Pokemon Platinum Team

Storywise, I am now on my way to Lake Verity, I just beat Saturn.

My current pokemon team is this.

Empoleon lvl 37
Luxray lvl 37
Ponyta lvl 38
Machoke lvl 36
Leafeon lvl 36

OPTIONAL
Noctowl
Steelix

Will I win my battles all the way up to the Snowpoint Gym? Or should I change my team, or maybe train more?

 

my team is infernape lvl 47

 

Hey man, you didn't help. I made it past Snowpoint now. Not too hard.

Empoleon lvl 40
Luxray lvl 40
Rapidash lvl 41
Machoke lvl 40
Leafeon lvl 41

 

What HMs are you sticking onto Empoleon? Surf or Waterfall? Or at least planning to stick onto him...

I would recommend a flyer like Noctowl just for FLY lol, and possibly some other utilitarian use.
As far as a combat flyer, I would recommend Staraptor having both Brave Bird and Close Combat, and get rid of Machoke.

The hardest part is not deciding what is the best combat pokemon to use, but how you're going to distribute HMs onto them. It's easy to overtrain your starter pokemon and sweep the entire Elite Four, but if you distribute HMs poorly, you might have 2 or 3 level 10s in your party just to get by the obstacles (sadly, that's what I do having usually 4 really good pokemon to sweep with).

I see you might have some trouble in the last gym so a grounder might be useful. A Gabite is always good to train up into a Garchomp.

My team revolved around Infernape so Machoke and by some extent Leafeon were not useful. I always teach my Infernape Grass Knot. For my Water type, I always chose a Gyarados.

 

Make sure you've got Ice Beam on your Empoleon. Seriously, you'll thank me.

Also, iirc the Elite 4's strongest pokemon is Cynthia's L64 Garchomp. You'll definitely want all your Pokemon around L50 at least for a somewhat challenging run.

Also, Steelix + Earthquake will dent the next Gym Leader.

 

first insert noctowl and teach HM fly (for teleport)
second rise them up around L55-L60 for elite four
and ice beam.... seriously..

 

Alright Alright.

I fixed my team.

Empoleon lvl 45
Giratina lvl 48
Rapidash lvl 45
Machoke lvl 45
Leafeon lvl 45
Steelix lvl 45

I can still fix it around, but I'm doing fine. Thanks for the Machoke suggestion. Definitely letting her go. Yes, it's a female machoke. But wait, so far I have access to grass, fight, ghost, dragon, ground, rock, elec, psychic, water, steel, fire and normal attacks. Who do I put in place of Machoke?

 

Possibly Azelf.

 

atm 6 eevees w8ing to evolve

 

Azelf? Ain't it a Psychic Type? Should I really?

 

You should get Gallade
Psychic and fighting
Close Combat
Leaf Blade
Good moves

 

Platinum
My team A(60-70s)

Gallade lvl 62
Lucario lvl 60
Dragonite lvl 65
Espeon lvl 68
Tyranitar lvl 70
Flygon lvl 70

Backups(Or team B)
Tropius lvl 60
Milotic lvl 60
Salamance lvl 67
Metagross lvl 65
Luxray lvl 60
Floatzel lvl 60

Well this is my team in my platinum in my diamond i have a 80-100 team

Diamond
Garchomp lvl 100
Gallade lvl 95
Weavile lvl 83
Rhyperior lvl 88
Rampardos lvl 80
Jolteon lvl 98

Backup:
Electivire lvl 79 (one more lvl)


Well this is my team for now

 

You must've at least traded at one point. I don't have that pleasure, coz my router is on friggin wpa2.

My problemo right now is . . . Who to put in place of Machoke? I think I can manage to get a Gallade.

 

A psychic type would be good.
If possible I'd suggest Beldum Evolution line since it has 2 weaknesses instead of only a psychic type (Espeon, Abra evolution line) which has three. Psychic is weak to Bug Dark and Ghost while Beldum only to Fire and Ground. Beldum would be good because Psychic types can knock out Fire and Ground fast enough.

Sorry If I explain badly.

 

well i trade lvl 1 pokemons for lvl 1 pokemons i like train pokemons myself i suggest you to put Gallade for me is a very useful pokemon with strong attacks i have train a gallade and its pretty much a mid-story pokemon is very strong an can get useful an strong attacks
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oh i forgot also try catching Gible for me Garchomp is the Strongest of all my pokemons

 

Like I said, subbing in Machoke with Staraptor having both Close Combat and Brave Bird (should have 255 happiness and Return). Return just about everything in the E4 and Close Combat the Steel types. Brave Bird if you get a sweet matchup. I would save all 5/5 for Steel types since your team may or may not have a direct counter to them depending on what moveset your Rapidash has, and for the love of God, never sub in Rapidash on someone with Earthquake, even if you have Staraptor out.

As far as other suggestions that are not a pain in the ass to get, like tradeables, EGG move bred pokemon, unique TMs, attached item evolution pokemon, elusive legendaries, or things that are a pain in the ass to raise like a Togepi, Milotic, anything gender-specific, low proc Honey Tree-related, Competition-oriented, or anything that is not pre-National Dex. (most suggestions fall under at least one of these categories...)

A grass type is rather underused in pre-National Dex, because what a Grass type can cover, an electric type covers also, with the exception of Quagsire and Swampert. Rocks and Steel are taken care of by Close Combat/Rapidash. An electric also has the advantage over Flying types. Grass usually is hindered by its secondary type Poison, however Leafeon's low base stats doesn't really make up for it being a pure grass type. Grass types are usually limited to Grass moves and sometimes a Sunnybeam setup, but besides that, there's not much else to it. Supports are generally useless in CPU fights. If anything, use Roserade as a lead, set up two Poison Spikes, get another move in and switch if unfavorable. Lead, setup, sweep.

I wouldn't recommend a Psychic because you already have a Dark/Ghost type, which for the most part does the same thing. Unfortunately, 3 of your 6 are crippled by Earthquake. Luckily the E4 doesn't do it THAT much. However, 2 of the 3 that are weak to EQ are also weak to Fighting, which is why I highly recommend Staraptor for dealing with the Fighting variety, while still being able to take out Steel (and Dark) types if they switch. A bolt-beam setup alone can take out 95% of the E4 granted that you don't run out of PP.

 

That's very well explained. I think I'd gamble with the Staraptor thing. Though my Staravia is stuck in it's box at like, level 20 something, I'll have to train it. Then maybe work from there.

 

i think you should have a garchomp.
it has a great attack and speed.
moves:
earthquake
stone age
dragon rush
brick break

 

I got a Staraptor.

So what I got now is:

Empoleon
Giratina
Staraptor
Leafeon
Steelix
Rapidash

 

i think you shouldnt have a stealix in your team.
it has a very high defense but the rest is shit.
if you want a steal typ use metagross or lucario.