Dragonite Steel Wing vs Dragon Breath
Why is Steel Wing rated as a better defense move when compared to Dragon Breath?
DB DPS is 12.00 and w/STAB is 15.00 while SW is 11.28. Even with type advantage over Ice, Rock and Fairy, 11.28 x 1.25 = 14.1 which is still lower than 15.00 since DB HAS STAB.
In addition, DB EPS is 14.00 and SW is 9.02 so DB builds up charge moves faster... or is EPS figure only for attacking and not defending?
The only exception where DB does less damage is against Fairy types, DB is 15.00 x 0.80 = 12.00 and SW is 11.28 x 1.25 = 14.1
Both DB and SW are 0.8 vs Steel type so DB still does more damage.
Am I the only one questioning this?
Answers
Has anyone proposed that each mon's moves should also include Defensive EPS, DPS and DPS w/STAB. Maybe not per second but per round? Assuming every defensive Pokémon has the same pattern of attacks it executes every round.
In retrospect, nah, that's too difficult since charge moves are probably executed with diff patterns depending on attackers' patterns
If you go pokemon page and click their move names, it will open new window where is information about Defensive DPS.
And this page:
https://pokemongo.gamepress.gg/gym-combat-mechanics
Have chart of how gym battle works.
If you take look of it, you can see HP of defenders is doupled and attackers move durations are unchanged, but defenders will add 1.5 - 2.5 = avarage 2sec into their move duration, so basicly they attack you very slowly.
Thou! They hit 2x fast in the beginning of match, which is also good for big dmg dealers like Steel Wing.
Another key reason is that Steel Wing is super effective against ice. Since ice types (Lapras, Cloyster, Dewgong in particular) are most likely to be the favourite attackers against Dragonite, Steel wing should be way more effective in defence than Dragon Breath. That said, even a Steel Wing Dragonite is still a pretty lame defender IMO
