"Petal Blizzard vs Solar Beam on Venusaur; am I missing something?"

#PokemonGO: Hello trainers, I have a quick question about charge moves of Venusaur; I know that petal blizzard is now a one bar move for only 110 damage compared to solarbeam's 180 damage, however its almost twice as fast. Venusaur is my main Vaporeon counter and I have one with both PB and SB. When running some simulations on Pokebattler with the two movesets against a WG/AT Vape (best defending moveset, "random" for the defender sim) the results are pretty similar, however petal blizzard has a consistently HIGHER average HP remaining than solar beam; PB ranges from low 90s to around 110HP remaining, SB can drop all the way into the 70s for HP remaining. I'm assuming this is due to the long cast time of solar beam, where you might eat a charge move during it, whereas the quicker time of petal blizzard allows you to dodge if Vape spams aquatail back to back. I get similar results for Vape with water pulse too, the only matchup where it seems not to make a difference/solar beam be better is a Vaporeon with hydro pump. My real-world tests show similar results, solar beam is great as long as you don't get hit with back to back charge moves, but petal blizzard is the safer option.My question is, is petal blizzard actually the best charge move for Venusaur if you are facing multiple vaporeon, especially if you are unsure of the charge moves? Thanks everyone! via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2nqIEkj