Anyone else have some mons that you've powered up beyond level 30 for no real gameplay reasons? Not like something that used to be awesome (Poliwrath) or something that's your favorite, but part of the meta (Dragonite).
I don't have anything like this yet, but I'm working on a "wish list" that I'm going to work on once the mythical gym rework happens. Also, I plan on using this to combat boredom. Here's my wish list:
Blastoise - always my favorite. I have a couple good candidates, but I'll need more candies.
Tauros - always a favorite. I wish it had better moves.
Pinsir - I still want one with double bug moves
Espeon - if Psychic gets buffed, I have a ZH/P at level 30 that is getting maxed
I don't think I have any in this criteria, but when the mythical gym rework comes, I HOPE that I will be powering up some different mons because they are now gym relevant. My list:
Steelix - seriously, how awesome would it be if he was a great defender?
Lapras - really wish he was back
And all the old standbys that are close but not relevant: Poliwrath, Slowbro, Venasaur, Arcanine, blastoise, charizarz, muk, etc
Steelix is a Great defender. Just has bad CP which I assume that is what you ment. I had to prestige against a 1700 DT/HS steelix. Wow he was surprisingly good. My brother actually timed out vs him granted 850 cp mons aren't that good but still he was very good. About the same as ZH/HS Snorlax a little worse than ZH/BS tho.
I have a 93% Steelix with IT/HS at 1965 CP who I will continue to power up every time I revive him (still have 242 candy). He is a beast to battle against and if I'm not in a hurry he's awesome against Dragonite. Literally resists every possible move. Taking 0.8 while dishing out 1.25, with that defense? My kind of battle :)
As bad as these other defenders are, they aren't that much, if any worst than the supposed "better" defenders...
https://pokemongo.gamepress.gg/defender-comparison-using-pareto-frontiers
What's hurting the game is actually spoofers, bots and lack of content...
Gym battling is sorta boring and I see it more like work honestly...(4300+ battles/prestige).
I do have a side project of trying to get 1000 prestige with a single Machamp so maybe that will keep me interested for a bit...
People DO put in fun defenders. During the last weeks I have encountered or placed myself Aerodactyl, Muk, Espeon, Flamara, Golem, Scizor, Alakazam, Usaring, Jolteon, Houndoom, Jynx.The problem is, these are cut out of the gym within a day or two, as they are invariably at the bottom. Afterwards the gym stagnates with the usual crew of high-CP mons.
