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Which Mewtwo for 2nd Charged Move?

Which Mewtwo would you put your stardust and candy on, given that otherwise they are at same L40 and have the same current moveset?
- 89% 15A/15D/10S
- 93% 13A/15D/14S

Thank you!

Asked by DHardrain6 years 2 months ago
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I'm assuming "current moveset" includes Shadow Ball? Also I don't think you put in the right numbers, the 2nd IV spread only adds up to 84%.

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You’re absolutely right, I just edited. The moveset is PC/ShB, yes. Sorry for the typo!

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That looks better!

I would pick the 93% one if PvP is your concern. The extra little bit of bulk could make the difference in getting to launch another charged attack or fainting since there's no worry about getting hit during the "wind up" portion of the attack. Being able to outlast your opponent by even a hair is crucial.

If it's for raiding I'd pick the 89% for having max attack, though at that point you'd almost be better off just powering up another Mewtwo that already knows the other attack you want. 100k dust and 100 candy can take a L20 Pokemon to L32 and if weather boosted from L25 to L34.5.

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Thank you, I guess main use will continue to be raiding, but this will make the cut to my gym sweeping lineup, maybe a front loader if it proofs better than Machamp in neutral matchups. I have a L32 Focus Blast one but about a year ago I finally stopped using it for gyms because of all the wasted energy, but as a 2nd fiddle to Shadow Ball in the same Mewtwo it's very attractive.

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Some first-hand experience: I added a second move to my L40 SB Mewtwo and it rolled Focus Blast. I hadn't changed it and found that when gymming it would appear in the first slot of recommended against gyms. I had never used FB Mewtwo before because I didn't want to power one up over my SB ones and I gotta say, it grew on me pretty quick. Psycho Cut charges it it fairly quickly and Focus Blast hits like a truck, especially against the normal type tanks.

In that case then yeah, having a Mewtwo optimized for both raiding and gymming is a very attractive prospect.

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The one with the higher attack. With both being at L40 they're out of ultra league range which means that the former (with higher IV's and a higher Attack stat) should be the higher performer.

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I also noticed that at L40 the difference of 5 points in Stamina translates into only 3 HP. That could be a thing in PvP as the fights in my area are won by a thin hair, but probably that doesn't make up for the inability to reach potential damage breakpoints.

Thank you for your inputs!

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