Which unorthodox pokemon is worth powering up?
Trying to make a well rounded team with some variety. I have these four pokemon.
82% Heracross, C/CC
91% Houndoom, S/FP
98% Ursaring, C/CC
96% Cloyster, FB/A
Which pokemon would have more value to level up?
Answers
An advantage of powering up ursaring in favor of heracross would be having a neutral typing that, while not dealing STAB (1.2x), is not weak to Snorlax and eventually blissey's psychic and fairy attack(s) [snorlax: ZHB, Blissey: ZHB, Psychic, DG]. This of course is when blissey is released as a raid boss
If you're lacking larvitar candy houndoom can be great against
Gengar and alakazam. It does take only 1.4x damage from SE where as Tyranitar is 1.4^2x, which is helpful if either zam or gengar are running focus blast, although it should probably not take a hit either
I've powered up a 93% S/Fp Houndoom to level 30...Don't own a Tyranitar yet and there are very few dark type attackers out there so I'd vote for Houndoom...
Tyranitar is better, but I haven't found one yet so I'd say Houndoom for variety and general use...
I've been evolving high level Houndooms like mad and keep getting Fire/Dark or Dark/Fire moves...insane...(shows I've caught 27 in my dex)...
i've powered up each one of the pokemon mentioned in your post
86% Heracross, C/CC, catch at lvl 25 and had no fighting Champ or Wrath(i'm brazilian)
97% Houndoom, S/FP, i've lost 3 ttars, getting desperate here
97% Ursaring, C/CC, same as Hera
91% Cloyster, IS/A, i have only 1 good ice lapras
all to lvl 30 no regrets.
All before gym rework and raids be a thing