Over the years, Pokémon battles have gotten very complex. You can breeze through the single-player campaign with ease focusing solely on type advantages, but there’s so much more to consider when diving into Competitive Pokémon. You must carefully consider IVs, EVs, stats, abilities, items, and more when fine-tuning a championship-winning team.
Before you get to that step, though, you need to decide which Pokémon you’re taking into battle with you. While you can theoretically build a team around anything, some Pokémon are going to fare better than others. Be it because they can learn a wider array of moves, have better overall stats, or directly counter a popular Pokémon, some will appear on almost every top-tier team.
