Outrage vs. Hurricane
My fellow trainers... Can you please enlighten me regarding these two movesets? I rolled a Dragon Tail / Hurricane Dragonite not 5 minutes ago and I was wondering if I should use a TM to get Outrage. Is it really worth it? I know about Hurricane's efficiency in raid battles and dodging and stuff. I just want to know the difference between straight up DPS if I'm gonna use Dragonite as a general attacker / sweeper. Thanks in advance!
Answers
Math wise:
2 Outrages = 220 in 7.8 Seconds
1 Hurricane = 110 in 2.7 Seconds
5.1 Seconds = 4.5 DT. I tend to round down here for energy lost = 60 Damage and 36 Energy. Modifying Hurricane by that and you get
2 Outrages = 220 Dam / 100 Energy = 2.2 DPE
1 Hurricane = 170 Dam / 64 Energy = 2.65 DPE
The biggest issue with 2 bar vs 1 bar moves is with 1 bars you are far more likely to waste energy. Whether that waste is extra energy after you fill up your first 100/Hurricane or extra energy after the opponent dies. This cuts into the Hurricane DPE edge and is why most sites have Hurricane as 97% of Outrage.