Hello there smogonites! I am rather new to comp battling (tinkered with it in gen v, getting more serious in current), but I am a veteran to the series (being one of relatively few Americans to actually pre-order blue version). I have a main team planned and built, but now I have an idea in my head that my little bit if experience will not allow me to finish. So essentially, I have a basic idea and I would like opinions from the more experienced comp veterans. I understand this may not be the place to post this question, so I apologize ahead of time for my mistake if this is so. I am very new to these forums, so I have yet to figure out the proper places to post.
Anyways, on to the idea. Beware, this idea is more of a gimmick than anything, so take it lightly instead of just pushing it off.
Starter pokemon. Whether you always use your starter or not, everyone has a soft spot for at least one of them (I heard you like Mudkip...). I have been watching as this meta unfolds and have seen the rise of both mega charizard and venusaur, even greninja. However, what I don't see is a synergy between starters. I may be overlooking it, but my experience makes it look like they can hardly coexist on a comp team. So, my idea was that I wanted to find a combo of starters that would come together to be competitive. I understand that this team would never make it to the championships or win tons of huge prizes, but I want to see starter pokemon work together to put some beat downs on their enemies.
So, my question. Given a list of every starter from gen one to six, any ideas on how a team like this would be set up? Preferably, I would like to see all six team members being starters, but realistically that may not work.
My personal ideas that have crossed my mind... Take this with a grain of salt, I am very much a noob.
I like the idea of a support greninja, protean. However, an offensive greninja may fit well too depending on what other Pokemon make the team. I feel good with venusaur's bulk to use him in an offense position, but I am not familiar with m-charizard or blastoise enough to write off their metas yet, so not sure which one would fit best. As for walls or just defensive Pokemon in general, I'm stumped. I really don't use many starters, so I'm blind to what their roles look like. This is why I could use opinions of veterans though.
Anyways, that is where I am. This is meant to be a side project, not a main team. It is meant to be able to actually do some damage, but shouldn't be taken too seriously. Thank you guys for your time and thank you for your opinions.
Anyways, on to the idea. Beware, this idea is more of a gimmick than anything, so take it lightly instead of just pushing it off.
Starter pokemon. Whether you always use your starter or not, everyone has a soft spot for at least one of them (I heard you like Mudkip...). I have been watching as this meta unfolds and have seen the rise of both mega charizard and venusaur, even greninja. However, what I don't see is a synergy between starters. I may be overlooking it, but my experience makes it look like they can hardly coexist on a comp team. So, my idea was that I wanted to find a combo of starters that would come together to be competitive. I understand that this team would never make it to the championships or win tons of huge prizes, but I want to see starter pokemon work together to put some beat downs on their enemies.
So, my question. Given a list of every starter from gen one to six, any ideas on how a team like this would be set up? Preferably, I would like to see all six team members being starters, but realistically that may not work.
My personal ideas that have crossed my mind... Take this with a grain of salt, I am very much a noob.
I like the idea of a support greninja, protean. However, an offensive greninja may fit well too depending on what other Pokemon make the team. I feel good with venusaur's bulk to use him in an offense position, but I am not familiar with m-charizard or blastoise enough to write off their metas yet, so not sure which one would fit best. As for walls or just defensive Pokemon in general, I'm stumped. I really don't use many starters, so I'm blind to what their roles look like. This is why I could use opinions of veterans though.
Anyways, that is where I am. This is meant to be a side project, not a main team. It is meant to be able to actually do some damage, but shouldn't be taken too seriously. Thank you guys for your time and thank you for your opinions.
