What this Pokemon team builder does
Most teams lose not because a single Pokemon is bad, but because three of them share the same weakness. One Earthquake, one Surf, one Ice Beam, and half the team is gone. This tool is built to catch that before you start a playthrough, a Nuzlocke or a friendly battle. Pick a slot, tap a Pokemon from the grid (or search by name or type), and the two panels on the right update immediately.
It covers all 151 Kanto Pokemon using today's type chart, the same chart used since Pokemon X and Y (Gen 6). That means 18 types, Fairy included, and modern typings such as Fairy Clefable and Electric/Steel Magneton. If you want to look up any single or dual typing outside your team, use our Pokemon type calculator.
How to use the team builder
- Choose a slot. The highlighted slot is where your next pick goes. After each pick the builder jumps to the next empty slot.
- Add Pokemon. Search by name ("snorlax") or by type ("water") to filter the list of 151.
- Read the weakness table. Each of the 18 attacking types shows how many teammates are weak and how many resist it. Red rows are your danger zones.
- Check offensive coverage. The coverage meter counts how many of the 18 types your team's own types hit super-effectively.
- Share. Press Share link to copy a URL with your team built in. Nothing is saved on our server.
Not sure where to start? Hit 🎲 Random for six random Pokemon, then fix the holes. For even more randomness try the Pokemon roulette wheel.
How to build a balanced Pokemon team
There is no single best team, but good teams follow a few rules that the analysis panels make easy to check.
1. Avoid stacked weaknesses
A good rule of thumb: no attacking type should hit three or more of your Pokemon super-effectively unless at least one teammate resists it. The builder highlights those rows in red. The classic Kanto trap is Ground: Pikachu, Charizard's partners Arcanine and Jolteon, Gengar and Onix are all weak to it. A Flying type or a Levitating partner fixes that, and a Grass or Water type punishes Ground in return.
2. Pair types that cover each other
The Fire, Water and Grass triangle exists for a reason: each covers the weakness of another. Similar "cores" work with other types, such as Dragon, Steel and Fairy, or Ghost, Dark and Fighting. When you add a new Pokemon, watch whether the red rows shrink.
3. Aim for wide offensive coverage
Getting 12 or more of 18 types on the coverage meter with STAB types alone is a strong start. Remember that real movesets add even more coverage: a Water type that learns Ice Beam also hits Dragon, Grass and Flying.
4. Use immunities
Immunities are the most valuable resistances. Ground ignores Electric, Flying ignores Ground, Ghost ignores Normal and Fighting, Steel ignores Poison, Dark ignores Psychic and Fairy ignores Dragon. Each one gives you a free switch-in.
5. Mix speed and bulk
Types aren't everything. Pair a fast attacker such as Jolteon or Alakazam with something bulky like Snorlax or Lapras so you can take a hit and still strike back.
Example: a solid Kanto team
Try this link: Blastoise, Jolteon, Venusaur, Gengar, Snorlax, Dragonite. Water, Electric and Grass cover each other; Gengar is immune to Normal and Fighting; Snorlax soaks up special hits; Dragonite's Flying type makes it immune to Ground. The analysis shows a mild Ice weakness, which Blastoise resists, and broad offensive coverage.
Limitations, honestly
This builder looks at types only. It doesn't model abilities (for example Levitate), held items, Tera types, stats or specific moves, and it only includes the first 151 Pokemon. For a playthrough or a casual battle, type balance is usually what matters most; for competitive play you'll want a full damage calculator as well. We'd rather say that up front than pretend otherwise.
More Pokemon tools and games on this site
Use the type calculator for weakness lookups and a quick type quiz, test your knowledge with Who's That Pokemon, battle Red with a random team in Daily Red, or build a 22-player Pokemon football squad in the All 22 builder. Our type strategy guide explains matchups in more depth.