Gyarados: worth it?
So just how worth it is Gyarados right now? It's the best Groudon counter, yes, but it's also going to be outclassed on offense as soon as Kyogre hits in a month or so, and I REALLY don't care about optimized defense as the system is to pathetic to care about. I'm pretty low on both Stardust and Groudon counters, but I DO want to grab a decent Groudon before this event ends, so just how much of an advantage would it be when my best stuff right now consists of a Dragonite, some decent Eggeys, and a few Vaporeons? Worth the investment?
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I recommend to power up at least one Gyarados, he is best at the moment and will still be a good option after Kyogre´s release
+ he is cheaper, since you wont need 250ish rare candies
+ he could mega evolve, if they add it one day
Evolving some 170+ Magikarps would help, too (assuming you have the candies)
I have 3 strong Gyarados´ and they proved their value even against Solar Beam, no regrets - especially since I wont ever have enough rare candy to power up more than one Kyogre
The key with any non-legendary now, IMO, is to optimize a wild catch. Get out there and catch Magikarps. Especially when it's rainy (wind doesn't help for karp). When you have 400 candy saved up, evolve your best one (highest level, best IVs, etc.) Then you'll have a solid Gary for no dust investment. Hope for Waterfall/Hydro Pump, but be prepared to TM if needed.
And Kyogre won't have Gary's double resistance to Ground or single resistance to bug and fight. Kyogre also won't have Gary's double weakness to lightning (just will have single), and no weakness to rock. This is a big deal since rock is weak to water, and rock/ground is double weak to water.
In short, like Moltres and Entei, or like Raikou and Zapdos, they are different. It's good to have both in your toolbox.
Excellent response ?
I would like to add that if you were in a hurry and didn’t mind spending the dust (and assuming you don’t already have one), catching a weather boosted magicarp from a raid could be beneficial... with a little luck... ok and assuming legendary raids (which appear to be a permanent addition to the game) don’t take precedent.
NVM almost too many stipulations ???
