Hi everyone,
I have 3 snorlax that I'd consider for powering up:
1) CP1903 IV96 A14 D14 S15 L/HB
2) CP1854 IV78 A10 D14 S11 ZH/HS
3) CP1913 IV53 A10 D13 S01 ZH/BS
I need a defender with high CP (gym placement is essential in my area). I have exactly enough candy to max out 1 of the three above for my current maximum (160 candy).
So the obvious question is: How bad is L/HB as a defensive moveset and how much better is the legacy body slam?
Thanks everyone !
Lick is a joke as a defensive move. If you're just looking for a high CP defender then go ahead but this is a bad defensive moveset. ZH/BS is clearly the best one but your Lax has quite bad IVs which will result as lower CP for this one when maxed out.
I'd personally keep the L/HB as a generalist attacker but I don't think I'd invest my precious dust in your BS if CP really matter in your area.
CP @ L30:
1) 2855 (worst defensive move set of the 3)
2) 2782 (good defender move set)
3) 2733 (best & legacy move set)
I don't know what your trainer level is but if 2733 is an acceptable CP for the gyms around you, I would go for #3. Like with blissey, stamina is the least important iv for lax. Going with the HS lax, only gets you 49CP and 9 HP (doubled to 18 in a gym), for a slightly inferior move. Going with the L/HP would give significantly more CP; but the move set is far inferior on Defense. The biggest reason not to go with the 96% is that if you put it in a gym, you won't have it to attack.
It is your choice.
My trainer level is 35 now and with my 160 candy, I could bring 2 snorlax to lvl30 (or one to 36.5), but here the thing: Normally, the bottom monster of a level10 gym is minimum 3000cp.
It is obviously not reachable for lvl30 monsters and even a lvl36.5 version of the BS one would barely make it above 3k.
When I personally have to fight against a lax, a just take my DB/DC nite and spam, but i have to say I still manage to dodge every single HB and miss around every second BS. I actually newer had a HS against me, so I cannot tell if it is good or not.
Maybe its the best solution to just use the 96iv as an attacker and wait another year until lick becomes the superior defensive move?
