4th Gen Gyrados vs Floatizel?

[fullmetal24]

Which water type is better?

 

[Cerberus87]

Unfair matchup IMO. Gyarados is one of the best Pokémon in the game. No chance for Floatzel to compete.

That being said, Floatzel is still pretty good, if a little flimsy.

 

[DyingWillFlareon]

I go with Guarados 99% of the time, so I chose Floatzel in Diamond, and tbh it's not that bad. I haven't used Gyara in Gen IV so I don't know it's moves or anything but I'm assuming it's a lot like Gen III but with STAB phsyical moves. So I guess Gyarados.

 

[CoffeeDrink]

Both Pokémon's names are not spelled correctly in the thread title. Regardless Gyarados is the better Pokémon. Floatzel is like a piece of paper in comparison when taking physical hits.

 

[Drayton]

I go with Gyarados on this. Floatzel is quite good in Attack Power and Speed, but defenses seems lackluster making it fragile towards strong attacker

 

[Pendraflare]

Gyarados has been mentioned several a times as the better one, and it is, but Floatzel does have a bit more Speed on its own, even if Dragon Dance on the former works for that favor anyway.

 

[Hiatus]

Others have said before that Gyarados and Floatzel is an unfair match-up, which I do agree with, and even so, I'd still have to go with former.

Gyarados is a very powerful Pokémon in itself, generally; it has access to Dragon Dance, and after one use of it, it'd be gaining instant boost in Attack and Speed, immediately setting up the Pokémon for sweeping. I've used this strategy with it dozens of times before, and it was always great.

Floatzel is not so bad, either. Personally, I feel its design is unique; when I'd first seen it, I thought it was normal-type, and was surprised to see it to wind up to be water. I enjoy twists like this every now and again.

 

[DragonTamerSeto]

Float probably quicker anyways unless dragon dance but its gg if float has thunder fang

 

[Geo Stelar]

I prefer Floatzel, but if the two were to battle, it would be Gyarados. Dragon Dance, Outrage, Floatzel would die. lol

 

[Shak]

Unfortunately Floatzel isn't quite on Gyarados's level statwise, but he still makes it onto my favourite 6 (Just makes the cut above Slowbro, as far as water types are concerned)

 

[outchea oliver]

gyrados no doubt

 

[Sun]

While Floatzel isn't at the same level as Gyarados, nevertheless Floatzel is still an amazing Pokémon. In Gen IV it was tied with Starmie as the fastest Water-type Pokémon, it can also learn different kinds of moves that Gyarados can't learn in Gen IV for example like Aqua Jet, Crunch, Brick Break, Ice Punch (through tutors in Pt/HGSS), which are very helpful for in-game teams. :)

As for Gyarados belongs on a higher level, where it shouldn't be competing with Floatzel to begin with.