How useful will Sharkpedo be??
Just hatched a 100 iv carvanha and was wondering if high level Sharkpedo will be useful at all??
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Useless as a dark type attacker, as Tyranitar has the same moveset but much better stats. Even in cases where Tyranitar is weak to a type that Sharpedo isn't, Tyranitar still has better survivability because of it's higher stats.
Even if it were the case that Sharpedo's attack or moveset was better than Tyranitar's, any damage gain would be marginal because of it's low survivability and if you end up rejoining a raid you probably end up doing less damage overall.
As a water type attacker the same idea applies. Sure it's got slightly higher attack than Gyarados but it's low survivability means you won't get many Hydro Pumps off before fainting, especially when Waterfall has low energy gain.
Some abilities would work in the current battle system. Truant for example is workable (make Slaking twice as slow as attacking.) A ability like thick fat that reduces damage is workable aswell. Rough skin can be adjusted so each hit Sharpedo takes does a bit of damage to the other pokemon.
This would actually bring a tiny bit of strategy to GO.
If you are level 39, I'd assume you have other viable Pokemon for water and dark. Yet, the higher attack stat might make a difference in a few cases.It was my second maxed out shadow claw Gengar that first made the difference for me in Alakazam solo raids. If you are well situated otherwise, I'd max it out.
