Game guide
How to draft a balanced Pokémon team
A strong PokéFinals draft is more than six high-stat picks. Match moves to stats, cover different opponents and decide when a reroll is worth spending.
Read the moves with the stats
A card’s highest number is not always its most useful one. Physical moves use Attack against the opponent’s Defense; special moves use Special Attack against Special Defense. If a Pokémon has a huge Attack stat but its useful moves are special, that headline number may not help as much as it seems. Check the moves alongside the stats before you pick.
Build coverage, not a row of favorites
You choose six Pokémon, but the tournament puts your team against three rival teams. Look for different attacking types and avoid giving every pick the same weakness. A second type can open useful matchups, but it can also add a weakness, so check both sides of each type combination.
Speed and staying power shape a matchup
Speed can decide who acts first, while HP, Defense and Special Defense affect how long a Pokémon can stay in the fight. A fast attacker can be valuable, but a slower teammate may be the better answer when it can take a hit and return stronger damage. Think about what your team is missing instead of choosing by one stat.
Spend rerolls on a real problem
Generation and type each have one reroll per run. Rerolling either filter replaces all four choices in that round while keeping the other filter unchanged. Use one when the pack does not give your team a useful answer, not just because one card has a slightly lower stat total.
Remember the cards you pass
The three Pokémon you do not pick are assigned to rival trainers, so a choice changes more than your own roster. Compare the likely value of your pick with what you are leaving available to the field. The daily challenge is repeatable: the same choices and rerolls produce the same draft and tournament, making it easy to compare a different strategy.