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Hydro Pump, Yes or No?
Just wondering if teaching a move like Hydro Pump, which has 80 accuracy compared to Surf's 100 accuracy, if teaching a move like Hydro Pump to Tentacruel, or to any pkmn with average Sp. Atk(Golduck, Politoed, Mantine etc.) is a bad move choice? Or should I just max its Sp. Atk and give it Surf? This question goes to giving a pkmn Fire Blast instead of Flamethrower, Thunder instead of Thunderbolt and Blizzard instead of Ice Beam.
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Well I've seen Salamence sets where they give him Fire Blast to take out Skarmory (a physical wall, since Sala is normally a physical attacker), but I think that all three have slightly different accuracy, not sure though
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Hydro Pump - 80
Fire Blast - 80 Blizzard - 70 Thunder - 70 That's why Blizzard and Thunder have Hail and Rain Dance. |
I prefer more precission and PP's. You can use surf three times more than Hydro Pump, and causes more than half of HP's damage. Max your Sp. Atk nevertheless.
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Well.. This is the attack formula I got from Serebii.
((((2 * Level / 5 + 2) * AttackStat * AttackPower / DefenseStat) / 50) + 2) * STAB * Weakness/Resistance * RandomNumber / 100 Hydro Pump - ((((2 * 100 / 5 + 2) * 280(average) * 120 / 280(average)) / 50) + 2) * 1.5 * 1 * 100 / 100 = <b>~104</b> Surf - ((((2 * 100 / 5 + 2) * 95 * 280(average) / 280(average) / 50) + 2) * 1.5 * 1 * 100 / 100 = <b>~83</b> Assuming the average HP is 280, it would take 3 Hydro Pumps or 4 Surfs to KO, that's also assuming all 3 Hydro Pumps hit. |
hydro pump is acceptable on extreme bulky waters like Omastar and sometimes, Blastoise.
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Bubblebeam is a better alternate, sure you lose on some power, but in return you get a chance to lower speed.
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Mizer is right. I have to agree, Hydro Pump won't do. Bubblebeam suit him/her.
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