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CONFIRMED: Pokémon CPs Updated

For as long as nerfing would happen in regulation, there should be not much regret on powering up. If the first re-balancing is any indication, nothing nerfed was made completely useless.

A lot of the buffed pokemons really needed that boost but we should expect future nerfing for some that may have been buffed more than expected.
 
ichiDad said:
Gengar vs Alakazam didn't seem that favorable. I had much better luck battling Alakazam with Ninetales (with Feint Attack).
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I wouldn't even consider running Gengar against Alakazam, IMO. Gengar's inferior defensive stats will get shredded by Alakazam, not to mention all of Alakazam's best moves gain STAB and are super effective against Gengar's Poison typing.

My first pick against Alakazam would be Scyther with Fury Cutter/Bug Buzz or Pinsir with Fury Cutter/X-Scissor. Both Pokémon received hefty increases in their Attack stats and Pinsir even gained higher Defense.

I would be tempted to experiment with Bug Bite/X-Scissor Parasect, but it lost a lot of Defense with the nerf.

Alternate options could be other Psychic types to resist and use STAB/super effective moves to counter. Slowbro can be an option, as well as Shadow Ball Hypno. I personally wouldn't go this route, though.

Edit: Totally forgot I have a 100% Pinsir. It's actually now the oldest Pokémon I've kept to this date, having obtained it on July 11th. Fury Cutter/X-Scissor. I'll have to find a high enough Alakazam defender to experiment on.
 
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VisualJae said:
I wouldn't even consider running Gengar against Alakazam, IMO. Gengar's inferior defensive stats will get shredded by Alakazam, not to mention all of Alakazam's best moves gain STAB and are super effective against Gengar's Poison typing.
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I thought of Gengar as Dark, but I see now it is Ghost/Poison. Is there any Dark type pokemon? Some have Dark moves, but I don't see any Dark types. Maybe in Gen2?
 
ichiDad said:
I thought of Gengar as Dark, but I see now it is Ghost/Poison. Is there any Dark type pokemon? Some have Dark moves, but I don't see any Dark types. Maybe in Gen2?
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Dark types were originally introduced in Gen. II, so yes.

Specifically:
- Umbreon
- Murkrow
- Houndour/Houndoom
- Sneasel
- Tyranitar

Side note: based on the current stat system and CP formula, Tyranitar is expected to exceed Dragonite in max CP.
 
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