Gyarados rate.
So finally managed to get my first Gyarados after this water event. It has 15/14/11 (Sta/Att/Def), the best Magykarp I could find.
After evolving into Gyarados got Dragon Tail/Crunch move set.
So my question is how would you guys rate this move set for both attacking and defending? I know it's rated on GamePress and other webs but just wanted to know opinion of real players who tested him on real fights and can compare.
Thanks in advance!
Answers
I wouldn't recommend using this set as an attacker, it doesn't really shine against anything in particular, and has the lowest cycle DPS of any of the Dragon Tail movesets, but it's a really good set for defense.
As far as the DT sets go on defense, Outrage is the best, followed closely by Crunch, with HP somewhat of a distant third -- but they're all quite good. In Gyarados' worst matchups, I.e. Jolteon and other electrics, Crunch seems to perform nearly as well as Outrage as it hits often. The raw numbers also show that it puts out more damage than Hydro Pump and you don't have to worry about fainting before being able to use a charge move.
Very good moveset, one that I would be happy with.
