For def, L/HS or ZH/HB Snorlax?
I just powered up a sorlax to lvl 30 I hatched few days ago.
iv82 with zh/hb.
and today I hatched one again, iv 96! but L/hs.
Should I max the second one? I am lvl 32 now.
Although the rate of zh/hb is higher, but I think in battle actually almost everyone can dodge HB, and HS has 2 bar.
Thanks.
Answers
Depends how you play, and how you've taken to all the recent updates. I'm finding it really tough to power up anything past level 30 right now. With moves and stats a bit uncertain, and a confirmed changed in the gym workings coming down the road, who knows how mons will preform in a couple months. I power the ones I'm personally anxious to try. Also, with the latest updates it seems there's more parity amongst move sets. Top move sets are arguably less clear this time around, depending on your style.
So, probably won't be any disappointment in being patient. You can always put the candies into him, but you can't get them back. And it's not like a evolve where you may miss out on legacy moves by waiting.
I don't see it. Lick is putrid for defense anything w/ ZH is really good. HS also does SE damage to Rhydon and Golem who are most players primary attackers into Snorlax. I almost break out laughing anytime I see Lick being used in a gym. Sure BS is unpleasant and you're bound to miss 1 or 2 while dodging but that evens out w/ a few missed dodged ZH and the threat of HS.
Most of the defender's energy generated is from damage taken, so there will come a point in the battle where the Lax will have enough energy to basically spam BS over and over. Body Slam is just such a great move for gym defense, it kind of negates some of the importance of the quick move.
Lick/BS is light years beyond Zen-earthquake, and BS even outperforms Heavy Slam in matchups where Steel gets SE damage -- same multiplier as STAB. I think it's actually pretty close where BS is resisted, and Steel gets SE. Plus, BS is just vastly superior in most matchups.
Ultimately, I stand by my statement that Lick/BS is basically as good defender as Zen-Heavy Slam.
L/BS is pretty average as a defender not because BS is bad, but rather Lick sucks on defense. ZH/HS actually forces you to dodge the quick move unlike L/BS. I'm sure most players would finish beating the L/BS one before ZH/HS. I stand by ZH w/ any moveset is better than L. Like I said I don't even take battles w/ Lick seriously. Eq is whatever people are going to dodge it just like they dodge HB. It's obviously it's worst defense charge move, but ZH is ZH. At the end of the day it comes down to player preference.
