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Niantic: 'This Summer Will be Legendary' for Pokémon Go


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PostPosted: Fri May 26, 2017 12:09 pm Reply with quote
CrowLia wrote:
Eh, I didn't mean it as wanting to beat Arcanine with Rapidash, but as being somewhat forced to choose Arcanine for my team over Rapidash even though the latter has better IV. In this particular example I'm fine because I like Arcanine, but I'm sad my Rapidash is pmuch useless in the major leagues, or that I have to power up Rhydons that I don't like over, say, Umbreon or Raichu if I want to have any hopes of taking a gym


I see. Personally, I'm getting rather sick of Arcanine because it's presently one of the most popular Pokémon in official Sun and Moon tournaments, and a well-handled one is extremely annoying to face. But that's just me.

I forgot how it works, but I remember someone deducing that the Pokémon's CP in Pokémon GO is based on some particular stats in the video games. If that's true, then that would explain why Arcanine's CP is so high--Arcanine has among the highest total stats in the main series games that isn't a Legendary Pokémon. (But in the main series games, Rapidash has a higher Speed and a greater variety of types of moves, allowing it to get the first strike on more Pokémon than Arcanine can. Rapidash also has Flash Fire, allowing you to safely switch Rapidash into any Fire-type attack and get a stat boost.)
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