Have you noticed what Pokemon dominate today's Pokemon Go gym top defenders? Well if not, they are a bunch of strong Pokemon that seem very difficult to overthrow.
Have you already calculated your CP and IV stats, even utilizing this damage calculator, yet you still find it difficult to defeat these dominant Pokemon towering over you from gym to gym in Pokemon Go?
Any other ways to become the very best?
Well, do not despair. An image surfaced on the internet via Reddit user 'conspire_pokemon_go' (with underscores in between), suggesting how to counter those governing Pokemon in a Pokemon Go gym near you. It seems that another factor in defeating a Pokemon efficiently is to counter-act them with the proper Pokemon.
Rock, paper, scissors
Like any other game, Pokemon Go is also based on rock, paper, scissors but in a more complicated way. Usually rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper, and paper covers rock. You can also refer to its more complicated cousins from a post by Retrohelix.com.
In Pokemon Go, it's something like: a wiggly puff can effectively hurt a Snorlax rather than any other Pokemon that you have groomed for battles.
You may refer to the image below for the complete list of suggestion depending on what Pokemon is defending a gym.
What Pokemon usually are in power?
As you can observe in the image, there are 9 Pokemon currently dominating in Pokemon Go battle gyms. These are: Dragonite, Lapras, Snorlax, Vaporeon, Polywrath, Gyarados, Exeggutor, Slowbro, and Venusaur.
Does it work?
Well, a reply at Reddit says, "Great chart and I thoroughly enjoy watching my CP900 Tangela destroy CP2000 Vaporeons." So, basically, yes, in a sense it adds up with the combination of CP and IV stat calculations, and how you dodge properly. But in general, the graphic suggestion gives you sort of the upper hand when battling a Pokemon dominating a gym in Pokemon Go. Remember, that those Pokemon left in gyms fight in automation, so you also have the dodge part as one of your ace moves.
