Oh! If only I had done this before!

[Kumi Katsuna]

I've always had problems with the pokegames due to my need to even level train. It takes FOREVER SOMETIMES.

Lately, I've taken just two pokes-Eevee and Infernape to be exact-and have plowed through the game. I'm only up to Fantina in platinum and my Infernape is already 41 in lvl.(Eevee is taking longer being that I only recently got him)

Now, all I have to do is plow through a little more till I win the Elite Four and then work on some real teams!  

[wellwisher]

I think the best trick for me that I've done is try to evolve as many pokemon as I go, but I usually have a team of about 5-7 that I train especially for the gym leaders, elite four, and the champion.

Usually my team is the generic varied team that has one flier, my starter, and four others.  

[Drumgasmic Monkeyguy]

ive tried winning with just one or two pokemon but i couldn't get that far. going off of what wellwisher said i always have my starter, a fire and water type (if the starter is grass, same thing for the other starters) a flying type, and two others such as a good steel type or psychic. i never worry that much about attackers or defenders, i ALWAYS do the whole type team  

[klonoa1205]

xD im old fashion, i get pokemon i like and even level train until the end :3 then after they beat the league i start exploring :3  

[CrypticCat]

<.<
I just level up my starter until it's AWESOME.
Then I train some other pokemon for backup.
But, generally, I just beat the whole game with my Squirtle/Wartortle/Blastoise, Totodile/Crocanaw/Feraligator, Treecko/Grovyle/Sceptile or Turtwig/Grotle/Torterra.
I don't us the fire starters, they're always beaten sooo easily. :O

After I beat the elite four, I just start to collect pokemon, out of boredom. biggrin  

[KingJack!]

The Pokemon I train go to my Diamond to train in the Zones. I was thinking of putting them in my Pearl to play through the game.  

[Arekusa]

Actually, my team usually consist of 1 pokemon that's strong against the pokemon-type of the gym. Helps me get through and gives me time to train my team to catch up to the strongest.