Vileplume is better than Venusaur as grass attacker now?
I have a Vileplume and a Venusaur.
Vileplume 14.14.15 lvl25. razorleaf/SoB
Venusaur 15.15.14 lvl25 vw/pb
Although in gamepress it is said pb have more dps, but when I am in battle, I still feel Sob is better :/ anyone has the same feeling? As for quick move, I also think now rl is not have big difference between vw.
Then Vileplume is a better attacker now?
Thanks!
Answers
Petal blizzard does more dps than solar beam because it is a shorter lasting attack. It does both less damage and takes less time, but this does end up resulting in higher dps. This doesn't make it better than solar beam. I'd prefer to use solar beam since it deals quite a bit more damage.
I'd rather use vine whip than razor leaf since it's much faster.
Venusaur is still the better grass attacker.
Petal Blizzard is about as strong as Solar Beam used to be, but a little faster. They both increased in power, but Solar Beam's energy cost stayed the same and Petal Blizzard's energy cost doubled.
IMO, it was the 50 energy cost that made Petal Blizzard worthwhile, and Vine Whip/Petal Blizzard was a pretty good attacking moveset. Now that Petal Blizzard has lost the 50 energy advantage, Solar Beam is my preferred attacking grass charge move.
Vine Whip has lower DPS than Razor Leaf, but it has a shorter time which allows for easier dodging and generates more EPS which allows using charge moves sooner.