I just finished adding 100 people to my friend list, so I have a very nice safari that has about everything I need.

I will be breeding soon, yes I have ditto.

I'm not sure what teams to make since the new pokemon have certain hidden abilities, new moves, and new hybrid pokemon (dual types).

I obviously want my team to be composed of newer pokemon, unless you pros seem to think that I would be really gimping myself if I neglected older tiers.

Don't get me wrong, I started playing pokemon Red version over a decade ago - I will be making a 1st gen team for fun.

Basically, I'd like a top 25 list of pokemon that I should look into.

I want to make 3-4 teams.

I have 6 lucky eggs ready for my new babies to grow quickly!

40fg to the person that puts the most effort into a reply!

ANY POKEMON, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE LOOKS ETC! OR IF ITS OLDER!

Thank you

This post was edited by Synikul on Nov 30 2013 01:37am

What pokemons you looking to work with?
I can name plenty good ones but it is useless to name them and build a team if it doesn't fit your playstyle

aiegislash.

ghost/steel typing. immune to poison / normal / fighting so it can switch in on many things.
150 base attack with pure neutral coverage in shadow ball / sacred sword so nothing resists it
able to change into defense form with king's shield predicting a physical hit and put up 150 defense / special d. almost nothing can OHKO it with that defense.
in addition, if you king shield on the turn they use a contact move they get a -2 attack debuff
your Ghost-STAB is Shadow Sneak. Priority 60 power move after STAB on a 150 base attack stat is devastating


mega kangaskhan

look at his stats lol
comes in and double fake out for free damage. then he can outspeed lots of things with his high speed and use power-up-punch. this is = to using a Brick Break and a Swords Dance on the same turn
you can set up WHILE you attack, which is absurd. then if they come in with something faster than you, you can sucker punch for priority +2 dark type move. and then if you don't kill them with that, your baby will sucker punch them as well.

scizor

130 attack for mass damage. 70/100/80 defense stats with only 1 weakness to fire can take any hit decently. can sponge hits while swords dancing and roosting off the damage it receives
once you're set up, you have STAB Technician bullet punch. that's a 80 base power priority move. throw a life orb on that sucker and you'll be extremely threatening

greninja

really really high speed, high SpA.

amazing ability in protean. water type that can switch it's type to ground if you predict an electric attack and set up spikes.

gets STAB from any attack it uses thanks to protean

with a life orb, it's one of the only pokemon that can OHKO multiscale dragonite with ice beam

some suggestions

This post was edited by neekzisonfire on Nov 30 2013 10:29am

Some staples in the current meta include:

Rotom-W, Tanky, only weakness is grass (which is pretty rare). Does alot of damage with its STAB moves Hydropump. Can volt switch for great momentum. Has great stat distribution and good movepool. Poplar setup is Chesto-Rest w/ Will-o-wisp to shut down physical attackers and thunderbolt and hydropump for damage.

Gliscor, Tanky, can do a variety of things such as toxic sub stall or baton pass buffs like swords dance. can also do alot of damage using stab earthquake.

Scizor, Still an amazing pokemon, not changed much from previous gens. Choice band bullet punch still hurts alot. Can also mega evolve and sweep pretty easily as well. Uturn gives great momentum

Kangaskhan, Mega evolving him is ridiculous. Double boost from power up punch, everything is pretty much at a +1 boost, can easily break subs because of his double attack. Has fantastic base stats, is tanky and fast too.

Ferrothorn, still great, is one of the best hazards setters because it is one of the few pokemon that can learn both spikes and stealth rocks. Great counter to mega kanga, esp if you throw a rock helmet on him. Tanky and can stall well with leech seed + leftovers

Tyranitar, with assault vest, tyranitar has become a even bigger monster than he already was. You can easily tank 2 or 3 hydro pumps from rotom-w with investment into HP only. He is tickled by non super effective special moves. High attack lets him retaliate and do alot of damage.

Talonflame, Priority Brave Bird choice banded, pretty goddamn ridiculous. Huge damage potential, can run leftovers or some other item if you don't want to be locked into brave bird/flare blitz

Scoliopede, amazing buff passer now thanks to his new hidden ability, Speed boost. Can pass iron defense/swords dance to people as well as his speed boost. Great for setting up a sweep.

Goodra, the new 600 BST dragon. He is very tanky on the special side and is viable as both a tank and damage dealer. All 3 of his abilities are viable depending on how you want to build him. Has great movepool.

Noivern, pretty fantastic new dragon. infiltrator gets past subs, and he gets boomburst, a 140BP 100% accuracy bomb.

Klefki, a great new prankster pokemon. Fantastic dual wall setter or swagger+thunderwave user. Is very versatile.

Aegislash, a very interesting pokemon. I'm personally not a huge fan, but it is definitely very powerful. Alot of mind games while using this pokemon. has huge stats either defensively or offensively depending on his mode.

Mega Charizard Y, Still weak to stealth rocks, but his high base sp. atk and drought ability makes his special based fire attacks melt everything. OHKOs alot more than you would expect with just heatwave/flamethrower

Azumarill, now he has access to belly drum and aqua jet, he is a huge threat. Belly drum maximizes his attack (x4 from base) in exchange for loss of half HP. Aqua jet is a stab priority move. Even without the belly drum boost, aqua jet puts dents in alot of pokemon. Also has 100/80/80 base defenses so it can survive alot. Great defensive typing as well.

Greninja, a very interesting new pokemon, his protean ability changes his type to the move he just used, letting him get stab on everything. He can also set up toxic spikes as a lead, and has great base speed to do it with. His high base sp.atk with his stab bonus also lets him do a lot of damage.

Mega Mawile, now boasts the highest attack in the game. Sucker punch stops alot of things in their tracks. Iron head and play rough are great coverage moves that get stab as well.

Any other suggestions before I send the fg to Jarui?

I will second azumarill and I would like to throw in crobat he can out speed almost everything gets stab from sludge bomb and he can use u-turn