Elite attackers
With Blissey being such a thorn in my (and others sides I'm guessing) should a bite SE Tyranitar be more valued? I find it to be an incredibly effective attacker for Snorlax and other bulky mons too. What mon do you guys find yourselves choosing in nearly every single attacker group? Any less known ones you think deserve discussion? Side question, I have a P/HB Blissey. Should I power it as an attacker? I do value time but it's not a premium for me. With so many lv10 gyms in my area my usual goal is to get through the first run clean with my 6. I'm not terribly hung up on potion value either.
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Given the more common presence of Blissey as a defender, you DO want to power up your attacking Blissey if you want to do a clean sweep of your bottom 6.
If there are 4-5 Blissey at the bottom of the gym you are probably going expend 1 attacker per blissey (exeggutor, dragonite, whatever). Maybe maximum 1.2 Blissey per attacker.
Once you clear of the 4-5 blissey you will most likely only have 1-2 mon left. You would definitely want one of your remaining attacker to be Blissey, as she is the only pokemon that can steamroll the remainder non-blissey pokemon (snorlax is the only comparable one and it's not even that close)
I don't have the luxury of a P/HB blissey but I use my L/HB Snorlax as a reasonable substitute. Usually goes through 2.5 to 3 top class mons with dodging, but Blissey may well do 3.5-5.
Yeah, I really do want a T-rex as it seems like the most powerful K/D ratio for Blissey (This site says T-rex can defeat 1.8 Blissey). However that assumes perfect dodging, no dodge bug...etc so I usually just assume I expend 1 attacker per blissey. My attackers are also slightly suboptimal so I usually make that assumption anyway (DB/DC Dragonite, KC/CC Machamp, DT/HP Gyarados etc)
Yep, very true. Blissey is definitely in one of my lineup if I try to clear a high level lvl 10 gyms, especially if there are multiple Blisseys at the bottom to mid tiers. She is the best last line of defense to sweep thru the higher level dragonites ( or even tyranitars ). Slower, yeah, but no doubt is effective to get the 10 clear bonus :)
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I finally rolled a high level bite/stone edge tyranitar and he's great. one of my elite attackers. bite is superb for dodging and tyranitar's bulk last longer than dragonite. the best attacker vs blissey imo.
regarding an attacker p/hb blissey; yes you win your matchup, but it takes forever and it's crap vs other blisseys. Since the pareto comparison came out My current elite attacker is my dragon breath / dragon claw dragonite. I'm a dodger and dragon breath is great and dnite will last a long time with dodges because I can dodge all specials and most dragon tails with dragon breath and still finish with plenty of time
P/HB Blissey is definetely your number one choice if you value potion and revives a lot. I guess this also depends on how many Pokestops there are available in your area.
I'm more or less forced to use Blissey as my main attacker (and it's doing excellent work) but if I had more Pokestop available I would probably choose differently, because I value time a lot and it's not the fastest choice.
That being said, having a level 31 P/HB Blissey available is always a good back up. Try it out and you will see how efficient it is. I once managed to kill 5 Pokemom with it.
HP Vape as finisher if needed in every case and for taking down 1 or 2 other mons (with dodge everithing took also a Dragonite after dealing with a Rhydon). I don't have a l/hb snorlax or p/hb blissey and my p/dg blissey is also in a gym usually; vs. Dragonites worked well but I preffer Lapras anytime.