"New Battle Simulator to Revisit DPS, Breakpoints, Movesets, IVs, Levels, and Energy"

#PokemonGO: DPS (Damage per Second) is a linear approximation of combined attack power averaged over something like 100 sec and can include dodging, energy, and STAB (same type attack bonus). Effectiveness now plays an enormous part of the battle system. Raids have made this abundantly clear. High IV Pokemon are often touted as trophies, but recent discussion of Breakpoints and high tier raid bosses have finally spread joyful analysis of the link between Attack IV, Level, and moveset.However, Pokemon Go battle mechanics have always been about more than just these factors.Presented here is a Battle Simulator, not unlike PokeBattler.com. However, instead of showing the endgame result of battles (e.g. how many Tyranitars it takes to defeat Mewtwo based on IVs, Level, and Moveset, or how quickly Jolteon defeats Gyarados) this simulator shows the path of damage.http://ift.tt/2x3vOfp other words hypothetical battles can be developed that show the importance of IVs, Moveset, Level, Breakpoints, and Energy. A prime example shown in this image:http://ift.tt/2vDFCJJ here is how significantly Venusaur's moveset significantly affects the time required to defeat a typical Vaporeon. (21 sec vs 24 sec).TM at your own risk, since DPS calculations have likely been lying to you. There are too many battle variables to trust DPS as a valid Moveset Ranking tool.EDIT If you were one of the first 11 viewers, the link has changed. I found a small error and corrected it.EDIT 2 This graphic is probably a more interesting example of the purpose of this tool.http://ift.tt/2x3xINl you can see, Venusaur winning against Level 28 Vaporeon is faster with Petal Blizzard than Solar Beam. But for Level 30 Vaporeon, Solar Beam is better... Can anyone say Defensive Stat Breakpoint?!EDIT 3 Oh yeah, this doesn't handle Ditto game mechanics.EDIT 4 Fixed Lapras stats (woops) and fixed another logic error. Link to new sheet replaced.NOTES: Please see the VersionNotes tab for usage and info about how the calculator functions. The sheet responds slowly due to the amount of math/logic built into the sheet, please be patient. The image linked above used the data from the calculator, but exported to Excel for easy graphing. Currently Dodging is not part of the BattleSim, and the Defender charge attacks with 100% chance as a worst case scenario battle.Tl:dr: DPS is dumb. Don't TM until you've used this calculator and compared common battle scenarios with your pokemon's level and IVs. Every battle statistic matters including IVs and opponent. Google Sheet attached for Battle Simulator. Data output possible shown in attached image. via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2wlQM70