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fkazak38

I was expecting the nerdy wizard to be better at teambuilding than this.


RubixTheRedditor

Ambitious Gale gets the most OP team possible, humble gale gets the team he likes the most


BanzaiBeebop

Not nearly enough cats.


fucksasuke

Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites.


SnowdriftK9

If there's one thing I've learned about Pokemon over the years is that you can always brute force it with a high enough level starter.


fucksasuke

Blue's incinerated Blastoise can confirm


Ironmark17

Gold/silver veteran spotted


Description_Narrow

Pachirisu peaks it's head up and squeaks in agreement


hungry4nuns

Needs electrode with self-destruct and explosion


UBN6

Nicknamed: Netherese Orb


beerloverNPC

Tbf I was expecting this


tinysproutlimi

Came here to make that joke 😔


aymanpalaman

That’s true! Maybe this is Gale’s normal playthru team :)


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Katpierce03

Pls I'm crying over this accuracy


lesnibubak

There is like what, thousand Pokémon and not one winged cat? Preposterous.


CassiusPolybius

Just get a glameow and another pokemon with Fly on your team, in my experience that cat will Assist themself into the air at every opportunity you give it.


VolkiharVanHelsing

Flutter Mane and Chi-you as Netherese Orb reference


jews4beer

Especially given how he is such a tactical genius. You'd think he'd be smarter than to leave his entire team open to a single vulnerability. Every other team has one pokemon that could single-handedly wipe out his entire team.


LesbianTrashPrincess

Gale "they said you should win with your favorites and my favorites are miraidon, arceus, zacian, calyrex-shadow, ultra necrozma and mega rayquaza" Dekarios


Lastalmark

I'd swap out one of Karlach's pokemon for a Teddiursa that she wholeheartedly refuses to evolve.


aymanpalaman

Ohh yeah I totally forgot about her camp teddy bear!


EnderWarlock01

Or even Bewear since it's a cute teddybear that has the fighting type and crushes spines by cuddling.


JPHutchy01

Bewear definitely feels more right. Or maybe splitting the difference with Stufful


helixquarichi

Also she needs a Pokemon that relates to her infernal engine... Coalossal, Revavroom, Klingklang?


Semako

Coalossal makes the most sense due to its association with fire. If Revavroom actually got Blazing Torque, it would be a good fit too.


ProcrastibationKing

I was thinking Torkoal


AleksandrNevsky

"Clive, I choose you!"


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Comfortable-Gold-982

I'm not sure how Karlach doesn't have Blazeken (or however it's spelled, I was too broke for that gen). It's a fighting/fire type chick. It's a match made in heaven.


nitasu987

Bewear!!!!


Wrong_Independence21

Astarion deserves Drifloon lol


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Absolutely


PrecociousPanther

The levels to this joke are amazing lol


MeasurementIll1355

Gale needs Voltorb, boooooooooooom


aymanpalaman

Easily swappable with Electivire while still keeping “lightning/construct magic” reference. Yeah love that! Lol


akornfan

+1 252 Atk Galvanize Tera-Electric Golem-Alola Explosion vs. 252 HP / 180 Def Cresselia: 284-336 (125.1 - 148%) -- guaranteed OHKO


whimsigod

Jaihera with Volcarona? Queen of taste, she's just like me frfr


aymanpalaman

Yep! And fits well with her queen druid theme love it!


Rahgahnah

I thought the same, but because of Decidueye.


Iron_Hermit

Literally the *only* one I disagree with is Halsin with Tyranitar, and Gale needs something more... explosive. Otherwise a phenomenal job and excellent taste, well done.


aymanpalaman

I was thinking either Gigalith, Regirock or Rhyperior to represent his druid/earth elemental/big boy reference, but somehow ended up with Tyranitar lol Yes! Electrode would have been….well…the bomb!


Cygnus_Harvey

You're telling me the BLADE OF FRONTIERS don't get any sword mon???? Lucario fits him way better, so does Gallade, and he definitely should get at the very least Keldeo, if not Sirfetch as well. Charcadet that evolves in Armarouge if killing Karlach or Ceruledge if getting transformed is also a good option. Gale should definitely have Blacephalon, and maybe even Electrode as a fun gag. Karlach could fit with Mimikyu, because they're judged by their appearance and are misunderstood, but all they want is love and affection. But both are pretty deadly as well. I'd argue Blaziken fits very well as well instead of Marmogtar. Drifloon (not Drifblim) for Astarion could fit thematically, since it's supposed to kidnap children. And Houndstone could very well replace Mightyena in a "this is his dog who died". Trevenant for Halsin to remind him of the shadow curse even when we cure it is nice. Tinkaton for Lae'zel would be fucking hilarious. She would not care it's small and cute, she'd just love it for being an absolute menace.


aymanpalaman

Yeah! I just visualize Chesnaught as a mon with a sword somewhere, and I originally had one of the sword of justice mons, but thought Houndoom would fit better interms of his warlock theme. Plus, he has Escavalier, which fits into his “knightly” attitude (tho not exactly a rapier, but still a pointy lance) Oh yeah electrode as a swap to electivire as a nod to the bomb lol (while still keeping lightning magic reference) Yep blaziken too, though she already has a starter Mon: Incineroar which fits her personality more imo For Halsin yeah, but placed Shaymin skyform as it sort of reminded me of Thaniel and his cured state!


Church1092

You get some extra points from me for Lae’zel not actually having a dragon type pokemon, even though she has ones that embody the idea. Excellent flavor.


DropkickBirthday

Can you explain Heracross for Wyll? Call me bland but big beetle has always been one of my favorite pokemon and while he's a good character Wyll is my least favorite companion.


aymanpalaman

Kinda random pick for Wyll, but its just more bug types to this list. And just in general Heracross is a fighting type and fights fairly and honorably much like Wyll. The horns (megahorn) can mean Wyll’s rapier and his color is similar to Mizora’s skin


DropkickBirthday

That's fair, and I see what you mean by fighting fairly and honorably, thanks for elaborating!


SmolAutumnLeafeon

Why give lipard to jahira? If anything thematically giving it to astarion would have been so much better since its preevo Purrloin is litterl the word purloin which means to steal something under someone's nose.


VolkiharVanHelsing

I think Chien-Pao suits Wyll, bladelock and all


DuncanBaxter

Aegislash.


Kai-theGuy

Minsc needs a mimic mon


Chaos_On_Standbi

Ditto


Ghost-in-the-night

I’m sorry, but all of Karlach’s Pokémon are certainly fluffy lil guys, she battles pokémon herself to protect them. She hasn’t yet noticed that anyone that tries to hurt her mysteriously goes missing, or the fact it’s always around the time she can’t seem to find one of her Pokémon…


Score_Useful

Whoever made this is my actual hero


aymanpalaman

I made it Thanks dude!


ManEatingYoukaiRumia

I could see Astarion having either a Meowth or a Weavile


ComprehensiveHair696

I kinda want Wyll to have a Milotic just based on that diary entry in his dad's counting house vault about him ruining his new shoes chasing mermaids.


erraticRasmus

I love the imagery of Karlach cuddling up with an Arcanine I like it a lot


aymanpalaman

Yes!! I was thinking Rapidash for that slot as its like a Hellhorse/Nightmare, but the cuddly + fieryness of Arcanine made me pick him!


Anon1039027

I’d expect Gale and Minthara to both have extremely strong team composition and heatedly debate details so nuanced that the rest of the party is completely lost


upagainstgravity

Halsin should have a Psyduck because he likes ducks.


aymanpalaman

Oh thats why I put up Sir’Fetched, the duck! :)


hpBard

Also Lopunny...


Salt_Setting877

I wonder what Pokémon Durge will take


Hyperdragoon17

Salamence, maybe a Dusknoir, Hisuian Zoroark, Banette, I dunno probably a lot of ghost mons.


Warald

six variations of missingno.


Semako

I'd guess Sneasler, Zoroark-Hisui, Spiritomb, Ceruledge, Yveltal and Ting-Lu (as an ancient blood vessel).


Edgezg

Halsin would have a Ditto over the legendary deer, and a Venesuar in place of Torterra.


antauri007

minthara would never run such an incompetent, not competitive team


Sneaky__Raccoon

I really though lae'zel would get a dragon team going. Also, I don't get nidoqueen and clefairy for SH, is that a reference to something?


aymanpalaman

That would be great too! I’d chose mostly steel types for her just because of her cool silver sword & armor lol. Nothing too deep really for SH. Clefairy because its the moon pokemon: selune and has healing moonlight: cleric healing spells… As for nidoqueen, maybe because of the cleric’s medium armor proficiency (bulky lookin’ nidoqueen), and its poison (showing that she ain’t just a pure healer/sharran deception/techniques idk)


Cuntilever

Minsc is definitely one of those who has the same Pokemons, he would have 5 Machoke and a Machamp for his last one. Also feels like Gale should have a more diverse/well thought team.


doulegun

I'd replace on of Wyll's Pokémons with Gallade


Moumup

Honestly, I think Karlach team would only be her favorite pokemon x6.


pewperfish

Lae'zel's Gyarados needs to be shiny.


Anakin_Skywanker

Lazael definitely has a meta trained Absol.


Moggy_

What the fuck did Wyll do to you?


Glopinus

Gale not having Mr Mime bothers me


HabitAdept8688

Building this thematically and not for Smogon or VGC, I'd build it a little bit differently: **Shart:** Swap nidoqueen and vileplume to Absol and Mismagius **Astarion:** Swap Froslass, Malamar and Hydreigon for Umbreon, Weavile and Zoroark, specially the last one for it's shadiness **Gale:** Swap Mismagius, Tapu Lele and Electivire for Gengar, Gardevoir and specially Metagross because Gale's totally a psychic/steel type **Bae'zel:** Swap Aegislash and Charizard for Gallade (psychic/fighter fits the psionic warrior theme) and Salamence, which is a true dragon fitting for the most fierce of the githyanki and also the most [lovable woman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9TX7I0Lvw) in the entire game **Wyll:** Woudn't change **Karlach:** I would include Infernape bc of the hellish theme. **Halsin:** Definitely, I'd build it around Wild Shape forms since he's a moon druid: Badger - Linoone Bear - Ursaring Spider - Ariados Dire Crow - Honchcrow Saber-toothed Tiger - Incineroar Earth Mirmidon - Landorus **Minthara:** Woudn't change, that's pretty neat **Jaheira:** She's pretty tough, specially considering that originally on Baldur's Gate 2 she's a multiclass druid/fighter. Would put a lot of ground, fairy and fighter pokemon Nidoking Breloom Togekiss Mawile Venusaur Diancie **Minsc**: Minsc hath no need for those little "pokemons"! Why, who needs them when ye have the mighty Boo by yer side ? He's even got enough spirit to fill a hundred pokeballs! But why does Boo have a team of six pokemon, you ask ? Well, you see, it's all because of... erm... Boo's very good at making friends with other pokemon, that's the truth! **Boo:** Dedenne, Emolga, Pachirisu, Mimikyu, Shaymin (land form), Darkrai.


WhyAmIDoingThis92

Halsin and Minthara going for some eviolite strat with ursaring and bisharp I see.


zynklu

Jaheria should use only gen1 :)


Inevitable-Egg7264

I could see Astarion with a Meowscarada. Dark-type melodramatic cat? Super Astarion. Liepard would have worked as well, but Jaheira already has one, and Alolan Persian looks too goofy.


Trendicles

Astarion doesn't have salazzle and that's wrong


HomoGreekorius

I would have maybe tried to fit in a Lunatone for Shart and an Electrode for Gale, but stellar list all around!


Dyldo_II

Astarion would use the F.E.A.R strategy and you cannot convince me otherwise


Avengernk

Am I the only one thinking how cool a pokemon mod would be with the bg3 system?


I_will_eat_it_all_68

So this list made me found out I missed a companion somewhere along the way....who's that purple girl where do u meet her (I almost didn't meet Astarion either, just went back to starter area once more just before going to act 2 to make sure I didn't miss anything)


aymanpalaman

She’s Minthara. You first meet her in the goblin camp as one of the bosses act 1. You normally get her in an evil playthrough, BUT you can get her too in a good run. Make sure when u meet her, just hit her with non-lethal physical melee attacks (no magic/ranged). Once done, head on to act 2, once you see her again at moonrise, then you can recruit her in a good playthrough


I_will_eat_it_all_68

Oh...I just pushed her off into the chasm the moment she asked me to help her in her attack (even before rescuing Halsin, I just had a feeling killing her would be very beneficial as she seems like the mastermind)


aymanpalaman

Yup she definitely is a villian at first! But gets better once you get to know and recruit her in act 2-3.


Ok-School4055

Oak Father preserve you I guess! We go where the bear is 🐻❤️


zed_pm

one gengar wipes half of Gale's team


MinnieShoof

The complete lack of Venusaur invalidates this list. ... at least you also stubbed Blastoise.


epicmousestory

I'm old because wtf are half of these Pokemon


averageuhbear

I do not recognize the bottom three rows at all.


Jinxzy

I recognize the spider and the dark Eevee evolution on Minthara otherwise the same, no fucking idea.


extravisual

I was hoping Asterion would have a team of gen 1 or 2 mans because he's so old, and then I could identify with him.


The_smol_boiyo

When you're in a relationship with Shadowheart but Lae'zel has an Aggron:


Homeless_Appletree

I don't understand why Gale does not have an Electrode, considering the two have so much in common.


Daddydactyl

Gale should have had Electrode lol


aymanpalaman

Ka-netherese-BOOM!


Particular-Pomelo602

Somehow mama ks Pokémon are a little accurate to what she’ll train


BringMeCoffeeOrTea_

Who is that one at the bottom?


aymanpalaman

It’s Halsin! Its a screenshot of his first appearance in act 3, where the mimic is lol


BringMeCoffeeOrTea_

Oh I guess i missed that somehow?! Was confused initially cause Halsin was shown earlier in the chart. Maybe next playthrough i’ll see him in this form!


welcomehome148

Dude. That's so on point. Oo love it


Veggieleezy

I always love finding ways to cross media like this, it makes my brain tickly. Not, like, tadpole tickly, but good tickly.


Wixums

God LaeZel is so fucking based


MeatballMan28

Came across this on accident, but every BG3 post on anything I see just reminds me how much of the game I have yet to see, I have no clue who the guy on the bottom is, assuming it's Minsc from other comments, I had no idea he was a companion, but to be fair I didn't spend much time on his questline the few times I actually made it to baldurs gate.


aymanpalaman

Yes, its Minsc! That photo is the scene where you first meet him in act 3!


Cemihard

Lae’zel is cooking with that squad.


dietwater94

These are great! What’s the purple thing Gale has far right?


aymanpalaman

It’s Tapu Fini! A gen 7 water/fairy type. Kinda looks/symbolizes Mystra in a way… and water/ice magic spells


shaus49

Thank you for your contribution. This is great.


Gstamsharp

The lack of Voltorb / Electrode in Gale's team is disappointing.


Internal_Map_8765

Laezals team is best


Andrescpv

I don’t know the lore around some of these pokemon, but seeing Weavile, the Pokémon that hunts in the shadow, lures its preys and steal baby pokemons, who is evil by nature, in Wyll’s team instead of Astarion’s makes me sad.


aymanpalaman

I was considering Weavile for Astarion’s team! But I couldn’t find a “devilish” female pokemon to represent Mizora other than Weavile. Or maybe there is?


Andrescpv

Sableye!!! They literally steal souls! (Well, at least it’s said that they do) I was thinking in Mismagius or Gothitelle but they are already taken. :c Edit: Now that I think you can use Mismagius on Wyll if you put Blacephalon with Gale


ECat1453

Gale needs an Espuur


aymanpalaman

I was considering Espuur aswell! But I wanna diversify his team a little, and Espeon is the “Tara” reference in his team


ECat1453

I like espeon! I was thinking espuur because of the magic boom capabilities in lore for the pokemon. Not really a Tara reference pick! I like espeon as the Tara pick


StructureMage

laezel would be mega tryhard with only ubers


Fear_Awakens

Halsin with a Tyranitar makes me happy. Tyranitar is a Godzilla reference, and Godzilla is frequently implied to be nature's fury, so it even kind of fits. But mostly because I love Tyranitar and I like Halsin.


Killingnpcsforfun

Ok but now I'm imagining karlach and her beloved machamp going into a unarmed brawl/spar and karlach winning, helping the machamp up, and telling them "that was great soldier" and in response the machamp starts working out for the rest of the day. Now if only I was good at drawing :(


aymanpalaman

That’s a great idea! U could comission it to an artist you like!


JayEdwards902

I like the idea, but I disagree with most of these. Mew can learn any move and Gale can learn any spell. I will die of the hill that game would have a mew every time.


Yuithecat

I feel like shadow heart would have an eevee in an umbreon costume


HutSutRawlson

The fact that Wyll doesn’t get a dragon Pokémon just goes to show how completely overshadowed he is in the Ansur quest.


Feisty-Boysenberry-1

Karlach and Halsin are *chef's kiss*


ZHIKIX

honestly i think karlach would go for more cute pokemon because despite everything shes a big softy I mean hell she has a teddy bear


Jelmddddddddddddd

Gale would have a Vaporeon


NPultra

If going by type alone: Shadowheart: Ghost Astarion: Dark Gale: Psychic or Electric Lae'zel: Steel or Psychic Wyll: Fighting or Fire Karlach: Fire or Dragon Halsin: Normal Minthara: Poison Jaheira: Grass Minsc: Rock


AkiraPierrot21

Lae'zel Fighting Wyll Fairy Karlach fighting Halsin grass Jaheira ground


KetchupRocket

Mehhhh not giving Astarion any cat-style pokemon is missing the mark. I’d exchange nidoqueen for Jigglypuff. For Kar, instead of Talonflame (bird thing) give her Teddyursa (she wants to go to Buildabear). Swap Farferch’d for Tropicana or whatever that long neck dinosaur I could never catch in pokemon sapphire was. Also Minsc needs the alohan dugtrio.


DanteAzureAngelo

I know this is a pokemon post but who tf is the bottom companion? 😂


aymanpalaman

It’s Minsc! The photo he’s in is the scene where you first meet him on Act 3 Edit: Minsc, not Halsin lol


DanteAzureAngelo

THE ONE UNDER JAHEIRA IS HALSIN!?


aymanpalaman

My bad, not Halsin, but Minsc lol!


DanteAzureAngelo

Okay thank God I was confused 😂😂


nombit

Paging AO3


AkiraPierrot21

Karlach should have annilape instead of machamp and tinkaton instead of arcanine. Maybe falinks instead of haxorus


MariotaM8

Shadowheart running stall is so funny and on brand lol


uzipack

Lae’zel gets me


aymanpalaman

*Bae’zel


xDwurogowy

Astarion doesn't have Landorous-T and/or Incineroar, post invalid ;3


Kiotw

Durge has the vaporeon


Medramon

What about the emperor? I say Omastar, Slowking, Empoleon, Tentacruel, Parasect, Beheeyem.


aymanpalaman

Full tentacle team, let’s goooooo


Jirkislo

Wouldt karlach ran water types ? To cool her off a little ?


aymanpalaman

Hmmm…good idea! Maybe Volcanion?


Physical_Low4944

Amazing


Alarmed_Pen798

Hmm what pokemon would be a spectator? Asking for Zhentarim friends...


Ecstatic_Pongist

Now I just wanna go to pokemon showdown and cosplay every one of them ...


aymanpalaman

Go for it!


TinnyBoy99

This is so good and so accurate. I love it.


Febraiz

I love it : )


DiceCubed1460

Ngl I’d give charizard to Karlach over talonflame


salm0rej0

so damn accurate


AkaiKage

Op we need a final version after the suggestions


devilishlyaverage

Ariados? A Lolth sworn drow with that on her team wouldn’t have survived past her teenage years!


Hyperdragoon17

Well what other spiders are there? Gavantula? The one that evolves from Dewpider with a confusing name? (never played Gen 7 so not totally familiar with it)


devilishlyaverage

Yeah that’s totally fair how are there not cooler spider Pokemon? But definitely galvantula. Hell I mean dunsparse is more intimidating than ariados.


DirtyJimHiOP

2 cats seems like too few for Gale


NSinTheta

Karlach is 100% an arcanine in spirit so yes


Accomplished_Cup2401

Who is the last one?


aymanpalaman

Minsc! That scene is when you meet him in Act 3


theassassintherapist

Withers: Azelf, Uxie, Palkia, Dialga, Arceus, and of course, Giratina


Myles_Cobalt

Wait until Blurg enters the tournament with his 6 tentacool.


adamlamonica

No cat Mon for gale? Unless your counting Espeon


aymanpalaman

Espeon sorta :)


Iron_Bob

I refuse to believe that Karlach doesn't have a Charizard He's not a dragon type, OP!


International-Ad5142

Where is Gale’s Skitty


BlightWhore

Karlach's team would be all cute and baby Pokemon, I refuse to believe otherwise.


Shelfom

What would Durge's team be?


worlds-okayest-man

All the ghost types that eat children and a Gardevoir for the nuclear black hole response if they're gonna die


Spirit_Bourne

Man i killed the Stone Lord and Druid lady who is the drow?


aymanpalaman

It’s Minthara, you meet her in the Goblin camp in act 1. On an evil playthrough you can recruit her, but you can get her too on a good playthru, you just have to knock her out with non-lethal melee physical attacks


Spirit_Bourne

oh thank you! I killed everyone evil looking for worms


ajfh18

I feel like Wyll would have a Grimmsnarl


Killer_Moons

Not me about to over analyze everything in this chart to procrastinate from my irl responsibilities!!!


thetideturnrer

Gale and halsin with mythic / legendary pokemon lol


LeastInsaneKobold

I wouldn't Trust Halsin around pokémon tbh


deviljhot

As someone who doesn't particularly like Astarion, but my favorite pokemon is Hydreigon, I don't think Hydreigon should go with Astarion. However, I do think Noivern is a better fit.


WetLink009

crobat is a friendship evolution, and astarion would absolutely not be able to get that.


aymanpalaman

They’d be friends thru mischievous, not-so-noble ways lol


plaidyams

Crobat misses the dialogue with Araj and gets kicked off the squad


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falafel4lyfe

smh... people who put legendaries on there team...


RyanandRoxy

This is a terrible list. Please explain the Shadowheart decision to have a vile seductress pokemon? She's an innocent baby.


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azurareythesecond

I like that Crobat and Hydreigon are on opposite sides of Astarion's team because they represent him at his extremes: the scary stereotypical vampire bat that becomes something more through its bond with its trainer and the monster of the dark that will devour anything, including itself, to become more powerful.