Having 10 defense is the best stat for dps (you take more damage so you get more energy), having 15 Stamina is what you want.
It's worth it because its a 15 attack and you're saving yourself around 100k of stardust and about 85 candies to power up to lvl 32.
So you're basically using 40 more candy to save 100k stardust.
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My first Tyranitar?
I recently caught a weather boosted Larvitar with these stats:
Lvl. 32 | CP 782 | 88.9% IVs | Attack: 15 | Defense: 10 | Stamina: 15
I don't often get a chance to do raids and on the few occasions where I attended a Tyranitar raid, no one showed up and I wasn't able to battle. I do not have any Tyranitars. I also only have enough candy to fully evolve 1 Larvitar into a Tyranitar, at which point I'll be back down to zero Larvitar candy.
Is it worth spending all of my candy to evolve this guy? I'm also asking because I honestly have no idea what defense does or whether having 10 defense is a serious problem even with the perfect attack and stamina.
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Please stop perpetuating the myth that low defense is a good thing for attackers. For this to happen, you need the lower defense IV to mean going below a breakpoint where your attacker takes more damage, have that be the damage point that results in a change in energy gain (every second point affects energy) and then also have that small amount, generally 4-5 energy, make the difference of launching a charge move or not. This has so far been a viable thing in exactly ONE matchup, with SE Golem against SoB Ho-Oh and only at specific levels.
If you don't have a Tyranitar then this one will be at EXCELLENT choice. Think of defense like this: defense determines how much HP you lose and stamina determines how much HP you have to begin with. Also, in some cases, having a lower defense can actually be a good thing as taking more damage allows you to fill your charge bar faster (at the risk of possibly fainting sooner).
Basically, evolve this Tyranitar. It's already at a high level, so it requires 0 stardust. Maybe one day you'll be able to do Tyranitar raids, but for now this one is an excellent choice.
