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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
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  • A dot per weak member

Pick up to six Pokémon

Scouting report

Your team’s type coverage

Steven: 6 good catches.

Battle plan · Ruby & Sapphire

Beat Steven

Champion · 6 Pokémon · strongest Lv 58

Their team

Other bosses
  • SkarmoryLv 57Steel and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Steel. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and lays Spikes or Stealth Rock, which hit you as you switch in.
  • ClaydolLv 55Ground and Psychic typeLevitateMoves: Rock and Ground
  • AggronLv 56Steel and Rock typeMoves: Electric, Ground, Grass and Dragon
  • CradilyLv 56Rock and Grass typeMoves: Grass, Rock and Poison
  • ArmaldoLv 56Rock and Bug typeMoves: Water, Rock, Flying and Normal
  • MetagrossLv 58Steel and Psychic typeMoves: Ground, Psychic, Steel and Normal
  • Steel resists Ghost moves in Ruby & Sapphire (½× there, 1× today).
  • Steel resists Dark moves in Ruby & Sapphire (½× there, 1× today).

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Water2× · 3/6Fighting4× · 2/6Ground4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Ice2× · 2/6Bug2× · 2/6Steel2× · 2/6Electric2× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Rock2× · 1/6Ghost2× · 1/6Dark2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Steven in Ruby & Sapphire.

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

  • HeracrossBugFightinghits 4× with Bug or Fighting · 3/6Megahorn · Lv 53weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Heracross · Safari Zone · rare
  • WailordWaterhits 2× with Water · 3/6Water Spout · Lv 44switch out against Aggron and CradilyCatch Wailmer · Slateport City (Good Rod) · evolves at 40
  • GolduckWaterhits 2× with Water · 3/6Hydro Pump · learns at 58switch out against Aggron and CradilyCatch Psyduck · Safari Zone (Surf) · evolves at 33
  • HariyamaFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 2/6Vital Throw · Lv 13weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Makuhita · Granite Cave · evolves at 24
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 2× with Electric or Water · 4/6Hydro Pump · Lv 50weak to 4 of their 6: switch outCatch Chinchou · Route 124 (Dive) · evolves at 27
  • BreloomGrassFightinghits 4× with Grass or Fighting · 3/6Dynamic Punch · Lv 54weak to 4 of their 6: switch outCatch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods · evolves at 23

Slot by slot

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

  • SkarmoryLv 57Beat it withLanturnhits 2×Spark · Lv 25 watch out: poisonWallMagneton takes ¼×Catch Magnemite · New Mauville · evolves at 30
  • ClaydolLv 55Beat it withHeracrosshits 2×Megahorn · Lv 53WallFlygon takes ½×Catch Trapinch · Route 111 · evolves at 45
  • AggronLv 56Beat it withHeracrosshits 4×Brick Break · Lv 23WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • CradilyLv 56Beat it withHeracrosshits 2×Megahorn · Lv 53WallMawile takes ½×Catch Mawile · Granite Cave · Ruby only
  • ArmaldoLv 56Beat it withWailordhits 2×Water Spout · Lv 44WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • MetagrossLv 58Beat it withDonphanhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 49Catch Phanpy · Safari Zone · evolves at 25WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 113 · rare

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.