Much like the title suggests, this book is all about Pokemon from game reviews, theories, fun pictures, opinions and more. I'm a diehard Pokemon fan, been playing Pokemon since before I could read!!! Hope you can join me on this fun book!
2022 is coming to a close, that means it's time to look back at my Pokemon Teams that I've put together throughout this year from Legends Arceus coming out in January, I've replayed a few games in between, and lastly Scarlet & Violet came out in November.
Let's take a look at my teams from this year.
1. Pokemon Legends Arceus
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I've shown you this team of mine earlier in the year but it's time to revisit it. I've picked up the game numerous times SINCE I've made this picture of my endgame team in order to shiny hunt and the only difference is that I have successfully captured a Shiny Zoroark! Ever since I saw what shiny Zorua was mid way through this playthrough, I've since been endlessly hunting down a shiny alpha Zorua and it took me nearly a year to even get there😅 My team used to look differently AND it wasn't even supposed to look like this either. I used a Wyerdeer for 99% of my playthrough but was left with no choice but to dump him due to how much an opponent Volo was and Wyerdeer was a liability. Luxray was supposed to be a placeholder until I found another better electric type (but never did). Kleavor wasn't even supposed to be on my endgame team either as I happened to catch an Alpha Scyther and told myself it's a placeholder till I find a better Pokemon only to realize Kleavor was just that good. I'm also VERY against using Legendaries and Mythicals yet Darkrai managed to make the endgame team due to how much trouble I had facing Volo. This would mark one of the first times I never actively put a Flying type Pokemon/bird Pokemon on my team but I can genuinely say that I'm proud of this team!
2. Pokemon Sword
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I never actively played Sword until this year as I happened to get the game on sale for $30 on Ebay. Prior I had only played Shield AND still prefer Shield over Sword now that I've played them both. Yes, I've shared this team earlier in the year but we're revisiting it again. Honestly, I walked into Sword thinking I was gonna use the exact same team I had in Shield as that team was one to be reconned with but that was all thrown out the window once I successfully caught a Shiny Eevee prior to the Water Gym. It was a full odds find too!!! I thought long and hard about what Eeveelution I wanted and settled on an Umbreon as Umbreon's shiny is just so cool and that I originally wanted Obtstagoon (Dark/Normal) on my team so I figured Umbreon would be my Dark type substitute. That was until I was leveling up my Eevee, at 4 in the morning, and it evolved into an Espeon instead despite it still being dark outside in game... I was heartbroken but went with the flow considering there's a Fighting gym in the game and Espeon would be vital to my victory. Gigantamax Toxtricity was transfered over from my Shield save file as I had multiple of them AND I just love Toxtricity that much. I settled on Single Strike Urshifu because I had chosen Multi-Strike Urshifu in my Shield playthrough and that i STILL wanted a Dark type on my team and yet I still prefer Multi-Strike. I'm proud that I successfully found a Shiny in this playthrough BUT otherwise I wouldn't use this team in Sword & Shield ever again as it gave me issues galore.
