"Gym Defender Rankings, a new list"

#PokemonGO: Gym Defender RankingsAs a labor of love, I used pokebattler.com to run simulations against common attackers, feeding a spreadsheet I created that calculated gym defender rankings. You can see the methodology at the bottom of this post.Important DisclaimersThe best defenders are golden raspberries.I'm not claiming there are any good gym defenders. We all know that because of demotivation, most gyms are easy to take down after time passes.There are many ways to rank gym defenders. I'm not claiming this way is better than any other method. I created my spreadsheet just for personal enjoyment, and decided to share the results after a few trainers expressed interest.I left off defenders that I thought would perform poorly. If there is a particular defender whose results you are interested in seeing, please post in the comments and I'll do my best to add it.My methodology is not necessarily the best, this is only one way to rank defendersDefenderScoreWeak to FightingBlissey4.4728YesChansey2.0650YesSnorlax1.3941YesGardevoir1.2748Clefable1.1802Steelix1.1728YesSlaking1.1489YesSlowbro1.1392Milotic1.1045Dragonite1.0608Slowking1.0552Lapras1.0544YesMetagross0.9393Rhydon0.9315YesHypno0.9175Umbreon0.9158YesCrobat0.9151Alola Muk0.8795Exeggutor0.8698Donphan0.8673Venusaur0.8565Salamence0.8355Alola Exeggutor0.8261Vaporeon0.7970Muk0.7866Azumarill0.7697Gyarados0.7620Ampharos0.7580Aggron0.7499YesHeracross0.7486Granbull0.7334Tentacruel0.7240Poliwrath0.7131Grumpig0.6953Espeon0.6930Walrein0.6856YesRelicanth0.6791YesSkarmory0.6765Forretress0.6634Feraligatr0.6544Hariyama0.6526NoctOwl0.6477Meganium0.6358Wigglytuff0.6342Wobbuffet0.6167Lanturn0.6020Golem0.5959YesPolitoed0.5884Swalot0.5858Mr Mime0.5846Alakazam0.5783Jolteon0.5623Togetic0.5553Swampert0.5538Mantine0.5412Ludicolo0.5520Miltank0.5366YesTyranitar0.5234YesKangaskhan0.5219YesGengar0.5141Machamp0.5074Pinsir0.4928Wailord0.4836Cloyster0.4749YesCharizard0.4652Golduck0.4593Cradily0.4570YesScizor0.4427Arcanine0.4297Flareon0.4270Jynx0.4191Armaldo0.4029Blastoise0.3827Ursaring0.3782YesTorkoal0.3760Omastar0.3551YesTauros0.3500YesXatu0.3198Kingler0.3020Aerodactyl0.2931Cacturne0.1497YesMethodologyBoth time to defeat and damage dealt were used as factors6 Popular Gym Attackers were considered, with more weighting given to Machamp, and to a lesser extent Dragonite.Defenders with well-known double weaknesses were penalizedIt was assumed that attackers were a mix of knowlegable trainers, and casuals who use the same attacker for all defenders. In a golden rasberry battle situation, e.g. before an EX-raid, a different ranking methodology would probably be more appropriate.Defenders with a low CP were given a small boost because they lose CP more slowly; after 1 hour, defenders like Umbreon, Hypno and Azulmarill would move even further up this listSimulations were run using the defenders' most damaging movesetFinal ThoughtsFeel free to ask questions! I created the spreadsheet so people could make changes themselves if they like, e.g change penalties, weight attackers differently, or look at only damage dealt or time to defeat. Feel free to PM me if you are interested in making your own changes.As a final thought, I'll say again that this is not meant to be a "definitive" ranking. There are many different ways to look at gym defenders![EDIT] Updated the score of Muk[EDIT2] Fixed a bug that affected the Scoring of Alola Exeggutor, Kingler, Aerodactly, Ursaring, Jolteon, Blastoise. And I added Mantine. via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2vQfHjj