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Best use for Charge TM?

Spinning off from the previous question about most useful mons for gym raids and the current meta, I'd love advice on how best to use my first charge TM. Considering:
1) Machamp 96 IV with KC/SE, hoping for DP (I have only one other, with C/Close Combat.
2) Alakazam 98 IV with PC/SB, hoping for FS
3) Scizor 89 IV, with FC/NS, hoping for XS

Asked by UncleJohnsHand7 years 8 months ago
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All good choices. Roll a die to decide!

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It depends on the current CP of those Pokemon and the time in which you could power them up to a viable level. Using the TM on your Machamp would be the most beneficial option in my opinion assuming you have the resources available to bring it to 2500+ CP. Otherwise, by the time you do get it to a high enough level, the raid bosses may have switched and having a good Machamp may no longer be as helpful. Questions like these can often be answered by simply thinking for yourself.

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Thanks, I have plenty of dust, but fighting types are ultra rare here so candy will take some time unless I find a Machop nest or use the Rare Candy from gym raids. These are all level 20 since they were hatched and evolved but never powered up due to the awful move sets. I only held them because of the high IVs, and I'm a hoarder. I was leaning toward Machamp, but wanted to get feedback since it's my first, and only, Charge TM at present. I had one fast TM I almost used on Golem or Rhydon, until I read a random post suggesting that converting Trex from IT/C to B/C was likely the best play, which I did promptly and am so glad I did.

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Machamp is the most important in the current meta. I have two (C/DP and KC/CrC) and I'm working on a third, also with C/DP who had BP before. I'd go with him unless you particularly need an Exeggutor-killer, in which case go for Scizor. You'll get enough for all three eventually :-)

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Machamp is the most important.

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Scizor is the safe choice, Scizor is the right choice (unless you have 120+ Scyther candies)

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Actually, I have a level 27 Scyther and 85 candies, but I'll have to get another metal coat to try again on Scizor. I've rolled 3 so far but no double bug or double steel: FC/IH (need a Fast ™ for BP), BP/NS (ugh), and FC/NS. RNG been belly belly bad to me...

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I like FC/IH and I've powered up one long ago.
FC/XS is the things vs Mewtwo and other Psychic so, that is everyone's target.
I evolved a Scyther yesterday and got BP/XS...I will fast TM him the day I'll swim in TM (I'm being conservative on those, got only 3+3 so far)

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I vote for Machamp

Super useful nowadays plus you have a high IV

You have a 2/3 chance of getting a double Fighting move set - worth the risk! Good luck!

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