Proper way to use slow Pokemon in the party

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I'm playing Pokemon White 2, and I really love using fast Pokemon in battle. But this time, I think I wanna try to use slow Pokemon in my party. I'm leaning towards using Rock and Steel type Pokemon: Steel and Rock type are the best for great defense, but they have really bad speed in battle.

Here's my current team list.

  • Golem
  • Aerodactyl (it's fast actually)
  • tyranitar
  • Magcargo
  • Kabutops
  • Bastiodon

I just want to know if there is a way use slow Pokemon properly, like their learnset, ability, and move combination for double/triple battle. Is it good to have five Pokemon that really slow at speed?

I'm asking this because I'm curious for the fact that there's many Gym leaders that specialist at Rock and Steel type.

Best Answer

In non-competitive scenarios such as playing through the story (which is what you mention that you're playing), it shouldn't really matter too much. You can simply outlevel other trainers and Gym leaders and overwhelm them with pure force.

As for movesets, use your Pokemon's secondary typings to your advantage. For example:

  • Use Magcargo's & Aerodactyl's Fire and Flying moves vs Grass & Bug Pokemon,
  • Use Tyranitar's Dark moves vs Psychic
  • Kabuto's Water vs Fire, Rock and Ground

and so on. Even having Non-S.T.A.B. coverage moves on your Pokemon is worth it. Kabutops can learn Ice Beam, which will be helpful when taking on Dragon types for example.

If you want to build a team that actually takes advantage of slow Pokemon's speed, you might also want to consider a Team that revolves around Trick Room:

Trick Room reverses the move order within each priority bracket so that Pokémon with a lower Speed stat attack first, whilst those with a higher Speed stat will attack last.

If you're looking for Pokemon that can set it up, Bronzong would be a good example of a Trick Room Pokemon that fits your criteria. It's a slow Steel/Psychic type.

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