Good day, Pokémon Trainers! In a relatively shocking flip of occasions, I would be the one offering the PvP evaluation of the star of this month’s group day traditional, Cyndaquil. It is a job I’m very happy to take up. As talked about beforehand, Cyndaquil occurs to be one in all my favourite Pokémon.
However, private bias does it lower it in PvP. So, does Typhlosion and its newly acquired transfer, Thunder Punch, together with the C-day transfer Blast Burn, make an influence? Or is that this group day greatest spent with out caring in any respect about Typhlosion’s PvP potential? To discover out, let’s be lightning quick as we soar proper into our Bottom Line Up Front.
- As with all Fire kind starters, Typhlosion will get Blast Burn for its Community Day. This isn’t something new for Typhlosion because it’s the precise transfer it had in its earlier Community Day. And because the previous reveals, it wasn’t sufficient for Typhlosion to be a well-liked Pokémon for PvP.
- What has modified since then is that Typhlosion gained entry to the charged assault Thunder Punch. This is simply the transfer Typhlosion wanted to get each a dependable bait transfer and respectable protection.
- So now with each Blast Burn and Thunder Punch, Typhlosion is definitely pretty respectable. And should you didn’t have a Typhlosion with Blast Burn saved up already, it is a unbelievable time to choose one up.
- With that being mentioned, I might say Typhlosion continues to be considerably of a spice choose. It continues to be very frail, and Thunder Punch, whereas being the fitting transfer for Typhlosion to have, may nonetheless use a buff.
Typhlosion Stats and Moves
Typhlosion
Fire
Great League Stats
Ultra League Stats
Master League Stats
The factor that instantly jumps out with Typhlosion is that Attack stat. Especially in comparison with the 2 hottest Fire varieties within the Great League and the Ultra League, Skeledirge and Talonflame. In truth, Typhlosion is a full 10 factors forward (Actually a bit extra) in comparison with these two in Attack. Instead, it’s nearer, virtually toe-to-toe with Charizard, in that regard.
But in fact, this insane assault stat comes at a price. And that price is its low bulk. Not being notably noteworthy by way of Defense or HP. Especially, within the HP division. In truth, Typhlosion is fully 1:1 with Charizard by way of stats. So should you’ve ever used Charizard, particularly within the Great League, you know the way glassy it may possibly really feel to make use of. Though, it is a little more reliably bulkier within the Ultra League.
This brings us to Typhlosion’s kind. A enjoyable truth, all 3 of the Johto starters are mono varieties, even when totally advanced. Which is to say, Typhlosion is a pure, mono Fire kind Pokémon. Which resists SteelIceGrassFireFairy and Bug. This may be very respectable. But it’s weak to GroundRock and …Water. Oh no. Ground is dangerous sufficient as is. But you undoubtedly don’t wish to be notably weak to Water varieties in current metas. Considering that’s like probably the most dominant kind. Thankfully, that is the place the opposite facet of the equation, the strikes is available in.
FAST ATTACKS
- Incinerate – Fire kind, 4.8 DPT, 4.0 EPT, 5 Turns
- Shadow Claw – Ghost kind, 3.0 DPT, 4.0 EPT, 2 Turns
- Ember – Fire kind, 4.2 DPT, 3.0 EPT, 2 Turns
So let’s simply get one in all these three strikes out of the way in which rapidly. Ember. While not a foul transfer, it’s strictly worse than the opposite choices. And fails to get Typhlosion any distinctive wins whereas rising the losses. So the competitors is between Incinerate and Shadow Claw.
Even then, by way of pure stats, Incinerate continues to be objectively higher. Not solely do you’ve gotten extra harm with equal power technology per flip, however you get STAB benefit too. This means Incinerate does extra harm because of sharing the identical time as Typhlosion. However, there’s nonetheless nonetheless a case to be made for Shadow Claw.
For starters, it’s simpler to play with (And tougher to mess around for the opponent) because of it being a two-turn transfer. As against the very gradual five-turn Incinerate. Not solely that, Shadow Claw does make matchups towards Pokémon weak to Ghost a bit higher. This means you beat Cresselia a bit extra cleanly and truly beat out Sableye, which incinerate can’t do. However, Incinerate nonetheless in the end wins out for my part. Especially because of its synergy with:
CHARGED ATTACKS
- Blast Burnᴱ – Fire kind, 132 harm, 50 power
- Thunder Punch – Electric kind, 55 harm, 40 power
- Solar Beam – Grass kind, 150 harm, 80 power
- Overheat – Fire kind, 156 harm, 55 power, 100% Chance: Reduce Self Defense -2 Stages
- Fire Blast – Fire kind, 168 harm, 80 power
That’s fairly the wholesome number of heavy-hitting Fire kind Charged Attacks Typhlosion has there. But let’s be actual right here. There’s a purpose why for fire-type starters, Blast Burn is a crucial a part of their toolkit. The harm output per power is second to none! Fire Blast simply has too excessive of an power requirement. Very unrecommended for a squishy Pokémon like Typhlosion. And Overheat comes with the double debuff. Which means you need to change out or make Typhlosion ineffective. Really, you want to go along with the Community Day transfer for Typhlosion.
Which brings us to the true choice level between Thunder Punch and Solar Beam. After all, Solar Beam is what Typhlosion was working earlier than Thunder Punch. So there should be some advantages nonetheless left for it proper? Well, type of. When shields are down, Solar Beam can take out two cumbersome Pokémon, Azumarill and Lickitung. And in a situation the place you’ve gotten 1 protect and your opponent has none, you possibly can take out the mudbois, Quagsire, and Whiscash as effectively.
However, that’s just about the place the advantages finish. Again, Solar Beam simply requires an excessive amount of power for the frail Typhlosion to deal with. It simply received’t keep within the discipline lengthy sufficient to correctly make use of it. So, Thunder Punch is simply higher in even shielding eventualities. Though, in some miracle second the place you’ve gotten each a protect benefit and an power benefit Solar Beam can carry out higher, such a fortunate situation is uncommon.
Great League
So we now have extra of an thought of the best package for Typhlosion. But what can it do with it? Well, simply by getting a cursory look on the outcomes PVPoke has to show us, Thunder Punch and Blast Burn win out in each equal shielding situation. And apparently, Keeping Incinerate and Blast Burn however transferring Thunder Punch round with the opposite charged assaults yield the identical outcomes. “But what are those results?” You may be pondering to your self.
Well within the 0-0 shields and the 1-1 shields eventualities towards the meta we get 38.1% wins and 61.9% losses. Not spectacular however not the worst both. In 2-2, we see an ideal 50-50 win-loss cut up. This solely improves with Shadow Typhlosion. Which is to be anticipated for an attack-weighted Pokémon. Here, in 1-1 we now have a way more agreeable 45.2% win charge. Improvements will be seen within the 0-0 situation as effectively with a 40.5% win charge. While the 2-2 situation win charges have truly barely dropped to a 47.6% win charge.
Despite that, Shadow Typhlosion undoubtedly performs higher and extra constantly total. And it’s now the place I feel it’s price noting that you simply don’t sometimes wish to run Typhlosion in even shields. Typhlosion dominates with even simply 1 protect benefit. Looking at wins reaching as much as 70-80%. Regular and Shadow appear to even out by way of win charges with a protect benefit as effectively.
But thus far, I’ve simply been throwing numbers at you. Who are these Pokémon that Typhlosion beats? Are they right here with us proper now? Well, the very first thing that involves thoughts are the Steel and Ice varieties. Especially the fear of the skies, Skarmory. Ohhh boy Skarmory. The bane of my existence as somebody who likes Fairy varieties. Typhlosion simply destroys Skarmory with each one in all its strikes!
But I’m getting forward of myself. Of course, Typhlosion can beat issues it has a sort benefit towards like meta Grass and Bug varieties together with the aforementioned varieties, and in addition most Fairy varieties. What makes Typhlosion actually respectable is that in even shields it’s beating the very cumbersome Cresselia, and two in style water varieties in Feraligatr and Mantine. Granted that Mantine isn’t working Water Pulse in fact. So that Thunder Punch is absolutely serving to out. Typhlosion is even coming near beating Gligar now. And these successes turn into all of the extra spectacular with a protect benefit. Now beating cumbersome Dark varieties like Umbreon, Guzzlord, and Mandibuzz and including a couple of extra Water varieties into the combo like Dewgong.
Ultra League
Let’s hold this transient as many of the issues mentioned thus far apply to the Ultra League as effectively. Except Typhlosion would possibly truly be even higher within the Ultra League. It has extra bulk and there are extra prevalent targets. Not solely is Cresselia prevalent on this meta as effectively, there are additionally extra Steel varieties in Registeel, Steelix, and Cobalion used extra commonly. Shadow Typhlosion may even beat out Walrein.
But in fact, it’s price remembering that that is additionally a meta the place Swampert, Tapu Fini, Giratina (Altered), and Tapu Fini run free and infrequently. All Pokémon that Typhlosion very a lot doesn’t wish to see.
Master League
We’re speaking about utilizing a Pokémon with a max stat whole barely above 5000 in a meta the place there’s a Pokémon whose stat whole reaches above 10000? Simple recommendation: DO NOT.
Conclusion
And there you go! Typhlosion is a frail however highly effective Pokémon with loads of potential now that it has Thunder Punch together with its Community Day transfer Blast Burn. It is absolutely solely prevented from being a high meta Pokémon because of the leagues it may possibly do effectively in being dominated by Water kind Pokémon. With a major meta shakeup or buff to Thunder Punch Typhlosion can do actually very well. But for now, it’s nonetheless a good Pokémon that must be maneuvered consciously.
I hope you’ve loved this Community Day evaluation from me this time. Like I mentioned, I like Typhlosion and I additionally love JRESeawolf’s evaluation so I hope I’ve accomplished it justice. Goodbye for now, Pokémon trainers. Priom-out!
