Starting Team (Team Guide)

Before I go into specific teams and how to pair particular heroes with one another, I will begin by going over the basic starting goals for your team in terms of heroes. In other words, which heroes to use early, and which ones not to.
As general rules:
-SPI-based characters are not effective, aim for the physical stats (attack and defense)
-Try to fill out with S rated characters if you can, with a couple exceptions
-Heavy offensive heroes are by far best early, so watch the attack stat.
-If you cannot get a team built from the Team Guides I will provide, sub in high attack (not necessarily high Grade or Power) characters to fill out your team


To start off, I want to point out that in the very beginning you get 3 free heroes, 2 B grade and an A grade. Based on who you get, you may need to adjust some things.

This guide isn't going to tell you how to build your team after day one, but after week one. I'll give you a list of characters that you WILL get, and then add on the ones you SHOULD get, then add some options that you MAY get.

First off, the guaranteed characters...

-Kid Gohan
Hopefully you picked Kid Gohan for your starter, as he's helpful and very offensive. If you didn't, don't worry, you can also get him from calls or souls.

-Krillin
On day 2, you get Krillin, who buffs Kid Gohan. He's a pretty decent character thanks to his powerful skill. You also get Turtle Gear from a level capsule, which buffs Krillin and provides decent DEF, allowing him more time to get off destructo disk. He's replaceable, but when you get him use him.

-Android 17
Ah, one of the worst S grades in the game. But hey, he's free, and his attack is higher than most blues, so you can use him. Prepare to replace him but he IS a starting S. Put him in the back or front towards the middle where his team attack can be useful.

-Vegeta SS
One of the better characters you can get anyway, AND he's free! Use him. Period. If I don't see you using him day 7, you either are stupid or really, really hate Vegeta. He makes a good front character with high attack if you don't have one yet.



Now for the ones you SHOULD get...

-Goku
Goku has souls littered throughout every map of journey in large amounts. Any map you hit can yield a Goku soul, and with 126 base attack and 104 base defense, he's the best A rated on the market! He's better than a good few S rated actually, Android 17 included. The best part is once you get him, his souls keep coming in journey, so you can boost him to +15 easily! Use him, maybe long term.

-Goku (Yardrat)
THIS ONLY APPLIES TO COINERS. If you spent as little as the bare minimum purchase, you got Yardrat. He's a great attacking character early, so definitely use him.



There's a 6 man team already. With your S grade you get from saving up 300 gammets and hitting epic call, you have 7 S's or good A's. If you're not a coiner, this'll put you at 6. At level 26+ you need 8 to fill out a team, so let's look at some A's that can fill in those missing gaps.


A rated characters you MIGHT get...

-Broly
Broly has goodish attack, especially for an A. What sets him apart though is his defense. Though not exceptionally strong in the statistics, he has 3 things going for him. First, he gets a defense buff from his skill. Secondly, he gets a defense buff from teaming with 17. Then he gets yet ANOTHER defense buff for teaming with Goku. He won't be the hardest hitter but he's a nice filler due to his defense.

-Gohan
Gohan has 2 primary benefits-he's a good A, for starters, and he opens up the energy orb route to Gohan SS, which makes him important if you want the Super Clan buff ever.

-Goten
Goten is a great A in his own right, but the thing that makes him MOST beneficial is that he's necessary for the Family buff on Goku. Imagine having Goku, Kid Gohan, Goten, Gohan on your team with Chi-Chi in Ginyu. You get a buff to all of them! Typically, multi-part buffs are the best ones, so that's a huge advantage early. (Note: Goku requires Kid Gohan, Goten, and Chi-Chi, not Gohan. Likewise Goten needs Kid Gohan, not Gohan. Gohan is only mentioned because he's a good character, and his buff requires Goku, Goten, and Chi-Chi)

-Frieza Form 1/2/3
They have over 100 attack, which helps. Frieza form 1 is also necessary to buff a LOT of other A rateds you may have in Ginyu or on your team temporarily, until you can get better ones (such as Dodoria, Cui, and Zarbon). Form 2 also gets a buff with Krillin and Kid Gohan, making him a good starting piece after day 2.

-Trunks
He has under 100 attack but not by much, and his defense is right there with it. He also opens up the Kid Trunks SS line in orbs, and has shining sword, which is decent at this point.

-Androids 13, 14, 19, and 20
A rated but high powered. They're spirit based like other androids, but have some benefits to them as well. 13 has over 100 attack and good defense. 14 has about 90 attack and over 100 defense. 19 and 20 have energy absorb as a skill, so if you give them a good skill like Kamehameha, Masenko, Spirit Sword, or S. Kamehameha, they can be pretty good in one on one situations, having decent defense

-Vegeta (Frieza)
Good attack and a pretty good skill makes him useful

-Mecha Frieza
Very capable with good attack

-Super Garlic Jr.
Good attack, great skill, and easy buffs makes him top tier for A rateds

Honorable Mentions:
Turles
King Vegeta
Nappa
Android 15
Obatchaman (Great stats, awful skill)
Arale




Try to fill your team with characters mentioned. Some of the characters in the MAYBE category, like Goten Garlick and Broly, can put characters like Krillin and 17 into an early Ginyu force retirement as well.