Why Wont The Team Builder Work On Pokemon Showdown

Should I put Mimikyu or Aegislash on my Pokemon team?

Aegislash.Why? Well, with King’s Shield, Swords Dance and Shadow Sneak your base stats simply become equivalent to 60/150/150/150/150/60. Even with Disguise, Mimikyu can’t top that.Practically, I don’t know how Destiny Bond (here on abbreviated as DB) would work on Aegislash (I’ve never tried it) but looking at it theoretically, I do know that the target must OHKO you right after you’ve used it for it to work. And creating that situation might become tough ifAfter Swords Dance you end up sweeping with Shadow Sneak.You used an attacking move and then DB. This is nearly impossible since you won’t survive the opponent’s attack in between your turns (as Aegislash is now in Blade forme).You used DB while you’re in Shield Forme. The problem here is that you will survive 90% of the time so Destiny Bond just becomes pointless.Note that after using DB if you’ve used priority Shadow Sneak (that doesn’t OHKO) to reduce your defenses, the effect of the former won’t last.Most Aegislash sets just go with Sacred Sword instead of DB and that works just fine.P.S. Your team looks pretty strong but I’d say choose only one Pokemon for Mega Evolution and Z-power. Otherwise you’re just wasting the item slot.

How do I pick the best movesets for my Pokémon team?

Assuming this is for competitive battling:It depends on what goal you’re trying to achieve and your battling style. I myself am more of a hyper-offense kind of person, but you may like more balanced teams and stall (with defensive mons) more. Try each of them out and you’ll find out what works for you!Pokemon which exist on your team only to deal out lots of damage quickly have high Attack and/or Special Attack stats. Let’s take Excadrill, a Ground and Steel type, for example. Its physical attack stat is far higher than its special attack, so give it all physical moves.The first thing you’ll want to have is a STAB (same-type attack bonus) move, or maybe two - the power of these moves is multiplied by 1.5x. So, Earthquake (Ground) and Iron Head (Steel) are good choices. Next, you’ll have to consider coverage moves. Flying-types are a problem, because they are immune to Earthquake, and many resist Iron Head. Rock is a good way to deal with pesky Flying-types, which is why Rock Slide is commonly run on Excadrill. Some Pokemon, like Excadrill, are good at setting up stat boosts before sweeping the opponent’s team - that’s why Swords Dance, which raises Attack +2, is also common.Of course, the moveset also depends on the item held. For example, if you want a Pokemon to hold a Choice item, then obviously it would have attacking moves only.For Pokemon that are supposed to tank hits and stall out the opponent, a completely different approach is needed. Generally, they run 1 or 2 attacking moves, and the rest would be status moves.These include:Entry hazards: Stealth Rock, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Rapid Spin (to remove these)Recovery: Recover, Roost, Rest, Leftovers/Black Sludge (item)Status moves: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Will-O-WispPhazing: Roar, Whirlwind, Dragon TailFor example, Hippowdon normally has Earthquake as its attack; Stealth Rock to punish the opponent for switching; Slack Off to regain HP; and Whirlwind to make set-up sweepers switch out and incoming Pokemon to take more damage.Then there are Pokemon that take a balanced approach, like Suicune. It’s a typically bulky Pokemon, with high defenses, but once it sets up enough Calm Minds, it can mow through a team with just Scald (its STAB) and Ice Beam (coverage).There’s a whole other bunch of stuff involved like items, EVs, and natures, but those are topics which would take too long to explain here. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me. Anyways, I hope I helped :)

I'm a very casual Pokémon player and I'm considering trying competitive battles. What do I need to know?

Okay, so you know how to get competitive stats on Pokemon. What you should now focus on is the following:1. Team Building.Which Pokemon do you want to use? Are they competitively viable? Can you make them competitively viable? If you're going all in, I would recommend picking a single Pokemon and building a team around it.2. The Meta This one is pretty tricky, but as you play more matches against more people you'll notice that many of your opponents will use the same old Pokemon in the same old way. Sometimes these Pokemon won't cause much of a problem, however eventually it will. A lot. Much of your success will be based on how you can adapt your team to focus on beating these Pokemon. Although sometimes, it'd just be best to use these Pokemon.3. Egg Moves.Did you know that there are several fang moves that Shinx can only acquire through an elaborate cross breeding chain. This may seem like some pretty useless knowledge, after all you could always use an Arbok right?Well no...See, Arbok doesn't have the type coverage that Luxray, the fully evolved form of Shinx, does. It also has a smaller base Def. stat, so it can't really fill in the same role as Luxray. Sometimes you need specific Pokemon with specific moves, and the only way to get these moves will be through breeding. (It's gonna suck when you find yourself breeding for Natures, IV's, and egg moves. Getting a shiny as well would be out of the question.)4. Experience will mold you into an experienced TrainerIt seems cliche, I admit, but it's the truth. When I started I found myself getting frustrated at my in game team for not being as good as the guys online. In about a month I had boxes full of breeding rejects and a month after that I was really into the scene. There are things I learned only after I experienced them, and I feel as though you'll be the same way.Friendly hint, I'd suggest you go for Doubles first so you'll get a clearer understanding of competitive Pokemon as a whole.