
Use this site to reference what a competitive set for your Pokémon might look like: (replace “arcanine” in the link with the name of your Pokémon). This is a lot to take in this early into the guide. After choosing, you will be brought to a new page where you will input the Pokémon’s item, ability, moves, individual values, effort values, and nature.(The application will tell you if the Pokémon you’re trying to select is banned from the format you chose). Search for a Pokémon you want to use or browse the provided list.

If you’re lost on which one to choose, I suggest “OU” or “Doubles OU” depending on whether you want to compete in single or double battles (doubles is the standard). Under “Format” choose the format you will be creating a team for.Under “All Teams”, click on “New Team”.When you first get to the page, click on “Teambuilder” on the leftmost side.
#Pokemon showdown team builder how to#
You will use what you do on this application as a guide when you are breeding and training your Pokémon.Ī rundown of how to utilize the showdown application: It lists each Pokémon’s abilities, movepools, stats and so on which you can use to construct the blueprints for each Pokémon on your team. This application is commonly used to map out team builds before creating them in game. Once you have a good idea of what Pokémon you will be placing on your team, head over to this website: If you plan on entering an official competition, you will need to look at the restrictions for that specific competition, the most recent being “VGC17”. Note that you may use any Pokémon listed under "OU" and any tier below it. Keep this in mind when building your team. You will notice that only certain Pokémon can be used for each tier. Take some time to check out the different rules and limitations for each. There are several different tier lists out there, but as a standard, this tier list is used: In competitive battles, players usually abide by the rules of a “tier”. Before you begin to do anything in-game, you need to plan your team.
