i meant "nerfed"
No one can tell you for shure. We can only guess, and since dynamic punch is one of the best (if not the best) charge move(s) in pokemon go right now, i dont think that Niantic will buff it.
I hope that that they wont nerf the "best moves" for every species currently, because otherwise alot of players would have wasted alot stardust on good moves. I hope that they introduce new, different, maybe slightly better moves, but leave the current moves intact
I read: "alot of players would have wasted alot stardust"
And I can tell you that's exactly what Niantic is gonna do, to keep things 1. "Interesting/challenging and 2. Give noobs a more equal playing field.
I didn't make this up. This is simply writing down what has happened in the past. Won't be surprised if it's gonna happen again in the future.
RIP Lapras, never forget 750 KM of brutal walking
You make a valid comparison between Close Combat and Stone Edge....they have the same strengths and weakness.
I personally find Stone Edge lackluster...but being that it is the best Rock move it has it's place at the top.
However, compared to other full bar charge moves, such as HyperBeam, Solar Beam, Overheat, Focus Blast, Future Sight it lacks power.
I would gladly have Stone Edge take 50% longer on cooldown, if it had 50% more power...but we will probably just get a 'better' move altogether.
1. The best Rock move is Rock Slide, which is a nerfed Dynamic Punch (if the opposite of what OP predicta happens)
2. Generally, fixing charge DPS (keep power and duration in proportion to each other), the longer the duration of the charge move is, the higher the Cycle DPS will be. I’ll be more than happy to see Close Combat (and Stone Edge) become something like Hydro Pump - hit fast and hard, and medium cool down.
3. Futuresight could be outclassed by a Psychic Solar Beam (180 base power, 4.8 cool down) like Psycho Boost for Deoxys. Mewtwo’s only chance is to get its own signature move - psystrike
Yes and no. Stone edge hits fast, but only has power 100 (base damage), which is low for a charged move. Compare with Earthquake (120), Hydropump (130), Outrage (110, 2-bar), Overheat (160), Fire Blast (140), Solar Beam (180). Sure, these are some of the best charged moves in the game (well, not Earthquake, it's so-so), but they all do a lot more base damage than Close Combat. The only 1 bar I can think of that's close is Psychic, at 100, and that's not considered a great move anymore (it was when it was 2 bar).
It's kind of like the Fire Blast/Overheat situation. Fire Blast is a solid move, but Overheat is a little quicker, and does 20 more damage, so it's better in all ways. I don't see why they have Fire Blast at all, except to have a second tier fire power move. But that should be limited to second tier mon. Why does Entei have both Fire Blast and Overheat available? Dunno.
Now, where Stone Edge will really shine is PvP, where it hits so fast. Almost impossible to dodge, unlike many other moves. Would you rather take 100 from Stone Edge, or 45 from a dodged Solar Beam. No brainer.
But other than that, Stone Edge is kind of a weaker charged move, despite being the best rock attack out there. Close Combat isn't that fast or quick-hitting, it's middling on those scales. So I see it as a poor charged move in need of a buff.
