>>50743034like
>>50743083 said, don't think of it as some cardinal sin. they're commonly used because people like them and want to read and write stories featuring them. always write what you want to write. it's just something to keep in mind
anyway, here's some teams I thought up quickly
>lunatone, rockruff, clefairynocturnal crew, old wise golem watching over the two kids. I thought about noctowl over lunatone but that just felt like Owl from Winnie the Pooh
>komala, vigorothbuddy team, friends since they were kids. after slakoth evolved they take komala everywhere they go
>maractus, cacturne, hippopotascaravan/merchant team, they sell what they find in dungeons. cacturne is the bruiser, maractus is the wacky salesmon. they really want hippopotas to evolve so they can carry more shit
>golduck, palpitoad, whiscashriver, swamp, and lake pros. backwoods country bumpkins, but they're the best at what they do. I just really want more aquatic/fishmons in PMD stores. give me guildmaster kingdra damn it
>hitmontop, spinda, ledianbounty hunters that rely on confusion and tricks to trap outlaws. they're not too strong on their own but their teamwork and tactics let them take down outlaws above their rank
