So why wouldn’t you use Machamp vs Aerodactyl?
It doesn’t carry any flying moves, it’s steel moves are weak (non-STAB) and only hyperbeam hits hard (again non-STAB).
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Actually, my point is that Machamp is one of the most powerful and versatile Pokémon in the game. Having a bunch of good high level machamps can allow you to do a lot of things in the game right now including defeating a boss that “.9996 resists” the moves with over 30s to spare. They have also has been used to defeat a T3 boss solo that resists at 0.714 (granbull).
While I would never claim that Machamp is the best option, after the last two events it’s only a dust limited option instead of a rare candy limited option.
This doesn't support your irrational crusade at all. You wouldn't use Machamp against Aerodactyl because the typing is disadvantageous. You would use Kyogre or Raikou, because both resist potential Steel moves and deal Super Effective damage in return, either from an enormous attack stat (Kyogre) or using the one of the best Charged Moves in the game (Wild Charge). They both win in ~120 seconds. Don't have legendaries? Gary gets the job done in 135 seconds. A L40 perfect Aggron with the most advantageous moves? A full 37 seconds slower than the best two, with the same amount of deaths.
Jesus dude, no. For one you don't want an army of low DPS tanks when raiding - lasting longer doesn't mean a thing if you can't beat the raid boss in time. If you're part of a group it guarantees you're cheating yourself out of damage balls.
Second, you don't use disadvantageous situations to argue why something is bad. Of course Machamp is a terrible choice against Aerodactyl, that doesn't stop it from being the best at a hundred other things. Are you gonna tell me Mewtwo is bad because it gets stomped in Tyranitar raids? Or Rayquaza sucks because an Articuno raid would make short work of it?
No species can be the best at everything. That is how type matchups work.
What makes Machamp the champ is that it excels at the most essential role in the game (attacking Normal-type tanks in gyms) and three other important roles: Tyranitar raids, Absol raids and Regitrio raids. No other species, not even Mewtwo or Rayquaza, can claim to have three highly significant roles (with a single moveset).
