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Is my team ready for solo machamp?

Alakazam PC/FS 2518cp lvl32 (2 levels from breakpoint 7-8)
Espeon ZH/Psybeam 2743cp lvl35
Espeon C/FS 2611cp lvl31.5 (2 levels from breakpoint 27-28)
Ho-Oh ES/BB 2764cp lvl25 (right at breakpoint. lvl 29 is next bp)
Gardevoir C/Shadowball 2551cp lvl 31 (Right at breakpoint and I know I need DG)
Espeon ZH/FS 2012cp lvl24 (right at breakpoint)

Am I even close? I know my Gardevoir needs DG, I am working on it. I think I'm gonna power up my 2611 Espeon and maybe even My Zam. Is Ho-Oh worth the power up to 29(would use rare candy)? What do you guys think?

Asked by DeadZeddicious6 years 3 months ago
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If you wanna use ho-oh you need to power it up (mines 31). The level 24 espeon is in a similar situation. After you power those up, your team can handle Machamp as long as you dodge.

Here’s my team and I beat Machamp with about 20 seconds without the weather boost helping me. This squad is 5-0 right now.
(The ivs are about 84-91%)
1) Espeon, lvl34, C/PB -dodge
2) Ho-Oh, lvl31, E/BB -I don’t dodge with
3) Alakazam, lvl31, C/FS -dodge
4) Espeon, lvl31, ZH/FS -dodge
5) Espeon, lvl31, ZH/P -dodge
6) Gardevoir, lvl30, C/SB -2 hits before win

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You may win even faster if you place the Ho-Oh last (or second last since the Gardevoir lacks DG).

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I agree, put ho-oh in last as an anchor. Get your dps up and out first, and Ho-oh and Gardevoir should be able to finish him off. Also, if he has steel attacks, the gardevoir isn't going to be as useful.

Anyway, if you have partly cloudy weather regularly, catch every eevee. You'll get some around 850 CP. Evolve a few into espeon and solo easily.

Good luck! The first time you solo a different tier 3 raid boss it's really a great experience!

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While Dazzling Gleam is much better than Shadow Ball, your team could still solo a Machamp despite the comparative DPS loss as the psychic attackers would make up for it.

I think the best usage of dust would be powering the lower level Espeon and the Ho-oh, not just because they'd gain damage from breakpoints but also gain more bulk, especially the Espeon. Level 24 to 30 is a 11/12 HP increase depending on stamina IV due to rounding.

Also balancing your team rather makes it less important when you miss a dodge on your higher level Pokemon.

The 31.5 Espeon is probably the last thing to be powered, +1 damage on Confusion is rather minor because it is a slower move, you could get almost triple the benefit from the Alakazam as Psycho Cut is almost 3 times faster, but I don't think it should be necessary.

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I did it guys! I solo'd Machamp with this exact team. I ended with Ho-Oh at half health and 17seconds. The only thing is, he had Close Combat. I think with dynamic punch or even bullet punch it would have been a different story. I think I'm definitely gonna power up my Zam, and instead of powering up my 2012 Espeon, I'm gonna evolve my lvl 29 82% evvee with 15 attk and hope for FS. Anyways, thanks for the feedback. Looking forward to Zam and Gengar solo also!

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