Building your team step by step
Open a slot
The builder starts with six empty slots arranged in a row. Click any slot marked with a + to open the Pokémon picker. You can search by name (type at least two characters) or pick directly from the Top Reg M-A Pokémon by Usage grid, which shows the most tournament-common Pokémon along with their usage percentages.
Choose a form (Mega-capable Pokémon)
If the Pokémon you select has a Mega Evolution available in Regulation M-A, the picker pauses to ask which form you want. You can choose the base form or any of its Mega forms. Selecting a Mega form automatically assigns the corresponding Mega Stone to that Pokémon’s item slot.
Click the slot to open the build panel
Once a slot is filled, click it to open the detail panel below the roster. Here you set everything about that Pokémon’s build: item, nature, ability, EV spread, and moves.
- Item — choose from the full list of legal Regulation M-A items, organized into categories (Stat Boost, Power Boost, Defense, Recovery, Other, and Mega Stones). Selecting a Mega Stone for a compatible Pokémon updates its displayed sprite to the Mega form.
- Nature — pick from the full list of 25 natures. The panel shows the boosted and reduced stats for each nature alongside the live stat calculation.
- Ability — select from the Pokémon’s available abilities. The first non-hidden ability is pre-selected by default.
- EV spread — adjust each stat’s EV points using the sliders. See the note below about how EV points work.
- Moves — search or browse the Pokémon’s learnset and select up to four moves.
Review suggested partners
As you fill slots, the Suggested Partners panel appears below the roster. It lists Pokémon that commonly appear alongside your current team members in tournament data, ranked by co-occurrence percentage. Click any suggestion to drop it into the next empty slot.
Check your team analysis
Below the build panel, three tabs give you a read on your team’s overall profile:
- Weaknesses — a type coverage chart showing how many of your Pokémon are weak to, neutral to, or resistant to each type. Use this to spot dangerous gaps.
- Speed Tiers — all filled Pokémon ranked by base Speed, with a proportional bar for quick comparison.
- Coverage — a view of what types your team’s moves can hit super-effectively, helping you identify gaps in offensive reach.
Export to Showdown
Once at least one slot is filled, the Copy Showdown Export button appears. Click it to copy a Pokémon Showdown–formatted team string to your clipboard. The export includes each Pokémon’s held item, ability, nature, EV spread (converted to standard 4-EV units), and moves.
Submit your team
When all six slots are filled, the submit panel becomes available. Each slot must be complete — see the requirements below — before you can publish. Fill in a team name (required), and optionally a description, strategy notes, lead options, win conditions, and threat notes. Toggle the Public / Private switch to control whether your team appears in the Community tab. Click Publish Team or Save Privately to submit.
The Team Builder uses a custom EV point system. You have 66 points total to distribute across six stats, with a maximum of 32 points per stat. Each point equals 4 traditional EVs, so 32 points in a stat corresponds to 128 traditional EVs. The stat calculator on each slot panel shows your final stat values at Level 50 with 31 IVs as you adjust the spread.To publish a team, every slot must have its full 66 points spent, along with an ability, nature, item, and 4 moves selected.
Public vs private teams
When submitting, you choose whether your team is public or private:- Public — appears in the Community Teams browser and on your public profile, where other players can upvote it.
- Private — saved to your account and visible only on your profile page. You can switch a team between public and private at any time from your profile.