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What iv stat is most important for zapdos

I have 3 options to power up
1. 15/11.5/13.5 89%
2. 13/15/13 91%
3. 12/15/14 91%
Both options 1 and 2 would have the exact cp and 3 would be 4 points lower, these are my top options to power up (assuming I don't catch better when gone). At first I thought 1 bc of 15 attack but now I'm thinking 2 or 3 because of the higher D and Stamina stats. Iv stats are in order of A/D/S, any constructive help would be appreciated.

Asked by jaboowinston57 years 8 months ago
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My suggestion? Run some simulations in Pokebattler to decide for yourself.

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And look for one of the many damage breakpoint spreadsheets to check the raid bosses (current and hypothetical future) you might use it against. It might be that 15 Atk IV is not needed if the level you are planning to power it is already above a breakpoint.

13a/15d/13s is probably better than 12a/15d/14s. (An extra Stm IV might be 1 extra HP.) So probably just whether 15a is needed or 13a can work for a little extra defense.

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option 1 (15/11/5/13.5)

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All things being equal Attack is usually the most important.

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I looked at defensive and attacking breakpoints for Zapdos a while back and could not find any reason to have a high defensive or attacking IV so HP seemed the most relevant. You can't test against Something that is not yet in the program like future generations or I might have missed something. Given that 1 has 15 attack and highest HP stat as well, id go for that one.

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