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Machamp DPS difference?

The picture attached shows a level 40, 100% IV Machamp & a level 40, 15/14/15 Machamp. Both have the movesets Counter/Dynamic Punch. According to Calcy IV the 100% has a DPS of 35.8, whereas the 97.8% Machamp has a DPS of 35.9. If this is accurate then why does the lower IV Machamp have the slightly higher DPS? The only variables I could think of that would affect this are the defensive IV, one is lucky, and the 97.8% was caught in 2016. Anyone have an idea?

Asked by ObZen6 years 6 months ago

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I'm guessing a rounding issue based on energy build from damage incursion.

THEORETICALLY lower defense IV means more damage taken. More damage taken leads to faster energy gain, which leads to more Dynamic Punches thrown. In practice this difference is completely negligible and would only be useful for extremely case-specific scenarios, none of which I can even think of for Machamp.

So far as I can tell these two would perform identically outside of specific defensive breakpoints/bulkpoints. Lucky and time of catch make zero difference on damage output.