100IV Rhdyon RS/EQ or 93 IV MS/EQ? Which to power up?
I have 3 level 20 Rhydons and I want to level JUST ONE of them.
Rhydon 1: 100% IV, Rock Smash / Earthquake
Rhydon 2: 93 % IV (14/14/14), Mud Slap / Earthquake
Rhydon 3: 90% IV (14/14/14) Mud Slap / Stone Edge
Which of the 3 would you max power up and why?
I have enough dust and candy to level two of them but I only want to level just one.
Answers
Rock Smash currently presents no advantage except for it's slightly shorter cooldown. Due to mud slaps stab, rock smash only does better insinuations where both:
1. The defender resists ground AND
2. The defender is weak to fighting
(E.g. Gen 3's shiftry)
Other than that, it comes down to if you want a rock type charge attack that deals more damage per second, or a ground type charge attack that deals more damage.
The only thing the 100iv rhydon has over the other two is a higher gym placement
The choice is what charge move, as mud slap is better (I am 0/4 on Rhydon getting mud slap, so I gave up and powered up a rock smash).
Stone edge is the one I would power up. Ground is nice as ampharos may start appearing in gyms (possibly volt switch jolteon too, depending on your area), so I would keep that to prestige. Stone Edge is a very nice move on offense and is (in my opinion) the most difficult 1bar charge move to dodge. MS/SE could either be an attacker or defender.