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Dragon Claw or Dragon Pulse (Dnite)

I would like to know you guy's personal opinion on which moveset you prefer on a Dragonite!
Dragon Breath/Dragon Claw
Dragon Breath/Dragon Pulse

I know this site says that dragon claw is marginally stronger in DPS, but I would like to know your own personal preference and why one move is more preferred than the other! Thanks guys! (:

Asked by wongypongy8 years 5 months ago

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I have one with Dragon Breath/Dragon Pulse and its a killer machine. IDK about DB/DC cuz i dont have one with this move but its ranked as the best. This two movesets are very similar and usefull.

I'd say for attacking Dragon Claw. it has a higher DPS and can be thrown out more safely than Dragon Pulse. However, if you want a moveset that can both attack and defend, you want dragon pulse as it helps make up for the lack of steel wing on defense while providing solid damage on offense.

I strongly agree with this guy here!

Me too!

I have a Dnite that has DB/DC and its way to insane offensively! Its all SPAM/rampage + the high DPS + STAB + high Base Stats + Dodging. Everything will be very quick with this move set.

I owned a DB/DP Dnite before I got a DB/DC one and personally found DC kinda meh. However, I did some math between the two; DP is capable of short term burst damage and therafter the leading cumulative damage alternates at different timeframes with the difference ranging from 1~7.5 points of damage. I'm not sure if the difference will widen if the Flooring in the damage formula will be applied since somehow it penalizes low base attack moves. I'm guessing why DC is often rated higher it's because of its relative speed allowing to snuck in a charged attack between enemy attacks. Another point, when using DC take advantage of its speed to weave damage and to dodge otherwise the numbers shifts in favor of DP.

Just my two cents.

I have both. DB/DC is my preference for attacking. I also have SW/DP which I put in gyms.

One more vote vote for DC (though pulse is also great)

I like to dodge a lot, and DC is so amazingly fast that it allows me to cast it in between two regular defender attacks.

35 and 65, output is one concern
and dc keeps your finger busy too
dp is a better choice

"Keeps your fingers busy"?

What kind of argument is that? If you are going to say that Dragon Pulse is better (even though it in fact is inferior in every way), at least use an argument that makes sense. If your way of comparing movesets is just to look at their base damage, you are off by thousand miles.

You need to understand that different charge moves have different cooldowns making them deal different amount of damage in the long run. Even though Dragon Claw has lower base damage, you can use it a lot faster making it deal more damage. Simple as that.

if dc and dp are both good, why use a harder way to win a battle, while i enjoy those 2 second cool down differences, resting my finger, u already back to your hard work, spamming db and maybe doing a dodge while catching up with my power differences
dont forget, dragon moves only effective on dragons only, with the same amount of energy, why dont go for something more powerful in one blast, dc dont provide the output power when u need to, in some situation

you only look on dps, and didnt put real time situation in consideration, did u consider the energy charge of the opponent? the moves of the opponent?and yes dc is dealing more damage and its the best if you dont dodge at all. simple? but you never think about it

I do agree with you. More dmg is not worth for sore thumb.

Dragon Claw for attacking. It has higher damage output and it hits faster so dodges are easier to fit into your rotation. For defense on the other hand, I prefer Dragon Pulse, but then you'd probably want to have Steel Wing anyway.

Only DB/DC is A Grade, DB/DP or HP is B Grade and I totally agree with that.
DC is superior to DP and the more you dodge the better DC is.
The only cons is at defending where DB/DC is terrible while DB/DP is an hybrid and can be good for atking and defending.

I agree with all of this. DC is definitely way better on offense, much faster, better dodging, more efficient energy regeneration, higher DPS over all. And I also agree that DP is better mostly for defense. However, DC's dodge window is so early, it's akin to the same advantage of body slam on defense in my opinion. When I fight a gym, sometimes the second one catches me off guard with full force. Just saying, DC isn't entirely useless on defense. Couple that with dragonites insanely high cp, an he's still a viable gym defender.