>>27629020I thought I'd try and use Pokemon I loved the designs of but never had the chance to use. Haxorus, Swanna, Chandelure, and Braviary turned out to be fantastic, even if the latter hit a point where he really struggled alongside the others since Rufflet evolves so late and he was battling against pseudo-legendaries.
The Black 2 team was originally five, but the Lopunny I was using in the fifth slot just dropped off the edge of usefulness by the eighth gym so I abandoned her in favour of focusing on those four. I felt like the team was competent enough that I didn't need to train up a fifth or sixth member for it to still work.
Kingler is acceptable. High attack and low special means he struggles, but Surf and Ice Beam gave it decent coverage with Strength as its primary attacking move. It's extremely slow but it's probably one of the heaviest hitters in the first generation. I feel like the later-gen power creep didn't treat them well, even if it finally has access to Water type moves that can benefit from its huge attack stat.
I would use a Skarmory for OR since it'd mesh with the team well but I used one during my previous (and first) playthrough of the game so I'm inclined to use something else because of that. Most of these teams consist of Pokemon I've never used before, or Pokemon I never gave a proper chance to use, so I'm avoiding the ones I have already used for that reason. I already have a flying type anyway in Masquerain anyway, who can hit decently hard with a Quiver Dance or two and a surprisingly good movepool. I can't wait to find the TMs for Scald and Ice Beam to take advantage of it.
For my Gloom, what would people suggest, a Vileplume or a Bellossom? I'm inclined towards the latter but I know that's just because I've never used one. I feel like Solar Beam, Sunny Day, Dazzling Gleam, and Moonlight would work well with its Chlorophyll ability and provide a little support to my starter Blaziken by strengthening his moves with Sunny Day.
