Top 10 Best Pokemon Teams

What makes a Pokémon team stand out? Is it a lineup of unstoppable legendaries, a perfectly balanced crew of favorites, or just a group of your most trusted companions?

When it comes to crafting the best Pokémon team, the possibilities are as endless as the Pokédex itself. Some trainers stick to pure firepower, assembling squads of iconic heavy-hitters, while others focus on versatility, strategy, and synergy between their Pokémon. Then there are those who simply pick their personal favorites, turning the Pokémon they love most into an unbeatable dream team.

1. Dialga, Palkia, Arceus, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza

   It's a bang-on team. Rayquaza can one-shot any Pokémon if set up properly. Then, Kyogre and Groudon's Primal forms can cause trouble, especially Groudon, for people without good ground coverage or without Rayquaza.

   Dialga and Palkia are also very good because of the Steel-type and Water-type interactions. Arceus can just use the Legend Plate Judgment and sweep teams.

   I guess this team is okay, but Darkrai literally has a field day with it since it can sleep your whole team and set up Nasty Plot boosts so that it ends up sweeping your whole team. Shaymin can also annoy this team with a combination of Leech Seed, Substitute, and Air Slash. Also, Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rock really hurt this team, so pack Rapid Spin support.

2. Blaziken, Tyranitar, Pidgeot, Gardevoir, Flygon, Manectric

   I think this is a very good team. Gardevoir is one of my favorite Pokemon, and Pidgeot is great too! Flygon is a good Dragon type, and I'd swap Tyranitar for Muk (since I already have a Ground type), though it is very good.

   Blaziken is just downright awesome, and Manectric... Overheat is just amazing. Just have to use an X-Accuracy, and Grass types are gone. Gardevoir should be Mega with as many Calm Minds as possible and Psychic for the win (only in doubles though, or it would be easily defeated). Send it in with Flygon because people would attack Dragons first.

   Perfect team combination! I mean, four of them Mega Evolve, and you can save Tyranitar until the end of the battle to use Payback, which gets stronger with every fainted Pokémon on your team.

   P.S. Tyranitar is my favorite too. I love Dark types.

3. Arceus, Mewtwo, Mew, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina

   Arceus, Mewtwo, and Mew are already overpowered as they are legendary Pokemon, but I think Giratina is awfully a bit too much for almost anyone to handle. So, if you battle this squad and lose, just go home, cry your eyes out that you got shredded by the best Pokemon team there ever was.

   Okay, the god and the keepers of space and time, and the two Pokemon that made the world. The Pokemon that can transform into anything and Mewtwo, the clone of it. And last but not least, the Pokemon that caused so much trouble that Arceus had to stop it.

   I know using legendaries are wimpy, but this is the best team that no one can stop.

4. Magneton, Eevee, Nosepass

   If you evolve the Eevee, this team becomes trash. Make sure you don't do it. At level 100, Eevee becomes the best and strongest Pokemon.

5. Arceus, Dragonite, Gengar, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina

   Arceus is the one with the most HP. Then you got Dragonite with a ton of power. Gengar won't get that many moves on him. Palkia is there for the looks. Dialga has the most powerful moves.

   Giratina uses moves that the person must wait but misses, then he uses a super strong move on your opponent.

   Dragonite, along with Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia, would be unstoppable.

6. Piplup, Combusken, Chikorita, Pachirisu, Beautifly, Lucario

   Both Combusken and Lucario (when Combusken evolves) can Mega Evolve, and Lucario is my favorite Pokemon. I don't agree with Piplup, Chikorita, Pachirisu, and Beautifly. Piplup and Chikorita are only one type (even though that can be helpful at times), and there are Pokemon with about the same type as Pachirisu and Beautifly that are more powerful.

   I still think they're cute, though. For a team, I would choose Lucario, Blaziken, Venusaur, Jolteon, Kingdra, and Genesect.

   I use number 3. I used them all in my Emerald game. But my favorite Pokemon is Lucario, and Combusken evolves into Blaziken, which is my second favorite Pokemon. LUCARIO FOREVER.

7. Arceus, Azelf, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Dialga

8. Arceus, Lugia, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Mewtwo

   Good team! I have Arceus, but it does not have Judgment. Can anyone think of a replacement? My Arceus has Toxic Plate with Sludge Bomb, Calm Mind, Hyper Beam, and Fire Blast.

   Like Arceus can change into any type, but if you're using this, it's good for Ice or Fairy.

   Lugia: Really good Psychic type. Design is over the roof.

   Dialga: A really good typing, making it good against Fairies.

   Palkia: A useless legend, and it looks ugly.

   Giratina: No one will like this one. Strong and wide movepool.

   Mewtwo: Do I have to explain?

9. Venusaur, Lapras, Flareon, Pikachu, Articuno, Kadabra

10. Dragonite, Blastoise, Umbreon, Metagross, Charizard, Jolteon

    Number 1 team because it's cool, strong, and includes Mega Evolution Pokemon.

    I like this team a lot. It's well-balanced and doesn't really need any legends.

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Arceus, Eternatus (Eternamax), Mega Rayquaza, Mega Mewtwo, Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon

    To OP: Eternamax Eternatus has a base stat total of 1125, with an HP of 255, an attack of 115, a defense of 250, a special attack of 125, a special defense of 250, and a speed of 130.

12. ?

    Mewtwo, Necrozma, Arceus, Palkia, Dialga, Eternatus

    I think this group is the strongest because Mewtwo has amazing stats, and Shadow Mewtwo's Mega Evolution has even better stats. Plus, Mewtwo's evolutions are amazing with maxed-out speed and attack.

    Necrozma is amazingly strong, yet not a god Pokémon, but Light Necrozma can literally get all stats maxed out by absorbing all the power in the light, which makes it just as good, if not stronger, than all god Pokémon.

    Arceus is amazing with lots of strong moves, awesome HP, and type advantages to all Pokémon types. Eternatus has the best stats, is really big, and is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, Pokémon ever.

    Palkia and Dialga are gods and have really strong stats. Both together on one team are almost unstoppable.

The Contenders

13. Arceus, Lugia, Mewtwo, Mew, Dialga, Palkia

    Best team right here, mostly because of Mew and Arceus, but Lugia knows Aeroblast.

14. Totodile, Ninetales, Shinx, Gible, Meowth, Machop

    I hate all these other teams that are all legendaries. This one is original and has awesome potential.

    I agree, but try a Ninetales with Drought and a Machop with No Guard!

    Ninetales is better than Arceus!

15. Charizard, Sceptile, Samurott, Zoroark, Metagross, Shuckle

    This team is very good. I restarted my White game and started to use this team. None of them have the same type, and they all have decent move pools at the very least.

    They all cover each other's weaknesses. You might think that Shuckle is a bad choice, but it works as a great staller with its high defensive stats. It can be very good too.

    The move pool that I used for it was: Power Split, Struggle Bug, Earthquake, and Rock Slide. I would really consider using this team.

    My three favorite starters with Zoroark and Metagross. Shuckle requires skill, so swap him out if it's easier.

16. Blissey, Rampardos, Bastiodon, Ninjask, Alakazam, Shuckle

    Great team, but you might want to up their other stats. For example, if they have top Attack, then up their Speed, or if they have top Special Attack, then up their Defense. Plus, it doesn't matter if a Pokémon has the top stat. It matters if they have top all-around stats. Still, the Pokémon are good, and I like what you made for the team.

17. Charizard, Electivire, Charmchop, Lapras, Tyranitar, Heracross

    I agree because Charizard is the fire tank, Electivire learns Earthquake, Garchomp can Mega Evolve, Lapras knows Ice moves, Tyranitar is a beast because it just is, and Heracross is the best Elite Four Pokemon.

18. Arcanine, Raichu, Lucario, Tyranitar, Blastoise, Salamence

    This team is awesome. The best, in my opinion. Extreme Speed for the win!

    This is a mean team. This team is better than the top 5 teams, I reckon.

    I guess it would be good for a Gen 4 OU battle.

    I might just consider using this team right now.

19. Gardevoir, Venusaur, Salamence, Swampert, Arcanine, Lucario

20. Victreebel, Arcanine, Gyarados, Jolteon, Gengar, Pidgeot

    I love this team. Everyone has a great type guard for the others, and Gyarados is my favorite of all time. Plus, Gengar and Pidgeot can cover the others by using Shadow Ball and Fly.

    This would be an awesome in-game team because Bellsprout is like the first Pokémon you encounter, Growlithe might be a little hard to get, but you can still train him easily, Magikarp is super easy with any rod, you get Eevee from Bill, Gastly is like the easiest Ghost Pokémon to get, and you get Pidgey super early.

    I love Gyarados and Gengar, and it is nice that there are no legends. I hope this team goes to number 1!

21. Arceus, Entei, Lugia, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina

    This is good too, but one suggestion for a team that's easier to get in Alpha Sapphire or Omega Ruby is:

    Blaziken, Torchic's final evolution

    Rayquaza, from the Delta Episode, extra thing

    Latias or Latios, depending on the game, cannot avoid

    Cosplay Pikachu, go to the Contest Hall

    Mightyena, Poochyena's final evolution

    Kyogre or Groudon, the main legendary of the game

    Please suggest this team if you play Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire.

    This is like the ultimate beast team. I mean, yes, all legendary, but it is awesome!

    (Hard to get, but I got it.)

22. Blastoise, Delphox, Haxorus, Bastiodon, Gardevoir, Pidgeot

    Now I know what you're thinking: These are Pokemon you could get in grass, right? Well, yes and no. You have to teach them better moves first, and teach Haxorus Guillotine.

23. Suicune, Entei, Raikou

    This team is the legendary trio! One of the strongest teams!

24. Jolteon, Espeon, Blissey, Cloyster, Snorlax, Garchomp

    This team is good because Jolteon has good speed and special attack. Espeon also has good special attack and speed, which is great. Blissey has very good health and high defenses, so it can last very long.

    Cloyster has high defenses and is about average for everything else. Snorlax has high attack, health, and special defenses, making it a long-lasting Pokemon. Garchomp is good at everything, with many attributes higher than average and some average, making it a great Pokemon. This is the best Pokemon team, known as one of the top twenty teams that has no legendary Pokemon!

25. Arcanine, Ditto, Mew, Mewtwo, Pikachu, Zoroark

26. Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos

    Well, I would test this team out, but I don't have Zapdos or Moltres.

    Zapdos is the best, so there's no stopping him with his or her Roost.

27. Dialga, Palkia, Cresselia