Their team

Other bosses
  • MightyenaLv 46Dark typeMoves: Normal and Dark
  • ShiftryLv 48Grass and Dark typeMoves: Normal and Psychic
  • CacturneLv 46Grass and Dark typeMoves: Dark and Grass. It also drains with Leech Seed; Grass types are immune.
  • SharpedoLv 48Water and Dark typeMoves: Dark, Water and Normal
  • AbsolLv 49Dark typeMoves: Flying and Normal

Hit it with

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

Bug4× · 5/5Fighting2× · 5/5Fire2× · 2/5Ice2× · 2/5Poison2× · 2/5Flying2× · 2/5Electric2× · 1/5Grass2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Sidney in Ruby & Sapphire.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • VolbeatBughits 4× with Bug · 5/5Signal Beam · Lv 25switch out against AbsolCatch Volbeat · Route 117
  • BeautiflyBugFlyinghits 4× with Bug · 5/5Silver Wind · Lv 34switch out against AbsolCatch Wurmple · Route 101 · evolves at 10
  • PinsirBughits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Submission · Lv 43switch out against AbsolCatch Pinsir · Safari Zone · rare
  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Vital Throw · Lv 13switch out against Shiftry and AbsolCatch Makuhita · Granite Cave · evolves at 24
  • MedichamFightingPsychichits 2× with Fighting · 5/5High Jump Kick · Lv 32switch out against AbsolCatch Meditite · Mt. Pyre · evolves at 37
  • DustoxBugPoisonhits 4× with Bug · 5/5Silver Wind · Lv 34switch out against Shiftry and AbsolCatch Wurmple · Route 101 · evolves at 10

Slot by slot

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

  • MightyenaLv 46Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13WallAggron takes ½×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42
  • ShiftryLv 48Beat it withVolbeathits 4×Signal Beam · Lv 25WallSableye takes 0×Catch Sableye · Granite Cave · Sapphire only
  • CacturneLv 46Beat it withVolbeathits 4×Signal Beam · Lv 25 watch out: Leech SeedWallBreloom takes ½×Catch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods · evolves at 23
  • SharpedoLv 48Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • AbsolLv 49Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13 takes 2×WallAggron takes ¼×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42

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 Ruby & Sapphire

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

Gyms and story battles

  1. 01RoxanneRustboroLv 15. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Nosepass.
  2. 02BrawlyDewfordLv 18. Team types: Fighting. Machop and Makuhita.
  3. 03WattsonMauvilleLv 23. Team types: Electric and Steel. Magnemite, Voltorb and Magneton.
  4. 04FlanneryLavaridgeLv 28. Team types: Fire. Slugma, Slugma and Torkoal.
  5. 05NormanPetalburgLv 31. Team types: Normal. Slaking, Vigoroth and Slaking.
  6. 06May or BrendanTreecko startLv 31. Team types: Water, Grass, Fire and Fighting. Wailmer, Shroomish and Combusken.
  7. 06May or BrendanTorchic startLv 31. Team types: Grass, Fire, Ground and Water. Shroomish, Numel and Marshtomp.
  8. 06May or BrendanMudkip startLv 31. Team types: Fire, Ground, Water and Grass. Numel, Wailmer and Grovyle.
  9. 07WinonaFortreeLv 33. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Steel and Dragon. Swellow, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria.
  10. 08Tate & LizaMossdeepLv 42. Team types: Rock and Psychic. Lunatone and Solrock.
  11. 09Maxiein RubyLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Crobat and Camerupt.
  12. 09Archiein SapphireLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying and Water. Mightyena, Crobat and Sharpedo.
  13. 10WallaceSootopolisLv 43. Team types: Water, Ground and Ice. Luvdisc, Whiscash, Sealeo, Seaking and Milotic.

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, Sharpedo 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. Glalie, Sealeo, Sealeo, Glalie and Walrein.
  4. 04DrakeElite FourLv 55. Team types: Dragon, Flying and Ground. Shelgon, Altaria, Flygon, Flygon and Salamence.
  5. 05StevenChampionLv 58. Team types: Steel, Flying, Ground, Psychic, Rock, Grass and Bug. Skarmory, Claydol, Aggron, Cradily, Armaldo and Metagross.

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.