Hm, I had an all-Dark-plus-the-bravest-Gardevoir-in-the-world team that was pretty good in 4th gen. The aforementioned Gardevoir, Houndoom, Cacturne, Spiritomb, Honchcrow, and... arg, Sneasel's evolution, can't remember what it's called. Probably not something that would have been competitive with dedicated versus PvP battlers, but they rocked around the game map. Don't know who they might fit though, if anyone. Original Reinforce, or maybe Zest? Have Agito stand in for Gardevoir.
Even though there's no reason anyone should care, this has been bothering until I realised what I'd gotten wrong - namely, it was 3rd gen, not 4th, with a Murkrow rather than Honchkrow and Sharpedo instead of Spiritomb (who isn't Dark type anyway) - between the various Dark types they have all the Emerald HMs, leaving the Gardevoir free for a full egg move set of Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Psychic, and Teleport. Murkrow as an unevolved type is the weak link there, but it's the only Dark type I could find that can learn Fly. Sneasel isn't much better (Dark/Ice has some nasty weaknesses) but has Cut and Ice moves for dealing with Dragons and inflicting Freeze. In any case, this is the team I liked so much I started a new game and rebuilt using cheat codes so they could be in the "trophy image" of pokemon used the first time you beat the League bosses.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
Even though there's no reason anyone should care, this has been bothering until I realised what I'd gotten wrong - namely, it was 3rd gen, not 4th, with a Murkrow rather than Honchkrow and Sharpedo instead of Spiritomb (who isn't Dark type anyway) - between the various Dark types they have all the Emerald HMs, leaving the Gardevoir free for a full egg move set of Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Psychic, and Teleport. Murkrow as an unevolved type is the weak link there, but it's the only Dark type I could find that can learn Fly. Sneasel isn't much better (Dark/Ice has some nasty weaknesses) but has Cut and Ice moves for dealing with Dragons and inflicting Freeze. In any case, this is the team I liked so much I started a new game and rebuilt using cheat codes so they could be in the "trophy image" of pokemon used the first time you beat the League bosses.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows