"PSA: Hold on to good Treeko, Torchic, Mudkip. Gen 3 starters have the potential to rumble the meta after their community days."

#PokemonGO: It's possible that Blaziken gets blaze kick, considering it was found recently in APK mine and Swampert may also get muddy water. But just in case they decide to give the gen 3 starters what their earlier generation counterparts got in community days, the future of gen 3 starters seem to be exciting.Here is an analysis based on the assumption that Blaziken gets blast burn, Swampert gets hydro cannon and Sceptile gets frenzy plant in their respective community days.I used GoBattleSim to perform simulations by 6 units if the same species against various raid bosses all in neutral weather by no dodging. Here are the results.​Sceptile with frenzy plant:​Against Vaporeon tier 3 having water gun and hydro pump:PokemonMovesetTime to Win in secondsNumber of DeathsSceptileFury Cutter / Frenzy Plant1303RoseradeRazor Leaf / Solar beam1313VenusaurVine Whip / Frenzy Plant1342ExeggutorBullet Seed / Solar Beam1383​Against Donphan tier 3 having tackle and earthquake:PokemonMovesetTime to Win in secondsNumber of DeathsRoseradeRazor Leaf / Solar beam1433SceptileBullet Seed / Frenzy Plant1493VenusaurVine Whip / Frenzy Plant1564ExeggutorBullet Seed / Solar Beam1613​Blaziken with blast burn:Against tier 3 Skarmory with steel wing and flash cannon:PokemonMovesetTime to Win in secondsNumber of DeathsBlazikenFire Spin / Blast Burn1512MoltresFire Spin / Overheat1592CharizardFire Spin / Blast Burn1642EnteiFire Spin / Overheat1672FlareonFire Spin / Overheat1673​Against tier 3 Tangela with vine whip and grass knot:PokemonMovesetTime to Win in secondsNumber of DeathsBlazikenFire Spin / Blast Burn1183MoltresFire Spin / Sky Attack1182CharizardFire Spin / Blast Burn1242MoltresFire Spin / Overheat1252FlareonFire Spin / Overheat1273EnteiFire Spin / Overheat1282Note: I added sky attack Moltres in this simulation, because bug and grass are also weak to flying type. With a good move like sky attack, sky attack Moltres is better against bugs and plants than overheat Moltres.​Swampert with hydro cannon:​Against tier 3 Flareon with fire spin and overheat:PokemonMovesetTime to Win in secondsNumber of DeathsKyogreWaterfall / Hydro Pump1333SwampertWater Gun / Hydro Cannon1363PalkiaDragon Tail / Hydro Pump1432FeraligatrWaterfall / Hydro Cannon1443GyaradosWaterfall / Hydro Pump1503​Against tier 3 Arcanine with fire fang and fire blast:PokemonMovesetTime to Win in secondsNumber of DeathsKyogreWaterfall / Hydro Pump1202SwampertWater Gun / Hydro Cannon1323PalkiaDragon Tail / Hydro Pump1362FeraligatrWaterfall / Hydro Cannon1373GyaradosWaterfall / Hydro Pump1383​​Observations (TL:DR):Frenzy plant Sceptile goes neck to neck with Roserade in terms of DPS. In many cases depending on the certain situations, Roserade has the DPS advantage.Blast burn Blaziken outperforms overheat Moltres against steel type in terms of DPS.Blast burn Blaziken is on par with sky attack Moltres against bug and grass, Moltres getting a TDO (bulk) advantage there.Note that Charizard and Moltres are slightly in advantage against Tangela, because of their double resistance to grass.EPS oriented move like water gun favours Swampert with hydro cannon and puts him in the second position right below Kyogre.With origin pulse down the line (maybe in the year 2050?), Kyogre still owns the crown even with hydro pump; but Swampert is the second best.Assuming no last minute game master changes, Palkia is the 3rd best with no access to water quick move.Blast burn, hydro cannon and frenzy plant are super powerful moves! via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2SesmGh