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Would you power up IT&C Tyranitar

Or wait for the mythical "gym rework"

Asked by ottorockett8 years 5 months ago

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I asked a question last week about even evolving Tyranitar atm with the high risk of a shitty moveset. Well i broke and went ahead and evolved my first and got iron tail and crunch. I am maxing him simply because i need more 3k+ pokes.

If it can get me a spot TODAY, yes, I would power it up assuming I don't have enough defenders and have stable stagnant gyms...

Free gym spots are pretty hard to find to begin with and a T-rex is easy to stand above everyone else...

I would only power up Tyranitar with Bite and use them to attack, never put them in gyms.

Indeed.
I still miss my other Dragonite, had to put him on gym for higher gym spot but i regreat it, cus it seems this gym was stagnant, so now my nite is stuck.

Kind of a luxury problem. "Oh noes, one of my designated attackers is bringing in 10 coins each day! The horror!". Sarcasm aside, I feel the same with my one-and-only high CP, high IV, hydropump Vaporeon.

Same with my 97 iv bite/hydro pump gyarados

Amen!

No don't ever... Ever power up a defensive Tyranitar he is an attacker and nothing else. He is the worst defender of the big 4 by a good margin. So no absolutely not ever. (ps. I dont hate Tyranitar he is actually one of my favorites but he sure as h*ll is not a defender.)

Amen

I didn't. My first two had this moveset. I waited for bite stone edge which I got on my third try. Wuda powered up bite crunch as well but can't go wrong either way. I too don't like T. rex as a defender. He's so useful against psychic, normal, flying, ice and fire (all legenderies so he's a real important mon wen they get introduced). His downfall is vs machamp and vaporeon. I feel like vaporeon smacks him pretty easily on attack and too many ppl have him to make T. rex a viable defender. Same goes for machamp but at least machamp a bit rarer than vape.

Don't forget Poliwrath. Even grossly under leveled he makes quick work of the Tyrant.

I know he's an attacker and not a defender, however he also has the highest CP. Therefore he's protected by every Pokémon that comes before him, on top of that my tyranitar is 100% iv.

Yes, that's called leadership! You just sit on top and let others fight hard for you!

It's not his fault. It's the position that the game design has put certain players in certain areas in.

@blchg Ok so what defenders do you put in a gym?

1 Dragonite 3306
4 Gyrodos 3210...2908(over 5 months)
1 Rhydon 3112
4 Vap 3084-2772
1 Blissey 2911 shaved out once, now down to last 5th place
2 Snorlax 2907-2902 shaved out once

What exactly does dragonite do for you? Sit on the top and let the blisseys under him do the dirty work? Cas idk many ppl that have trouble killing a dragonite? Gyradose, rhydon also not good defenders, so your just putting them in a gym because their cp makes them qualify? Leadership huh?

I only have one good Blissey and no candies to pump it up too much！ I only have 2 good Snorlaxes, and not much candies to pump them up either! And they got shaved out all the times!

Ok so why are you criticizing using tyranitar as a defender if your willing to use high cp mons that aren't great defenders as well? It seems like your criticising me for doing something that you are currently doing as well? Ever hear the saying don't throw stones if you live in a glass house?

I did not criticizing using it as defense, Instead I said it is ok to use it because the game meta it is now!

Well, I dun think blchg's initial comment on tyranitar's "leadership" role is meant to be a criticism at all.

In fact, I kinda find it witty :). It's like a dig on how society works these days lol, with the more competent underlings doing all the dirty work for the mediocre leaders at the top hahah

Man, finally a person understands me!

Yeah his CP puts him on top of the gym where he does not help at all pokemon like Dragonite, Tyranitar, Alakazam, Espeon, Exeggutor, and Ampharos should be intertwined with blisseys to make a balance of damage out put and damage taken. When they are at the top they dont fulfill their role that they are good at.