whats your pokemon party

Pokémon Trainer Red said:
Detective Dick Gumshoe said:
Here's my new team so far.
Magikarp, Level 8.
Moves:
-Splash

Magikarp, Level 12.
Moves:
-Splash

Magikarp, Level 9
Moves:
-Splash

I think I've got a winning group.
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Are you serious?
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Yes, he's completely serious. Couldn't you tell?
 
My party in Yellow version:
Level 94 Blastoise
Level 88 Dodrio
Level 89 Dewgong
Level 90 Beedrill
Level 96 Moltres
Level 100 Articuno
 
I just got my first Pokemon game, Platinum, yesterday. Since I just got it, so far I have:

Level 15 Monferno
Level 4 Starly
Level 3 Shinx
Level 4 Wurmple
Level 6 Magikarp
Ponyta

I also have a Bidoof, Kricketot, and Bidew in the Pokemon Center.
 
I say get rid of Wurmple. Also, Magikarp is great when it evolves into Gyarados, but I say hold off on it for now until you get the EXP. share.
 
Nega-Man said:
Yeah, I know Magikarp evolves into Gyarados. I'm using the swapping out technique so it levels up easier.
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If I were you, I'd make it a point to raise the levels of your party's Pokemon to approximately (or even up to) the same value, so that you can fall back on them when your Monferno faints, and I would raise their levels by at least ten between gyms (unless it exceeds the level limit imposed by your current gym badges, in which case I would raise them as close to that limit as possible).
 
I believe the gym badge level limits only affect pokemon obtained via trade. My Mr. Mime from FireRed disobeyed me for that reason since I got it from a trade, but the rest of my slightly over-leveled Pokemon remained obedient.
 
Magikarp/Gyarados is a good early game pokemon. I'd train it before getting an exp share, considering it's really easy to train a magikarp, and exp share is generally a mid-game item, mid-game kind of defeating the purpose of training an early game Gyarados.

But whatever fits you better, I guess. You dont NEED to train any specific pokemon to beat the game. Hell, you could win the game with a beautifly if you really wanted to, and had the time. But whatever fits you and your patience better, I guess.
 
Nega-Man said:
I just got my first Pokemon game, Platinum, yesterday. Since I just got it, so far I have:

Level 15 Monferno
Level 4 Starly
Level 3 Shinx
Level 4 Wurmple
Level 6 Magikarp
Ponyta

I also have a Bidoof, Kricketot, and Bidew in the Pokemon Center.
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-Monferno's good
-Star;y's a good choice
-Shinx is too
-Wurple is crap
-You better evolve Magicarp

That is all