WHATS THE BEST POKEMON TEAM FOR POKEMON HEART GOLD??? - Page 3

ConanTheMerman
Not going for Dragonite? If you can get Alakzam or Gengar, they would be good too.

As for your present team, it has an all-rounded coverage. I like Gyarados since it can Dragon Dance and breeze through teams easily, For the 8th Gym, may I suggest giving Ice Fang to Gyarados (if you can get it).

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I guess I could get rid of Ariados for Dragonite but who should I get rid of for Gengar?

Either Pidgeot or Sandslash. Both have rather limited uses. Pidgeot makes for great transportation with Fly, but isn't worth a constant party slot since he'll take you to the Pokecenter in the town you want to go to anyway. Sandslash has rather limited use and Gengar can cover far more types.

I agree with all of these replies, that the best team is decided upon types. I prefer using: Charizard, Dialga, Feraligatr, Rhyperior, Sceptile, and Dragonite.
Why?
Charizard covers the vital essence of having fire attacks, and has powerful moves.
Dialga is also powerful and EXTREMELY type resistant.
Feraligatr covers the vital essence of having water type attacks.
Rhyperior has power and strength.
Sceptile covers the grass-part of a team.
Dragonite is powerful, rare, and has powerful moves.

Charizard knows Fly.
Feraligatr knows surf and waterfall.
Rhyperior knows strength.
Dragonite knows rocksmash.
Sceptile knows cut.
Dialga doesn't know any HM but is still a good pokemon to have withheld on your team.

All my pokemon are level 100, by the way. And if you're wondering how I have all these pokemon, I was able to trade from my other games. I have all 493 pokemon, many which are shiny pokemon.

Another team set which is equally effective (I never use this team) is:

Venasaur
Tyrannitar
Magmortar
Zapdos
Gyarados
Nidoking

All these pokemon can learn the valuable HMs, which is all you need. They are all also very powerful. You may also choose to capture Ho-oh is you want and use that as your vital asset.

Try working with many different teams to adapt to many different pokemon.

I wouldn't really suggest using Pikachu, unless you're evolving it into a Raichu of course. Though I'd still say Ampharos should've stayed. And for the Feraligator thing, I'd strongly suggesting giving it Earthquake. Not only a powerful move, but it can give it advantages to certain typings. And remember, stat-increasing moves are extremely vital, though a bit optional. But they're amazingly helpful!
Also, I wouldn't recommend a Sceptile. It's kind of like a Flareon, a fierce special attacker with many physical-based moves. If you want a grass type, get Exceguttor or Venasaur. They're not fast, but real bulky and strong!

And because everyone is doing it, the Pokemons I'd use is :

• Starmie
• Ampharos
• Arcanine
• Fearow
• Lapras
• An eeveelution( preferable Espeon or Vaporeon)
• Donphan

You can always have pokemons of the same types on your team. And because this is Heartgold, there is an amazingly wide range of Pokemon for you to choose from, including ones from the Hoenn and Kanto region! Make your team unique by choosing certain moves or having different kinds of pokemons. Like the Venasaur + Thunderbolt. <3

I know I'm not much help, but I hope you can understand what i'm saying. xD Good luck with your team though! C:

Well I always love re-playing HG, and the same team I use through all my playthroughs is as follows:

- Typhlosion (Starter) (Rock Climb, Eruption, Flamethrower, Swift)
- Bellossom (Ilex Forest (Cut, Stun Spore, Leaf Storm, Giga Drain)
- Dragonite (Goldenrod) (Fly, Waterfall, Dragon Dance, Outrage)
- Starmie (Olivine City) (Surf, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Psychic)
- Hitmonchan (Mt. Mortar) (Close Combat, Thunder/Ice/Fire Punch)
- Rhydon (Victory Road) (Strength, Earthquake, Megahorn, Stone Edge)

Mawile

Hmm... it's tough. I mean, if it were up to me, i'd recommend a Dragonite for you, but it's tough getting it to level 55 before the Elite 4.
Maybe a Dodrio? But who really wants a Dodrio? It has good attack and speed, can learn drill peck, and can learn faint attack if you breed it with a Murkrow. Most importantly, it's a flyer.
Biased as it sounds, Hitmonchan would be good. You would have no pokemon that learns fly, but you have something to hit dark types super effectively (besides drain punch w/ Vile) with sky uppercut, and good coverage with thunder/fire/ice punch.

Also at your pokemon and moves, on the whole, good. Maybe get rid of drain punch from vileplume as it has a timid nature which makes drain punch weaker. then again it's your only fighting type move so far.
I'd also get rid of lock on from magneton as its other attacking moves have 100% accuracy, unless you're planning on teaching it zap cannon or something.
Finally i'd get rid of curse and zen headbutt from slowbro and teach him ice beam and psychic (when you learn it.)
Good team though. ^^

Mawile

Good changes you've made. Your team was fine as it was, it's just that I can't help suggesting things, even if it makes me look like a know-it-all.

I know the feeling about grinding before the E4. I did it to evolve Dragonair, but during the process, I really did feel slightly depressed.

As for the whole Slowbro thing, Trick Room definitely, since you have slow pokemon like Vileplume and Magneton that really benefit from it, as well as Slowbro. I personally hate focus blast's inaccuracy and low pp.

Hitmonlee is awesome, I love most of the fighting types to be honest. Thing with Hitmonlee is he's a decent HM slave. Close Combat and Blaze Kick for his normal moves, and then 2 HMs of your choice, unless you wanna teach him something else.

Try not to have more than two of the same typed move on a Pokemon. I understand that Typhlosion needs cut but it doesn't need swift at the same time. Give it something to take care of those pesky Water or Ground or Rock moves.