Is Blissey worth the dust?
I just hatched a 98% Chansey (14 hp). I am aware that defence in the current meta is virtually non-existent. I am going to evolve her. My question is, is she worth the dust to get to lvl 30 or even 40? Is she worth any dust at all?
I greatly appreciate all of your thoughts/ replies!
Answers
As most nowadays probably have good counters, a strong Blissey will probably not deter people from taking down a gym.
In that sense, it doesn't matter if it's a level 20 or level 40 Blissey.
But, like EruptHonorFace said, it can be useful in situations where you need a Pokemon that can defend a gym just before a raid.
Also, if people don't have too much time to take down a gym, they might give it a miss if there's a really strong Blissey in there, especially if there's other strong Pokemon there as well.
Personally I rarely skip a gym just because I see a 3000+ Blissey there. It's only when I really do not have the time that I move on, but that doesn't happen very often. And with great counters a Blissey won't last forever.
Depends on your local community. If you can toss a pidgey into a gym and expect it to sit for two days, there's basically no reason to invest in defenders. But most players have absolutely no way to defeat a high-IV, max level Blissey, and he's an absolute wall if you are in a place where turnover is high and you need to defend with golden berries.
It's only worth the dust if you live in an area with a relative high turn over. If that's the case, Blissey is one of the best dust investments, even when taking attacking Pokemon into account.
There's no reason to boost a defender if the decay is gonna kill him anyway. In that case, better let it be a Chansey and power her up. My new goal is to get a 100% Chansey to level 40.
Blissey is the most optimal Pokémon to invest in currently. Best Pokémon for achieving Gold Badges.
The more Gold Badges you have , the higher quantity of rewards you get per Gym spin which lowers the time spent acquiring stuff (balls, revives , potions and berries) which can be used elsewhere.
In my area , plus I’m sure others have even crazier stocking up routes, we have a place where there are 6 gyms plus 12 Pokestops you can hit in 5 minutes. Having Gold gyms plus gym control on top of spinning the normal stops can easily fill your bag space giving you more time to Raid and catch/mass evolve to level up faster.