I currently have two ZH/BS Snorlaxes which I'd like to max out. Listing IVs as Att/Def/Sta, the current situation is
1) 14/14/12 at level 30, CP 2842
2) 10/15/15 at level 13, CP 1216
I'm level 32, and nearly 33, so my max level for either one is going to be 34.5 for quite a while. I would need to spend 56 candy to power up #1 to 34.5, and 96 candy to power up #2 to level 30. Their CP at these levels would be:
1) CP 2843 @30 (no candy needed)
CP 3055 @34.5 (56 candy needed)
2) CP 2806 @30 (96 candy needed)
CP 3016 @34.5 (96+56 = 152 candy needed)
In total, I'd need 208 Snorlax candy to get both of them to level 34.5. I currently have 4, so 204 to go. My question is, should I prioritize getting #2 to level 30, or should I max out #1 first?
Aside from the level 30 Snorlax, my only other really good defender is a 33.5 Blissey with ZH/DG, and aside from that nothing terribly fantastic. However, I only really try holding about 3 gyms in general (and I still have to fight hard to keep those. Go Instinct! ... ).
I'm leaning towards powering up #2 to level 30 first for another solid defender, but I could see the potential benefit of focusing on #1 since I only try holding a few gyms anyways, so I might as well make it as resource-consuming as possible for those trying to take the gyms I'm in.
as you arr istinct, like me, I would like you to focus on the best defender(s).
So max out your Blissey to 34.5 asap, and then walk Chansey in order to get a second Blissey.
If you really want to go up with Snorlaxes, just max you level 30 one. The other is too low level (as you said you need 152 candies=760 km!!!)
On the long term you want to prioritize Blissey>Snorlax
Right now I have 8 Chansey candy banked for when I level up (probably in a week or two), so I'll be able to get Blissey to level 34 immediately. Maybe I should try to walk out the remaining 8 (I think?) candy to get it from 34 to 34.5 as soon as I level up. My other Chansey are level 20 right now, and I'd need to grind 50 candy first before even powering up. I forget the exact numbers but I think it's 66 candy to go from level 20 to 30, so I'd need 116 candy to get one of my Chansey to a level 30 Blissey.
I'm starting to realize just how much walking I have ahead of me, haha.
The IVs aren't the best. 15 attack, 7 defense, 10 HP, so 71%. The reason I evolved that one over two other higher IV Chansey was because I didn't have a lot of candy to work with, and that one was caught at level 30, while the others were level 20. I figured a Blissey nerf was coming soon and I wanted to take advantage of its power as soon as possible.
