What is a good in-game team for Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald?

Question

Share your best in-game teams for Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald on this thread! Teams should be aimed toward making casual runs of the game efficient, enjoyable and hassle-free.

Please follow these guidelines regarding detail in your post:

1. For every Pokemon on the team, give recommended moves for use throughout the playthrough. Ideally, comment on more than just the four moves you'll finish with post-game.
2. You can include items, abilities, etc. but they are not necessary.
3. Provide explanation and detail. Justify your Pokemon and moveset choices; possible discussion points include ease-of-use, team synergy, and coverage for key battles.

Please also follow these guidelines regarding the contents of your team:

1. If you recommend a Pokemon that is restricted by version exclusivity, trade evolution or events, please mention alternatives for people who cannot get the Pokemon. Do the same if you recommend moves, etc. that are only available by breeding or grinding.
2. There are some unspoken rules of in-game teams, such as to keep the starter on the team and avoid legendaries. It's kind to give other options if you break these rules.
3. Do not recommend Pokemon, moves, etc. that are only available through glitches and cheats. Please also avoid Pokemon etc. that are only available through trade or transfer.
4. Original content only. You may use ideas you found elsewhere, but do not steal written content.

Submit your team as an answer, not a comment. To keep things tidy, we will remove any teams posted as comments in this thread. If you want to update your post, use the 'edit' button.

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It is helpful to note that these games were released prior to the Gen 4 physical-special split. Every Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Dark, Ice and Dragon move is Special, and all others are Physical in these games.

Answer 1

This is what I recommend for a normal playthrough
Swampert with
:
Ice beam
Dive
Surf
Mud shot-can be changed for earthquake

Swellow with
:
Aerial Ace
Fly
Steel Wing
Agility or Double team

Breloom with
:
Sky Uppercut
Giga drain
Leech Seed
Mach punch or Bulk up

Manectric wtih
:
Thunderbolt
Thunder Wave
Spark
Bite

Hm slave Pokemon

Camerupt with
:
Earthquake
Flamethrower
Eruption
Heatwave

Thats all I can say as its what I used on mine and I won the elite four with them when they were only lvl 50

Btw if you are on emerald you can change swellow with Rayquaza with the moves of Aerial Ace, Dragon Dance, Dragon claw, Fly

If your on sapphire you can swap swampert with Kyogre but I heavily recommend on searching what's the best moveset for Kyogre as I don't know his moveset very well

for Ruby swap out camerupt with Groudon and same with Kyogre I don't know much about his moveset

I know the movesets for rayquaza because I saw a vid about it

I never use legendarys because I want the challenge to be harder but if you want to use them I'll say to search them up

I hope you like my recommendation!

Comments

Heat wave doesn't exist in gen 3. Why use Camerupt when you already have a ground Pokemon? Why does Swellow not have return?

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Its just like i said, its what i used on my playthrough and i didn't know return existed so im sorry for that and heat wave exist in gen 3 once u beat the fire type gym, and i used. Camerupt for fighting steven.

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camerupt can’t learn heat wave in gen 3. I think you mean overheat, which you get from beating the fire gym. why spark on manectric when you already have thunderbolt and thunder wave?

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Also, camerupt has 3 Fire-type moves.

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Only 2 of Steven's Pokemon are weak to fire, so Camerupt isn't that useful against him.
@stretchyloaf Spark is useful because thunderbolt runs out of PP if it's used too much.

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oh interesting