When the Wind Blows

And now we are on to the Avatar Challenges!

This is how the various types break down for each team, except Fairy replaces Bug in the Air Nomad team, and Bug is free use for all nations like the Normal Type. 

In Pokemon Sun, I'm using the Air Nomad team first, so I can only use Pokemon that are some combination of Flying, Psychic, Ghost, Fairy, Bug and Normal. I can get them either in game or through Wonder Trade. 

All those that qualify must remain on the team or in the box, including those that can qualify through a later evolution, except duplicates. 

If a Pokemon Qualifies, but its evolution does not, it may not evolve to continue to qualify for the team. 

Mega Evolutions of different types can be used, because its a temporary transformation and not a permanent change. 

Book 1: Air 

And starting the journey of the Air Nomads, I of course name the character Aang.

To begin, I started with Rowlet, but because its part grass and because the Starter Team had all Gen VII starters, I'm not going to use them for any of the Avatar Teams. But very quickly, I caught a Pikipek, which will serve as the Starter Pokemon for this Team. 

By the time I got through the Iki Town celebration and started at the Pokemon School, I had added a Drowzee and an Abra. 

Abra, of course only knows Teleport, so it won't be too useful in combat just yet. However, Pikipek and Drowzee are more than enough for the students at the trainers school. 

Losers 

Along the way, I picked up a Chansey and a Caterpie that I put in the box. Moving in through Hau'oli City, meet our good buddies Thing One and Thing Two! 

Their shirts aren't numbered, so I 

don't know which is which 

Pikipek with Rock Smash is more than enough for Ilima's little test, and then its off to Route 2 and the Verdant Cavern! 

In the cemetary, I caught a Misdreavus to add to the team. 

Along the way I traded for a Cutiefly and a Flabebe, which I added to the team. I also traded for a Ledyba, Mimikyu, and Komala and caught a Spearow, all of which are currently in the box. 

Moving on to the berry farm, Thing One and Thing Two return! 

Misdreavus takes care of his Drowzee, and we move on to the actual reason we came to Route 2, the Verdant Cavern! 

In the cavern, both Pikipek and Abra evolve, and Trumbeak with its Rock Smash gets us through the cave and to the Totem Gumshoos! 

Aaaahhh!!! 

However, Trumbeak can't beat both Gumshoos and the summoned Yungoose, and after defeating Gumshoos, loses to Yungoose. Luckily, Kadabra had the speed to take it out in one shot! 

One Trial down, 7 to go! Plus 4 Grand Trials! 

The Starter Team reflections

When starting this team, the biggest problem I knew I would face would be the limitations on type availability. Luckily, the second types helped to diversify the weaknesses of each one, and Jolteon added some much needed diversity to the team.

Starting off, I didn't expect to start with a full team right away. But it was nice to have it so early in the game. It helped early on, even though a lot of the second types didn't appear until the final stages later in the game.

The power of the team is undeniable, as the Starters have really good stats throughout the entirety of the game. The only surprise was when I lost to Hau in Paniola Town. Beyond that, the diversity of the move pool for each Trial and main battle made it nice to go through. This was also fun because I got all three of the new starters and could compare them all at once. Everybody going in liked Decidueye best, and playing through, Decidueye is great, and Incineroar and even Primarina are really great, too. They don't have any sort of speed, but there are ways around that.

This was a fun and great team. The starters are some of my favorite Pokemon, and while I didn't get any of the Generation I, II, or V starters, I didn't miss any of them. Blaziken, Sceptile, Empoleon, and Greninja I've all had before and are all awesome. Jolteon is also amazing and another solid choice. The new starters stood up to them too. I think Incineroar is my favorite of this new batch of starters.

The Starter Team led by Satoshi, named of course for the creator!

Robin Hood 

Tony the Tiger 

Triton, King of the Seas 

Phoenix 

Secret Agent Gex 

Napoleon, the Conqueror

Yoshimitsu 

Zues, God of Thunder 

Decidueye's nickname is pretty self explanatory, its a forest archer. Inceniroar is a tiger, and he's grrrrreat! Triton is a male, and so I named him after the King of the Seas and Poseidon's son. Blaziken isn't necessarily based off of the legend, but it is a firebird and Phoenix is just a cool name. Gex was a trilogy of games from the original Playstation and a gecko, like Sceptile and its evolutionary line. Empoleon is based on, well, Napoleon. Greninja is a ninja and its ability Protean, changes its type based on attack, so after the ninja from Soul Calibur and Tekken who is always changing appearance just felt right. And Jolteon, is named for the King of the Gods himself.