Daily Red Pokémon Team of the Day — August 4, 2026

Your six

• 

  Nidoking

  POISONGROUND

  Ability

  Poison Point

  Item

  Leftovers

  Nature

  Jolly

  • Earthquake

    GROUND

  • Sludge Bomb

    POISON

  • Thunderbolt

    ELECTRIC

  • Ice Beam

    ICE
• 

  Sableye

  DARKGHOST

  Ability

  Keen Eye

  Item

  Leftovers

  Nature

  Timid

  • Shadow Ball

    GHOST

  • Psychic

    PSYCHIC

  • Brick Break

    FIGHTING

  • Taunt

    DARK
• 

  Jumpluff

  GRASSFLYING

  Ability

  Chlorophyll

  Item

  Leftovers

  Nature

  Calm

  • Giga Drain

    GRASS

  • Aerial Ace

    FLYING

  • Sleep Powder

    GRASS

  • Synthesis

    GRASS
• 

  Lapras

  WATERICE

  Ability

  Water Absorb

  Item

  Leftovers

  Nature

  Bold

  • Surf

    WATER

  • Ice Beam

    ICE

  • Body Slam

    NORMAL

  • Psychic

    PSYCHIC
• 

  Arcanine

  FIRE

  Ability

  Intimidate

  Item

  Charcoal

  Nature

  Adamant

  • Flamethrower

    FIRE

  • Extreme Speed

    NORMAL

  • Dig

    GROUND

  • Bite

    DARK
• 

  Gengar

  GHOSTPOISON

  ★

  Ability

  Levitate

  Item

  Leftovers

  Nature

  Timid

  • Shadow Ball

    GHOST

  • Psychic

    PSYCHIC

  • Thunderbolt

    ELECTRIC

  • Hypnosis

    PSYCHIC

The matchup

Best attacking type and its damage multiplier against each of RED's six Pokémon.

Your six	Pikachu	Espeon	Snorlax	Venusaur	Charizard	Blastoise
Nidoking	Ground×2	Ground×1	Ground×1	Ground×1	Electric×2	Poison×1
Sableye	Ghost×1	Ghost×1	Fighting×2	Ghost×2	Ghost×1	Ghost×1
Jumpluff	Grass×1	Grass×1	Grass×1	Poison×1	Grass×1	Grass×2
Lapras	Water×1	Water×1	Fighting×2	Water×1	Psychic×1	Psychic×1
Arcanine	Ground×2	Fire×1	Fire×1	Normal×1	Normal×1	Normal×1
Gengar	Ghost×1	Ghost×1	Psychic×1	Ghost×2	Electric×2	Grass×2

Rating: B — Suggested lead: Gengar

Key things to watch

• Pikachu

  Pikachu opens every battle. Ground types take no damage from Thunderbolt — but they lose the ground game against Flying.

• Charizard

  Charizard is weak to Rock and Ice. Electric moves work too.

• Blastoise

  Blastoise's Ice Beam threatens Grass and Dragon answers.

• Snorlax

  Snorlax is bulky and hits hard. Outspeeding it is usually better than out-damaging it.

• Espeon

  Espeon hits with Psychic and Bite. Dark and Steel answers are rare — Ground moves work.

• Venusaur

  Venusaur stalls with Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb. Status and weather moves wear it down.

RED's reply

• 

  Pikachu

  Light Ball
• 

  Espeon

  Leftovers
• 

  Snorlax

  Leftovers
• 

  Venusaur

  Miracle Seed
• 

  Charizard

  Charcoal
• 

  Blastoise

  Mystic Water