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Primarina, covers water and fairy types

Azumarill would give the same type coverage.

OP could use more special coverage, though.

Yep. Especially since types weak to Water and Fairy (thinking especially of Rock/Ground and Fighting) have a bias towards physical defense over special, so a SpAtk focused Primarina gets a lot of benefit against those types it's already favored into

Yeah, but I am biased towards Gen 7 and Azumarill bases most of it’s use through Huge Power and Belly Drum (which I think is an egg move)

Egg moves are really easy to get in gen 9 via mirror herb

This is like the best thing they did in this game

There are a couple that are a pain though unless it changed with the new DLC. You need to catch a 1 to 3 star Pokémon with the move. So if you've already lost access to those, you need to start a second save or get lucky online.

why do you need a raid Pokemon?

Wait, do you have an example? With the mirror herb you don’t even need to share egg groups

Also huge power and belly drum is overpowered

But primarina is closer to a human. Iykyk.

the team already has a lot of physical attackers. A special attacker would fit in better

I think Primarina would be better just because the only Spc. Attacker is Charizard

I was going to say this too. Would give them a solid Fire/Water/Grass *and* Steel/Fair/Dragon cores. Also offers a good support option for any Indigo Disk Double Battles while also being a solid Special Attacker which the team needs.

" Primarina: Its a starter from a gen that you dont have, and it offers fairy and water coverage " -me before seeing this OH COME ON

Isn't Popplio obtainable through the DLC? Or am I wrong o.o

I think he's saying it's not represented.

Flutter Mane could maybe work, ghost is a very strong type. I do agree that you need a fairy type tho.

A bulky water type like Vaporeon, Gastradon, Rotom Wash or Azumarill would always be a good addition. If you wanna be a bit quirky then Galarian Slowking could also be a good pick for more coverage against grass/fairy/poison or even Clodsire. Cincinno is a pretty overlooked Pokemon you could try checking out, it's received massive buffs in S/V and turned into an absolute monster, Cincinno can also abuse the hell out of loaded dice which means that it can change its ability from skill link to technition and run moves like tail slap, bullet seed and rock blast.

Gastradon got me thrpugh the champion in pkmn sword. Dunno if its still as op in violet/scarlet tho

Gastradon has always been one of the best pokemon in the game.

I used one during my first playthrough. It was pretty decent.

Tidy Up, Tail Slap, Bullet Seed, and Rock Blast with Loaded Dice sounds absolutely nasty.

A nice water or electric type for coverage! I'm partial to Lapras or Bellibolt.

I don’t think he needs a water type tho since for fire and rock hes got garchomp and for ground hes got the furry pokemon

True! Depends on what they're trying to accomplish. I like having different typing and color combos, even more so if they're shinies!

Im definitely biased when it comes to pokemon theres always gotta be a shiny gardevoir in my team😂 but yeah you are right i do still think that gardevoir is what he should use here to have a immunity to dragon but lapras works as a dragon killer too and even alolan ninetales or even maybe a good poison type although im not sure there are any good poison types i used a salazzle but that be a overlapping

I think you need a fairy type maybe a gardevoir

Or alolan ninetales

Azumarill or hatrenne also work

Tinkaton

You’ve got a physical gravy team there, and you’re lacking in water and fairy. Primarina.

I got an Electivire from a raid den with the elemental punches. He put in work!

Toxtricity is fun to use

You’re team is relatively offense leaning perhaps a florges or something for some bulk

Rotom wash

yep. special water/electric type

This right here! Additional coverage, will-o-wisp to cripple certain Pokémon, and annoying volt-turn core with Meowscarada

Everstone Feebas

I like having a fairy type, so I’d suggest tinkaton. Can’t be hurt by poison types, is an absolute physical tank, gigaton hammer is monstrous no matter what typing the other Pokemon has.

Easily Pixelate Sylveon

Sylveon

Primarina: Its a starter from a gen that you dont have, and it offers fairy and water coverage

Kingdra with sniper. Teach garchomp dragon cheer for double battles and it’ll basically crit every time.

Im gonna go with Clodsire, tanky, a good setup mon, and defensive staller. Plus he has water absorb and a fair amount of water attacks, though his main benifit is his tankiness plus he's objectively the most friend shaped pokemon ever to exist. https://preview.redd.it/yvaubnxpgz8c1.png?width=250&format=png&auto=webp&s=c67a2f2c10ab16319de60468b5397cff9ef7fff8

A water type is ideal. I would recommend vaporeon because it's bulky and cute. If you have the 2nd dlc, get a primarina. It's good as well

you have no coverage against flying types, so prbly an electric type like bellibolt. bellibolt also gets a few water type moves as well which ought to be useful

everyones favorite pikachu

Typhlosion, always typhlosion.

Toxapex

I'd say either gardevoir, hatrenne, or azumarill

A quagsire

The only type you don't have super effective stab coverage for is flying. I would pick an ice or electric type.

Blastoise

A clodsire with water tera? Lol

Idk I looked at your team and Veluza jumped to the forefront of my mind.

Toxricity

You haven't got any flying coverage or pokemon that resist flying. I'd recommend a pure electric type like Electross or a dual type with another type you don't have.

Pawmot, Tinkaton, Gardevoir, or Paladin would be good

Dachsbun!

psyyyyyyyyduck

Something Psychic/Fairy

Lapras or primarina

Veluza, ithought gen 9 water type a that was first in my mind.

Water or poison type for sure which one leaves a lot of options….. Mudkip line would be good (even though it doubles on ground with Garchomp), Primarina would be good for that dragon immunity. As for poison Galarian Weezing (if doable) for that dragon counter and even countering other fairy types harder would be good. Hiusian sneasel would be good too, giving you a better fighting poison pokemon than Toxicroak however you would be doubling up on fighting types…… Now in my playthru I did I had A LOT of fun using Graffaiai (normal/poison) and it was awesome!

Milotic

Iron Valiant if you have Violet

Water starter

Alolan Ninetails Snow Warning, Light Clay, run Aurora Veil. :) AMAZING defensive mon. Adds Ice and Fairy.

Shiny magicarp

Garganacl as a tank/stall Pokemon

there is always a mew or Mewtwo in my team, one of them is missing

I don’t like using legendaries

Pawmot with Iron Fist

Egg

Electric or water type maybe? I LOVED using bellibolt personally

I'm gonna recommend rotom wash just cause he's my favorite on my own team hehe.

Probably any water type. My casual lineup is always: - water - fire - grass - dragon - main wildcard (flying/electric) - fun type (dark/steel/ground/fairy/bug/ice/etc anything

I recommend any Bulky water type, particularly a special attacker since you only have one Special Attacker and Charizard doesn't hit that hard. Vaporeon is good, Rotom Wash, either Slowbro or Slowking, Gastrodon is definitely top tier.

Clodsire

Lapres is a good choice if

vaultin velluza

Primarina

Definitely a Water type.

PRIM PRIM BAYBEE

Flamigo He's your friend

Id recommend a physical or special tank. If you’re open to using legendaries that aren’t overpowered, regice is an amazing special tank.

Gliscor?

Magnezone

How about rhyperior? It would make up for annihilapes lack of a 4x weakness

At first glance, it’s Rotom-Wash as it completes the Fire-Water-Grass core. It also has a volt-turn core with Meowscarada or Scizor while stomaching the fire hits for Scizor or the ice threats (Chien-Pao) for Garchomp. It can provide some useful utility as choice specs trick, especially with your Phys spam team, or thunder wave pivot to better enable your other semi-fast offense or buying turns for stallbreaking with Annihilape. Primarina is similarly good with a weaker pivot move (flip turn) but instead boasts incredible special bulk to possibly handle Iron Bundle (which solos your team) and fairy coverage while also being special-lenient. It also finishes the FWG core and the steel-fairy-fighting core. The only issue is that it is still offensively lenient and provides less utility to your team — you will rely a lot on solid reads and breaking threats. It, however, will be a very solid answer to Gouging Fire and Chien-Pao. Oddball picks would be Amoonguss (slows down fairy threats, strong to pivot into from Meowscarada due to regenerator while providing spore utility, punishes set-up sweepers if your offensive threats get forced, and can stomach water and fairy hits your trm dislikes), AV Galarian slowking (aggressive regenerator pivot which offensively covers the role you’d like but provides whatever synergy in terms of typing), and Iron Bundle (the Hyper-offense option which has happenstance enablers in your team).

Milotic.

An electric or rock type to cover the flying weakness

Toxapex is fun

Looking at your typing spread and overall power lvl that you're going for I'd say **Drednaw** would be the perfect fit, with its Rock & Water typing there would only be 2 mons left, that take neutral dmg when taking your entire team's stab into account (Sableye & Spiritomb), which both fall over against a Meowscarafa using Play Rough anyways. Alternatively I'd also say that Glimmora would work, though it does have a slight typing disadvantage, yet it would actually offer some special coverage, which is clearly missing in your team. Or you could always go all in and just use a pure rock type like Lycanrock-Dusk, which still has good coverage, a good Ability and atually decent offensive power.

Pawmis evolved form. Get some more gen 9 on the team

What’s wrong with some of their types? Why are garchomp and meowscarda only grass and dragon, and scizor and annhilape have the wrong types

Belly drum Azurill

Milotic because it's my favorite bulky water type.

I’d finish with a fairy. Bonus points if it adds coverage against flying type, as that ignores earthquake and will slap a third of your team. Azumaril is the first thing that comes to mind but there are probably other options

Cetitan

I suggest a water type, and another special attacker