"Took down 5 high level gyms today with 1 headache in common...Blissey! My observations"

#PokemonGO: IntroSo I drove around and take down high level gyms as I enjoy taking down gyms. It was 2 level 8 gyms and 3 level 10 gyms. I say it usually takes around 35 mins to take down a level 10 gym but this depends on a couple things that I will touch on soon. Feel free to read and comment if you are also someone that likes to tackle gyms by yourself. I am also level 34 (as indicated in my flair)My attackers3215 CP 98% Dragonite with Dragon Tail/Hyper Beam3209 CP 84% Dragonite with Dragon Breath/Dragon Claw3008 CP 96% Gyarados with Bite/Hydro Pump2928 CP 91% Vaporeon with Water Gun/Hydro Pump2918 CP 89% Vaporeon with Water Gun/Hydro Pump2520ish CP 91% Gyarados with Dragon Tail/Hydro Pump (I say 'ish' as I have now powered him up to 2804CP)2511 CP 93% Alakazam with Psycho Cut/Future Sight2489 CP 93% Jolteon with Thunder Shock/Thunder2307 CP 91% Jolteon with Thunder Shock/Thunder BoltI would say the first 5 are my generalist attackers as they are relatively tanky (Vape being the most tanky of them all) while Jolteon is used for Gyarados. It also helps that people don't really put ice Pokemon in gyms so I never have to worry about my Dragonite. And because my Vapes have high CPs, I would still use them against Gyarados, other Vapes, and Dragonite as they still hit hard despite the type disadvantage. I used to love using Alakazam but because specials now do even more damage, Alakazam can get wrecked fast if you mistime a special or it comes in a flash like Hydro Pump or Stone Edge. I mainly use Alakazam when I don't want to use more potions to heal my main attackers or if I need a fill-in while I am saving my more powerful attackers for like Blissey or whoever that's at the top of the gymBig, bad BlisseyEver since Gen 2 came out, people have been putting Blissey in gyms and my goodness, they are gigantic tanks. Because Blissey is super tanky, even a 2000CP one can take a bit to take down. For 2800-3000CP Blissey defenders, you really have to use your strongest Pokemon to avoid timing out.Strategy against BlisseyFor any Blissey 2600 CP (or even 2700) or below, I can use either of my 2 HP Vapes and I won't time out. Unfortunately yes, you will have to tank the attacks while dodging the specials.For Blissey with 2700-3000CP, that's when I will either use my Dragonite with DB/DC, Dragonite with DT/HB (he's obviously slower) or my Gyarados with B/HP. My DB/DC Dragonite can defeat a 2900-3000 CP Blissey with like 20-25s left to spare while the DT/HB Dragonite and my Gyarados will leave like 10s on the clock after beating Blissey.For the <2500CP Blisseys, if your Dragonite is lvl 34 like mine, you can actually dodge Blissey's quick attacks and attack and you will still have time to spare.If you are using Dragonite vs. Blissey, pray that it has Psychic or Hyper Beam as those are easy to dodge and Blissey can only use it once in a while. If it has Dazzling Gleam, that's when you will need to super pay attention to Blissey's motions and the yellow flash as Dazzling Gleam can wreck Dragonite fast as it's a Fairy attackIf Blissey is in the lower rungs of the gym, then taking down the gym wouldn't take all that long as you go through the gym once or twice and Blissey will be gone. If Blissey is like top 3-5, that's when you got your work cut out for you as you will have to face it like 3-5 times before he gets removed from the gym.For a 2800-3000CP Blissey, unfortunately I have to 'waste' one of my most powerful attackers (usually my DB/DC Dragonite) to take Blissey down without timing out. This is why having generalist attackers is nice as you don't want to use a special match-up attacker unless it's like one Jolteon to take on 2-3 Gyarados. I remember one lvl 8 gym I took down had 4 Dragonites on top and I didn't want to bring my specialist attacker in Lapras until I knock the gym down to like lvl 5-6 as I still needed to take down 2 Blisseys below the top Dragonites.High CP Blisseys will make you frustrated but just keep tapping! via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2mRJ4wa