What You Need to Know about Assist by Onyxae

Unfortunately, I've noticed that a lot of players seem to forget about/don't quite know how to use the Assist function. And lemme tell ya, it's a huge game changer. With a well-assembled Assist team, you can easily boost your power by 10k (often much more than that if a player is discovering it for the first time).

1.) Choosing Your Assist Team 2.) Improving Pokémon on Your Assist Team 3.) Reaching the Next League
 * There's really no cut-and-dry way to go about choosing Pokémon for your assist team. Personally, I go through my orange and purple Pokémon to see which has the highest stat value for whatever stat I'm looking for and deploy the Pokémon accordingly. Sometimes you'll have to make a call on where to put a Pokémon that has more than one stat that is the highest from what you have available. In this case, I'll sometimes try equipping the Pokémon with the highest stat in different Gyms to see which one gives the highest increase in power. Alternatively, if you have a Pokémon with a stat that's relatively close to the one you're struggling to decide where to place, you may want to use that one instead so you can get the highest possible output for your Gym Bonus.
 * It's okay to Level/Star Up/Evolve the Pokémon on your Assist team. In fact, I'd recommend it. While they shouldn't be the priority, if you've hit a wall with your main team, it can be highly beneficial to put extra resources into your Assist team and can boost your power up by a couple thousand points. One of the quickest and easiest ways to get quick power increase results is to refine the IVs. I wouldn't necessarily recommend locking stats unless you've got IV Stones or Diamonds to spare, but I typically aim for at least 400 IV since it's relatively easy to reach without locking any stats.
 * Once you've passed the first League and begin unlocking new Assist slots by defeating Gyms in the second League, you're going to want to move your Pokémon from the first League Gym positions to the second League Gyms since they'll give higher stat boost percentages. Your best Pokémon for each stat should be in the highest percentage boost Gym slot.

This page will be updated as new tips and tricks are uncovered. Happy hunting, trainers!