DT/Hu Dragonite
After 5 SW Dragonites I finally got A DT Dragonite. Does anyone have any experience with this moveset? Does it "hit like a train" like the DT/O?
91% IV attacker. Should I power him up or try for the DT/O (another 6 months of grinding). Thanks
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This isn't true at all. I'm a frequent gym attackers and only snorlax and blissey are better defenders than DT dragonite based on my experience. DT dragonites hit hard on defense and if you failed to dodge its charged move, although very unlikely, then RIP to your mon. Also remember the annoying glitch in gym battles now, even if you managed to dodge its charged move, you might glitch as if your mon didn't dodge and die, thanks to dragonite's super atk stats, the attacking mon might not have enough hp to survive the glitch. In any case, DT dragonites are great at defending too, the third best mon for defending after blissey and snorlax. Also note that lapras, known as the dragon slayer before its cp nerfs, the hardest counter for dragonites, isn't good at all anymore. In my area lvl 10 gyms might have 6-8 dragonites and it's really hard to kill dragonites without dragonites. Rhydons, Gyarados, and Tyrants are solely for placement purpose as they have many counters, but DT dragonites don't really have hard counter now. So if you have your snorlaxes and blisseys already occupied in gyms, DT dragonites are your next best choice of defenders.
Will probably wont be any big difference unless you are fighting a dragon type so outrage deals extra damage
HU is fast cast so let you fill up bar again faster and do extra hits than using 2x outrage
In the end you will probably use only 2 outrages in a battle or 2 hurricanes, currently what matter for dragonite is his quick attack, having dragon tail is what will make him hit like a truck honestly
I wont risk 6 months of grinding for the chance of a sw/hy dragonite, i would power him up until i feel he is fine
Well, it is absolutely worth powering up, because you can use it as both a defender and an attacker. BUT, I prefer Outrage over Hurricane for two reasons: SE damage into Dragonite and neutral vs Rhydon and Tyra whereas Hurricane is one edge less effective in those matchups. Also O is way more energy efficient. That 3rd Outrage after you generated 150 energy might safe your ass and end that battle early enough to avoid the Stone Edge from Rhydon or Tyranitar