One of the main interests for players of the Pokémon series is the team building that goes along with it. You search an entire region, usually, with hundreds of Pokémon to choose from to battle both the Elite Four (the toughest competitors in the game) or online with your buddies. With the launch of Black and White 2 the series have now increased that stable to 300 of your favourite critters to choose from.
It’s a daunting experience cutting this roster down to just six team members so let me help you budding Pokémon Champions with some recommendations.
The selection below has some pretty awesome critters for you to use but obviously the real winner is personal taste; just remember to cover your weaknesses.
Eevee
My personal favourite Pokémon ever is now catchable in Black and White 2. This little beastie has the joy of evolving into one of seven fantastic options, each of which with their distinct advantages and disadvantages. The real joy though comes in the fact that more often than not this little creature can cover you in a moment of weakness by taking on one of its evolved forms. Choose wisely though as you will never be able to change them back.
Personally I always go for Jolteon as he is one of the strongest Electric types in the game (IMO) unless you are classing the legendary monsters. He is also superbly quick off the mark and will almost always attack first.
Golduck
One of the best water type monsters make a return to the series and luckily this little critter hasn’t suffered in the reshuffle. Always a reliable member of any team, Golduck also has the ability to use some psychic attacks which gives him a well rounded offensive skills set and also some useful non-attack based actions.
Golduck is never far from my team and even if he doesn’t make it the full way through the game he is a great complement to any team, especially if you picked up the leaf starter Snivy.
Arcanine
Speaking of complementing your started this canine monster is a great addition to either team if you didn’t start of with Tepig (but definitely if you picked Oshawott to begin with). He is strong and fast with a great set of both offensive and defensive abilities.
You probably won’t go about winning the world tournament with this ferocious beast but he isn’t going to let you down on many occasions.
Krookodile
Krookodile is a solid addition to any team, as a mix type of Ground and Dark he also has a knack for revenge-killing in Moxie it’s fantastic special ability. This little critter also gets an extra attack stat for ever monster it kills so you definitely want him on your side.
Again he might not win you’re the world tournament but he’s become a welcome addition to many competitive teams and a genuine force to be reckoned with.
Salamence
This guy has always been a bit of a badass and an incredibly powerful monster that brings together both the Dragon and the Flying type ranges. He is an absolutely fantastic monster to have around in almost any situation and has become a competitive favourite ever since his original introduction in Ruby and Sapphire.
With a great set of offensive stats and some exceptionally strong attacks he should make light work of the Elite Four and the Pokémon Champion – and that’s at a minimum.
Zoroark
The poster boy for the Generation V games this critter has a really interesting Special Ability called Illusion which allows him to disguise himself as the Pokémon at the back of your party. If used correctly this can make for some really interesting encounters both in game and online with your friends. It’s strange to see such a quick Dark type Pokémon but it’s not a disadvantage to have him around.
Apparently there is a special Zorua you can’t missing playing through the main Black and White 2 games but I don’t know what it is but I’ve heard it’s great. That really is saying something as it’s a great monster to have on your team anyway.
Last but not least what about your first one….
One of the biggest and strongest monsters in the game will be the final evolution of your start monster –Samurott, Serperior or Emboar. They are usually a treasured creature to keep around and although this monster has an obvious set of weaknesses their overall strength will usual prevail.
It’s a great experience to raise your start all the way through the game and make him/her go from genuine weakling to a battle god.
Personally I usually go for the fire starter as there is usually much less of a type pool to choose from when replacing them but this instalment has Arcanine who is (as I explained above) awesome!
What ever you go for the main game should be able to be beaten by just about anything, however going competitive is where the real challenge begins.
What do you have in your team? – give me some advice in the comments below.
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