My first teams were all pretty unoriginal.
On pearl I used:
Empoleon
Torterra (got over GTS)
Staraptor
Luxray
Rapidash
Bibarel (HM Slave) (replaced with Palkia before E4)
On diamond I used:
Torterra
Gyarados
Staraptor
Luxray
Rapidash
Bibarel (HM Slave) (which I later replaced with Lucario before going onto the E4)
Then on platinum, I got a bit more original (slightly), and give them nicknames! *cue stream of WTFs*
They were:
Oceanera the Empoleon
Hawkeye the Staraptor
Celestia the Gardevoir
Shadowburn the Houndoom (ever so original)
Voltia the Jolteon
Chillwind the Froslass
My teams get originality post E4 usually.
On pearl I used:
Empoleon
Torterra (got over GTS)
Staraptor
Luxray
Rapidash
Bibarel (HM Slave) (replaced with Palkia before E4)
On diamond I used:
Torterra
Gyarados
Staraptor
Luxray
Rapidash
Bibarel (HM Slave) (which I later replaced with Lucario before going onto the E4)
Then on platinum, I got a bit more original (slightly), and give them nicknames! *cue stream of WTFs*
They were:
Oceanera the Empoleon
Hawkeye the Staraptor
Celestia the Gardevoir
Shadowburn the Houndoom (ever so original)
Voltia the Jolteon
Chillwind the Froslass
My teams get originality post E4 usually.