"Budget Palkia counters"
#PokemonGO: Assumptions:- No legendaries (e.g. Rayquaza, Palkia, Latios);- No pseudo-legendaries (e.g. Dragonite, Salamence);- No ultra rares (e.g. Togekiss);- No legacy moves / special Hidden Power types.So here is the list:1) Ditto (against Draco Meteor movesets), 17+ DPS2) Alolan Exeggutor, Dragon Tail / Dragon Pulse, 16.4 DPS (Solar Beam 14.5 DPS)3) Gardevoir, any / Dazzling Gleam, 15.8 DPS4) Flygon, Dragon Tail / Dragon Claw, 15.6 DPS5) Ditto spamming Dragon Tail, 15.5 DPS6) Granbull, Snarl / Play Rough, 14.4 DPS7) Kingdra, Dragon Breath / Outrage, 14.1 DPS8) Ditto spamming Dragon Breath (against the worst possible matchup), 13.8 DPS9) Roserade, Poison Jab / Dazzling Gleam, 13.1 DPS10) Slaking, Yawn / Play Rough, 12.8 DPS11) Ursaring, Counter / Play Rough, 12.8 DPS12) Gyarados, Bite / Outrage, 12.5 DPS13) Clefable, Charge Beam / Play Rough, 12.3 DPS14) Alolan Ninetales, Powder Snow / Dazzling Gleam, 12 DPSAfter that, we are entering the Aggron area where 4 trainers can't defeat Palkia reliably.However there are notable generalists in case of weather boost:- Windy: pretty much anything with a Dragon move (including Dragon Tail Aggron, Dragon Claw Charizard) + the top Psychics (Future Sight Alakazam and Espeon);- Cloudy: pretty much anything with a Fairy move (including Play Rough or Dazzling Gleam Wigglytuff, Play Rough Donphan, Dazzling Gleam Banette or Mismagius) + the top Fighters (Counter / Dynamic Punch Machamp, Breloom, Hariyama);- Partly Cloudy: Smack Down / Stone Edge Rhyperior;- Sunny/Clear: top Grass generalists like Frenzy Plant Venusaur, Grass Knot Breloom or Cacturne, Leaf Blade Sceptile or Victreebel; DO NOT use Fire;- Rain: top Electric and Bug generalists like Thunder Shock / Wild Charge Electivire, Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt Jolteon, Fury Cutter / X-Scissor Scizor, Bug Bite / X-Scissor Pinsir; DO NOT use Water;- Snow: Avalanche Weavile, Jynx and soon Mamoswine; DO NOT use Steel;- Fog: Feint Attack / Foul Play Weavile, Shadow Ball Gengar/Alakazam/Banette, Snarl / Dark Pulse Honchkrow, Bite / Crunch Sharpedo, Snarl / Foul Play Houndoom.Source: my Choose Your Attackers v13.01 spreadsheet. via /r/TheSilphRoad http://bit.ly/2FXrfsr
"Budget Palkia counters"
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