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My team solely for getting through the game

Shiny Magcargo

Well-Known Member
(This is for Leaf Green)
I'm trying to think of a team that will just get me through the game and beat the elite four. I'm trying to use all the HMs and useful moves outside of battle on my team. I'm assuming the elite four is the same this time around. I'm not going to post ev's or natures because I'll EV train later when I can choose which battles to fight. Also I don't want to waste TM's on these pokemon, unless it's a TM I can buy as many as I want.

I chose Venusaur because he can sweep the first two gyms easily.

Venusaur
Sleep Powder (Useful for catching Pokemon)
Leech Seed
Razor Leaf
Flash (HM lameness)

Crobat (Because I can get him early on and he learns Mean Look)
Mean Look (Useful for catching Entei)
Confuse Ray
Poison Fang
Fly (HM somewhat useful)

Dewgong (Because he learns Ice Beam)
Surf (HM Usefulness)
Ice Beam (Useful for Lance's Dragons and Freezing Pokemon)
Waterfall (HM redundantness)
Rest

Dugtrio (for Arena Trap)
Dig (Useful for annoying caves)
Earthquake
Rock Slide (I'm going to Breed with Larvitar once I get one to not waste a TM)
Cut (HM Suck)

Snorlax (for Covet)
Strength (HM STAB)
Covet (For stealing items)
Yawn
(Something else)

No sixth pokemon so I can leave this space for raising other pokemon.

A Question about covet though: Do you still get the item if you faint the pokemon?

Is there any other outside battle abilities that are useful, other than pick up?
I guess I still need to put rock smash on someone too. Is there very many rocks to smash in this game?
 

Pika Egg

Veteran newbie ^_^
I understand what you're trying to do, but apart from Surf and Fly, you really don't use the other in-game moves often enough to justify putting them on your main team...

Just get a couple of HM slaves and pull them out for those few instances that you need them. For example:
Meowth - Cut, Flash, Dig, Pickup ability
Golduck - Flash/Dig/Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall
Kadabra - Flash, Trick, Teleport
Then you can put Surf and Fly on your main team and have everything covered (you can buy more Dig TMs btw at the Celadon Mart)

and yes, you do get the item with Thief/Covet if you KO the pokemon, although Trick doesn't have that issue.
 

Shine

Psyched Up
Staff member
Moderator
Umm, raters usually rates pokemon team with moveset for AFTER the E4, not before. Any team can past through E4.
Oh yeah, Rock Slide is not a TM, it's a tutored move.

And if you're planning to use the same pokemon team after the E4, then:

Venusaur@Leftovers
Sassy/Calm Nature, Careful also works.
~Leech Seed
~Sludge Bomb
~Razor Leaf/Magical Leaf
~Sleep Powder/Synthesis/Substitute

Crobat@Leftovers
Adamant Nature
~Shadow Ball
~Sludge Bomb
~Steel Wing
~Return

Dewgong @ Leftovers
Calm Nature
~Surf
~Ice Beam
~Encore
~Rest/Substitute

Dugtrio @Leftovers (CB actually, but your team is in LeafGreen...)
Trait: Arena Trap
Adamant Nature
~Earthquake
~Rock Slide
~Aerial Ace
~Sludge Bomb

Snorlax@Leftovers
Adamant/Careful Nature
~Curse
~Return/Body Slam
~Shadow Ball/Earthquake
~Rest

And Pika Egg, for Covet, wasn't it the other way around? You can Trick, get the item, then run away, but if using Covet or Thief, then you faint the pokemon, wouldn't that prevents you from getting the item?
 
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Pika Egg

Veteran newbie ^_^
I guess I wasn't clear enough, I mean that Trick doesn't have this problem since it does no damage. Also, I just tested Covet against a wild Spinda... I KO'd it in 1 hit and got its Chesto Berry.
 

Shiny Magcargo

Well-Known Member
Can it be tutored to multiple pokemon or just one?

Yes I might consider investing in one of those HM slaves. Although I don't think I can get golduck in Leaf Green.

With trick do I have to be holding an item for it to work or can I exchange nothing for their item? If so I'd put Mr. Mime on my team instead because he would be useful for fighting the ghost woman (Agatha?) in the elite four.

Also now I'm going to put Linoone on Emerald team and I'm going to upload my shiny zigzagoon to diamond once it comes out because he has both pick up and covet / trick. I'm going to be a item finding fiend.

I'm not planning on using any of these pokemon on my team after the elite four because they won't have been properly EV trained. I'm excited to get my Thick Club Marowak back on my team, that's why I'm so concerned about covet/thief. I remember it took light years to find one back on my old silver game.

Trading back from Diamond isn't an option is it. One can only upload the old pokemon into the pal park.

Thank you Pika Egg.
 

Pika Egg

Veteran newbie ^_^
The tutors in LG can only be used once, but the ones in the BF in Emerald can be used repeatedly.

Golduck was just an example. Gyarados is another good one since it gets the water HMs, Strength, etc. Just look around a bit on the pokedex/attackdex based on what HMs you need.

Trick can (and should) be used when you aren't holding an item in this case. Otherwise, you risk losing valuable items.

The best way to get held items is in Emerald. Have someone w/ the Compound Eyes ability and Covet/Thief/Trick. As for LG, you probably won't be hunting items while you're making your way through an area for the 1st time, so you don't need those moves on your main team. Whenever you decide to go item hunting, just pull out your Trick/Covet/Thief user and go.
 
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