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[Arcanine321]

Hi im gonna be restarting my pokemon platinum and diamond i was wandering if anyone could point me into the dierection of a good team?

 

[sophmeister]

Well, just MY opinion, but Torterra is a great choice for a starter. For actual team, Drifblim/ Drifloon is great too!

 

[pinkchomby]

well, in the playthrough its pretty easy to win with any team, just use you starter and one secondary pokemon. for sinnoh, i would recommend an empoleon and a gastrodon. Empoleon for the steel typeness, gastrodon to get rid of those pesky electric types. or if you have the access to 2 ds's, choose turtwig in one of em, send it over the one witch you chose piplup in, restart the one you got the turtwig from, then, if you want a third member, do the same thing on the game you got turtwig in again, just do chimchar instead. then go on as you please. i ramble to much.

 

[TheGreatDragonite]

Yes, it doesn't really matter. You will need these types, however:

Ground, Leaf, Bug (For Lucian, IMO) and Ice.

I would recommend Gastrodon, Roserade, Mothim, and Abomosnow.

 

[Zoruagible]

Infernape is the best choice, you can get through the second gym fast.
Empoleon is the second best choice

 

[Golemite]

Bug (For Lucian, IMO)

Nah, a Dark type Pokémon, or just a Dark type move on any Pokémon, will take care of him. My Luxray finished basically the whole guy off with Crunch. Against his Bronzong, a fire move comes in handy though.

1. So, I dunno. You could do with almost anything. You should have a Ground type late in the game, and a dragon is always good. How about a Garchomp to cover these both? Dragon Claw/Outrage, if you can have one, Earthquake, Fire Fang and something else. Maybe Rock Climb if you want to include HMs.

2. Then you need a Surfer. Be sure to get a water Pokémon with good Sp. Atk. Or with good Atk., and then use Waterfall in battle instead of Surf. I always have a water Pokémon as a sort of a "HM slave", even though it's still a good battler. Those two with Strength and an ice type move to the fourth slot. Even my pretty low-level Empoleon's Blizzard took out Cynthia's Garchomp with one hit. That Garchomp is basically the only reason why you need ice. I think.

3. Next you ought to have a flyer. Drifblim is cool all-rounder and kind of a wall. As for moves, say, Fly, Shadow Ball, and you decide the rest. Toxic perhaps for slow stalling against neutral types. Possibly make it learn Psychic for additional coverage. Or Defog as a (useless) HM.

4. Steel type have good defences and resistances. All the better if it has Levitate, since that'll take care of ground moves, leaving it exposed to only fire. IMO this is better in the games than Heat Proof. So, a Bronzong is good, and I think Magnezone is even better. Have one with a nature that boosts Sp. Atk., and let it have Lock On, Thunder/Zap Cannon, Hyper Beam and Flash Cannon. >: ) (Heck, I should have a Magnezone like that on my next playthrough... Never actually had one.)

5. Have a Normal Pokémon like Blissey as your wall and healer. Also, Reflect, Light Screen, whatever, if you wish to use those. I have a Snorlax in SS but in an attacking role with Return. Return is a great move for any Normal type Pokémon if you keep it happy. Porygon-Z and Tauros are also cool. It wouldn't hurt to give these guys a fitting Grass type move, too, since I don't include a Grass type into this team suggestion. This Pokémon could also be your Cutter if you wanted it to be.

6. Have a Pokémon with Fighting type and Dark type moves to cover up even more opponents. Maybe a Lucario with Aura Sphere, Payback and a steel type move for STAB, too, if you wish. Rock Smash is an HM possibility.

Pretty much a perfect team IMO. I don't care if there are three steel types; I like steel types! And only two of them are weak against fire and other too against ground. There are other Pokémon, though, more than capable of taking care of Fire and Ground type opponents. Besides, overusing one (good) type (like Steel) might come as a surprise even in competitive field. In the game, I don't care if they guys are weak against something if then can take it. And if then cannot, switch. Just ensuring there is a wide scale of moves to hit with is what I think is important. This party would have anything but a Rock and Bug move. And you can always teach your Normal type a Rock Slide if you want to, or U-Turn to some other.

 

[DasBoot]

All of the starters can be great members of the team. Although I'd suggest Chimchar if you want an easy fight. Alakazam is an amazing sweeper for a walkthrough if you have an extra DS or a friend. And Staraptor is a friendly choice to anyone with it's attack and speed.

Also, you might want to reference to here if you want help on a team for in-game things.

 

[Slacker1997]

Grass types: Roserade, Cherrim, Tangrowth (Platinum only)
Fire types: Rapidash, Houndoom (Platinum only), Magmortar (Platinum only)
Water types: Floatzel, Gyarados, Tentacruel
Electric types: Luxray, Magnezone (Platinum only), Electivire (Platinum only)
Flying types: Staraptor, Crobat, Togekiss (Platinum only, not recommended as its Fly won't be effective in battle), Honchkrow (Diamond only)
Ghost/Psychic/Ground types: Gengar, Alakazam, Garchomp

Grass types tackle the 1st, 4th, 8th Gyms and Bertha of the elite four.
Fire types tackle the 2nd, 6th, 7th Gyms and Aaron of the elite four.
Water types tackle the 1st Gym and Bertha, Flint of the elite four. They also serve as a mode of transport on water.
Electric types help the team beat strong opponents like Gyarados and Milotic. Electivire and Luxray also have decent speed and super high attack.
Flying types are the main transport of the team. They are also known for their great speed and decent attack.
I added the ghost/psychic/ground types section as Gengar and Alakazam are good special sweepers and garchomp will be a good physical sweeper and also good for taking down electric types.

 

[Vandslaux]

I used Empoleon. It kicked pokebutt.