Pokemon Team Picker & Generator

Pick six Pokemon for your squad

A Pokemon team picker is a planning tool for competitive battles. Click any slot to select it, then use the search box or the filters on the left to narrow the 1,025-Pokemon national dex. Every row shows the Pokemon number, name and stat spread at level 50 or at base. When you click a row, that Pokemon joins the selected slot and the slot editor opens right away, so you can finish building the set before moving to the next one. Where a random tool rolls the dice for you, this Pokemon team generator leaves every call in your hands — the dex, the filters and the matchup math just do the busywork.

The filters work together: pick one or more types and switch the mode between Or and And, restrict the pool to a single generation, or find everything that learns a specific move. The move and ability dropdowns are multi-select, so you can stack several requirements in one pass. A Mega Evolution toggle narrows the list to forms that can Mega Evolve, which is handy when you want a physical Dragon Dance set or a special wall for the switch.

Fine-tune each member

Each team slot has its own editor. Set a nature to raise one stat and lower another, pick the ability that fits the role, choose a held item such as Leftovers, a Choice item or a Focus Sash, and assign up to four moves from the Pokemon's learnset. The stat preview updates live, so you can see exactly what the spread looks like at level 50 with the nature applied. If the Pokemon can Mega Evolve, a switch appears next to the editor — enable it and the form's stats, types and ability replace the base ones.

You can nickname any member and save completed sets to your own Pokemon library. The library keeps them in the browser, ready to drop into any future team.

Build a balanced six-Pokemon squad

A good team needs more than six strong Pokemon — it needs roles that cover each other. Use the table's sortable columns to find fast sweepers, bulky walls and strong physical or special attackers, then place them next to each other. The stat view switches between level 50 numbers and base stats, which is exactly what you want when a Pokemon sits on a borderline speed tier or when you are comparing a defensive clone against an offensive one.

Type balance matters just as much. Pair a Fire-type Pokemon with a Water-type partner to keep the ground and rock threats honest, or bring a Fairy-type in to answer Dragon and Dark sweepers. Since the picker shows every form from the national dex, you can also experiment with Alt formes, regional variants and hidden abilities that change how a Pokemon plays — a Lightning Rod user can turn your Electric weakness into an easy switch-in.

If you plan a challenge run instead, this picker pairs naturally with the Nuzlocke Team Builder: use the Nuzlocke page to roll your encounters and the team picker to tune the survivors before a gym or Elite Four checkpoint. Want a fully random starting point instead? Roll a squad first with the Random Pokemon Generator and then refine the survivors here.

Export, share and keep your squads

Once your Pokemon team picker squad feels right, you have three ways to take it with you. The Showdown export copies a paste-ready team block: species, held item, level, nature, ability and every move, formatted the way Pokemon Showdown's teambuilder reads it. The JSON export keeps the full set data for your own records, and the Share button builds a link that anyone can open to see the identical team, name included.

Teams are saved in your browser automatically, so closing the tab never loses an afternoon of tuning. The import box accepts both raw Showdown team text and JSON, which makes trading squads with friends painless. And if you want a lighter way to pass the time between battles, the Pokemon Smash or Pass and Pokemon Wheel Spinner pages turn opinions and random picks into quick games, and Who's That Pokemon tests your species knowledge in three tries. Once the squad is tuned, the Random Pokemon Name Generator can name every member in one roll. Still need an ace to build around? The Random Mega Pokemon Generator rolls a random Mega Evolution — pick one there, then tune the squad here. Prefer a sparkling ace? The Random Shiny Pokemon Generator rolls a random shiny Pokemon — pick one there, then build five slots around it here. Hunting one for real? Pokemon Shiny Odds computes your exact chances per method.

Check the defensive matchup matrix

The real value of a team picker is seeing the team as a whole. The Team Defense panel builds one row per attacking type and one column per team member. Each cell shows the damage multiplier the team would take, colour-coded from red (super effective) to green (resisted or immune). The totals column counts every weakness and every resist for the whole squad, so a shared Electric or Ground weakness jumps out before you ever enter a battle. Try swapping a member and watch the matrix update. It is the part most team generator tools skip — and the part that wins battles.

When the team feels right, use the Share menu to export a Showdown-ready paste, copy a share link, or download the team as JSON. Import works the other way: paste a Showdown team text into New / Import Team and the picker rebuilds every slot for you. The whole flow — search, filter, slot, tune, check, export — is designed so a full six-Pokemon team takes minutes instead of spreadsheets.