What Pokemon team setup is good for catching legendaries?
What Pokemon in combination works together well to catch most legendaries? I know smeargle is good because of him being able to learn spore and false swipe and there are other good false swipe Pokemon too but I want a team that can do this efficiently.
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You don’t need a team to efficiently catch legendary Pokemon, one Pokemon will suffice. But there are some key things that will make catching them easier. Hopefully my answer can help with your situation. Note that these are all my opinion and not facts. This is based strictly on my experience. This is going to be a long answer. One thing that will help catching legendaries easier is by having a single Pokemon for the job. As mentioned before you don’t need a while team. That one dedicated Pokemon is your choice. Yes Smeargle is a good choice due to the fact that it can learn certain (if not all) moved due to Sketch. I personally prefer a Pokemon with stats and moves that can support itself. By that I mean a Pokemon with good stats, recover options, status options, and resistance to the type of legendary you’re trying to catch. Obviously if you’re trying to catch Moltres you don’t want to use a grass type, that would be pointless (but hats off to you if you do it successfully.) Another thing to note is that having that certain Pokemon level be higher than the legendary Pokemon you’re trying to catch is extremely helpful. Again the Pokemon to use is up to you. Personally I use a LV. 100 Jolteon with Wish,Subsitute, T-Wave, and Thunderbolt. Any Pokemon that can effectively use False Swipe and a status move works as well. Pokeballs are just as important when it comes to catching. Although Ultra Balls work (and you should definitely bring many of them) there is another option that is great as well, that option being Timer Balls. Timer Balls have a higher catch rate the longer the battle, here’s the kicker too, it’s gonna be a long battle. Because you’ll be whittling that monster’s HP down and that takes time. But as far as suggestions go:-Jolteon (as mentioned before, also has good speed)- Toxic Stall Umbreon (great defense, but time limited due to Toxic)- Wish/ Pixilate Slyveon (great defense, good recovery, and great typing)- Spore Breloom (with access to Spore, Drain Punch,has great recovery and good attack. Be aware that Pokemon do wake up so plan accordingly. Weak typing though so be careful)-Any variation Smeargle (you already know that, but with some decent IV investments and the right moveset it’s a great choice)- Ageislash (learns False Swipe, King’s Shield for protection, Shadow Sneak to get the assured first hit in)
Hopefully this helps or gives some basis for making it easier. Some of the listed Pokemon can double up as a competitive Pokemon if you’re interested in that as well. Let me know if you need specifics (i.e. EV and IV investments, nature, full movesets, etc.)
