Pick 6
Given what we know now, who is your top 6 defenders? Why?
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I don't disagree with a bunch in this post. I like a lot of those mons. But Snorlax as a block to Tyranitar? You must be kidding. He resists his moves more than ever and HS doesn't fix that. I promise you I go through them easier after the update than ever before by a lot.
And I'm guessing leaving off Blissey was just a slip up.
1. Blissey - Insanely tanky, should still be the top defender by a large margin.
2. Snorlax - Very tanky in addition to a typing that is hard to exploit.
- Lapras - Very tanky and with a solid typing. Its CP is no longer holding it back - low CP might even be a plus (haven't been able to look properly into the motivation thing yet).
- Slowbro - Tanky with STAB confusion. Typing is good versus most attackers, Tyranitar being the biggest problem. Has access to STAB Water Pulse for that matchup.
- Vaporeon - Very tanky. Loses points on pityful matchups versus grass attackers.
- Umbreon - Tanky. Typing that is hard to exploit. Loses points on low damage output. If low CP is a good thing now, he could move up on the list, but as mentioned I don't know yet.
Honorable mentions:
Steelix - Could've taken the place of Vape or Umbreon, it's pretty close here IMO. What pulls him out of my list is his weakness to water. Being destroyed by a pokemon every low level player has is a very negative trait.
Exeggutor - Somewhat tanky with STAB Confusion. The double weakness to bug pulls him out of my list. The Scizor matchup is particularily bad.
Skarmory - Skarmory is basically a Steelix with a bit worse stats, but a bit better typing. She's underrated, and almost gets a spot on my list.
I'm in a hurry, so I've probably overlooked some decent ones. Like Donphan. Some of the other old big 7 could still be good too, even with double weakness. Need more information on motivation before making a definite list.
