Hello fellow trainers, I'm TOTALLY new to battling (so new that I still struggle to remember type weaknesses) and I'm looking for some advice. I know that this is going to be more than a "simple question that requires a simple answer", but I didn't really know where to open a thread, so if there is a place to do so, please link me the forum section and I'll gladly repost there.
Considering that I want to battle on the Switch (I feel dumb playing on a custom made browser game instead of the proper game which I paid for), so I can't go trying new strategies willy nilly since breeding requires quite some time, and I need to have a proper idea in mind in order to be effective, what would you consider a beginner friendly team and strategy?
I've been looking around a bit, and the only thing I really understood is that your main damage dealers are required to have some kind of coverage, like placing ice moves on a water type in order to protect it from a grass type, but I have no idea about the rest.
Also, why are some pokemons like Ferrothorn considered meta?
Thanks in advance for your answers \o/