Most Reliable Prestigers & Movesets Against Common Gym Defenders in Pokemon GO

I just had to post this list of great prestigers if you like dodging, meaning you can use less bulky Pokémon to beat an opponent quicker. However, many of you pointed out that they prefer more balanced Pokémon so they don't risk fainting even though it may be slower.

So here's a list of Pokémon that will beat common defenders with minimal risk of fainting even if you don't dodge (although it's always a good idea to try and dodge special moves unless your CP is high).

Dragonite: Steel + Dragon

1. Dewgong: Frost Breath / Ice Shard + Blizzard
2. Lapras: Frost Breath / Ice Shard + Blizzard / Ice Beam
3. Cloyster: Frost Breath / Ice Shard + Blizzard
4. Tentacruel: Poison Jab + Blizzard

Snorlax: Psychic + Normal

1. Wigglytuff: Pound + Hyper Beam
2. Omastar: Water Gun + Hydro Pump
3. Slowpoke / Slowbro: Water Gun + Psychic
4. Vaporeon: Water Gun + Hydro Pump

Lapras: Ice + Ice

1. Omastar: Rock Throw / Water Gun + Rock Slide
2. Wigglytuff: Pound + Hyper Beam
3. Tentacruel: Poison Jab + Sludge Wave / Hydro Pump
4. Slowpoke / Slowbro: Water Gun + Psychic
5. Arcanine: Fire Fang + Fire Blast

Arcanine / Flareon: Fire + Fire

1. Omastar: Water Gun + Hydro Pump / Rockslide
2. Vaporeon: Water Gun + Hydro Pump
3. Wartortle / Blastoise: Water Gun + Hydro Pump
4. Golem: Mud Shot + Earthquake

Exeggcutor: Psychic + Grass

1. Butterfree: Bug Bite + Bug Buzz (if CP is high enough)
2. Dewgong: Frost Breath + Blizzard
3. Lapras: Frost Breath + Blizzard
4. Parasect: Bug Bite + X-Scissor

Exeggcutor: Psychic + Psychic

1. Butterfree: Bug Bite + Bug Buzz / Signal Beam (if CP is high enough)
2. Parasect: Bug Bite + X-Scissor
3. Scyther: Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz
4. Venomoth: Bug Bite + Bug Buzz

Gyarados: Dark + Water

1. Electrode: Spark + Thunderbolt (if CP is high enough)
2. Wigglytuff: Pound + Hyper Beam
3. Raichu: Spark + Thunder
4. Jolteon: Thunder Shock + Thunder

Vaporeon: Water + Water

1. Parasect: Bug Bite + Solar Beam
2. Venusaur / Ivysaur: Vine Whip + Solar Beam
3. Tangela: Vine Whip + Solar Beam
4. Vileplume: Razor Leaf + Solar Beam

Poliwrath: Water + Fighting

1. Venusaur / Ivysaur: Vine Whip + Solar Beam
2. Parasect: Bug Bite + Solar Beam
3. Slowpoke / Slowbro: Confusion + Psychic
4. Vileplume: Razor Leaf + Solar Beam

Slowbro: Psychic + Psychic

1. Parasect: Bug Bite + Solar Beam
2. Tangela: Vine Whip + Solar Beam
3. Lickitung: Lick + Hyper Beam
4. Wigglytuff: Pound + Hyper Beam

Venusaur: Grass + Grass

1. Charizard: Wing Attack / Ember + Fire Blast / Flamethrower
2. Golbat: Wing Attack (double type resistance)
3. Pidgeot: Wing Attack + Hurricane
4. Arcanine: Fire Fang + Fire Blast

Venusaur: Grass + Poison

1. Golbat: Wing Attack (double type resistance)
2. Charizard: Wing Attack / Ember + Fire Blast / Flamethrower
3. Pidgeot: Wing Attack + Hurricane
4. Arcanine: Fire Fang + Fire Blast

This list uses kukui's dueling metric, which considers offense and tankiness equally although this may not be the best option in some circumstances. For example, an Arcanine with Fire Fang and Fire Blast will beat a Venusaur quicker than a Golbat of the same CP and probably won't die, however Golbat will have a greater % health remaining due to it's double resistance. So while Golbat is the safer option, Arcanine is more efficient and still quite safe.

If you want to find out good prestigers against any defending pokemon + moveset, you can make a this training calculator.

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