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Bite/Outrage but strong shiny!! Bite really suck that much??

Asked by jaxketchum7 years 11 months ago

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Save your candies for this one

Bite only sucks when combined with Outrage or Crunch IMO. I'd power him up to 2100 just to be able to play in gyms.

Bite/Outrage can be good for attacking a Dragonite.

What are the IVs? (or at least appraisal and trainer level?) If the IVs aren't good, I'd leave it where it is and try it for prestige. Maybe power up a little bit to fit if you do not have any Ice pokemon within a certain CP range for prestige.

Bite is awesome for attacking (and dodging).
Outrage < Hydropump by a narrow margin.

IMO, shiny mon's have lost their luster and eventually every regular player will have one. I wouldn't waste the dust unless it is high IV.

Not quite. They are quite rare here.

How? Mine (mediocre IVs, but DT+C) is the only one I see in gyms around here, and a few players actually even congratulated me irl when they saw it! If you like them, shinies aren't a waste of dust imo.

Don't mind him, he's just crusty because he doesn't have a shiney yet.

He does though. When maxed out, at lv39, as of right now where CP is a determining factor, it will sit lower than the majority of gyarados's.

In the sense that EVERYONE will have one, I disagree. If it's ivs are solid, then it adds weight to the decision. But it comes down whether one wishes to showboat (to show off; I don't mean this in a negative context!) or if one wishes to invest in a Pokémon that will either aid in collecting coins or taking down gyms.

Higher ivs ones (gyarados in general) will do a better job at their role of defending. In terms of movesets, higher dps movesets exist, which some may argue makes them more ideal. With that being said, I don't think gyarados has any "bad" movesets.

I'm arguing that there are gyarados that are more suitable for either attacking or defending. However, I can see why a shiny one may be of more value.

OP: to answer your question, it comes down to the reason as to why you wish to invest. If it is to show what you have, then go for it! Does making it shiny make it "better?" Not functionally. It may have high trading value though. I don't think B/OR is a bad moveset for reasons others have mentioned.

Mr. Pilzner: I see you are encouraging the OP to invest for the sake of its rarity (which is fine!) I'm just shedding light on the other side of the arguement, playing devil's advocate.

I had a level 29 shiney karp with 35% IV. I evolved him and he got Bite/Outrage. I have him powered up to 2833CP.

I'd do it again to show off my shiney Gyarados. He is currently sitting in a gym looking shiney.

I have a bite/outrage gyrados at 2400, and he is a very good attacker

I would power him up, because of rarity and future trade value. They are still very rare, I have seen fewer than 5 total in area gyms (including the city).

I have two shinies: CP 2913/level 35.5 and CP 2667/level 29.5 (I need more dust to power her up more). Both have DT/CR move sets and less than ideal IV's, but IMO this doesn't really matter. I don't use them as attackers, I just like to put them in gyms as they are a pretty sight.

Good luck!