Ice Beam is likely to proc more, Blizzard’s animation encompasses the whole screen often making it hard to dodge, and Hydro Pump packs a nasty surprise for Fire-type counters and any attacker anticipating its other, slower charge moves.
When considering a charge move, all 3 have advantages over each other. Due to Ice Shards nerf, Frost Breath isn’t too far behind and with it, Lapras’s performance as a defender is almost as high. A niche case can be made for using Lapras to take on a Rock or Ground-type in between fighting Dragonites with an Ice/Water split moveset, but you’re likely better off just swapping around Pokemon.Īs a defender, Lapras is only limited by its CP and the exclusion of Ice Shard from its movepool. Due to Vaporeon’s extreme presence in the meta as a Water-type attacker, most movesets involving Water Gun or Hydro Pump have little relative use for Lapras as an attacker. As a result, Lapras is more likely to power through multiple dragonites while other counters will get half that number. The advantage Lapras has over other Dragonite countering candidates is between all of them, Lapras takes the least percentage of damage.
With this, Frost Breath with either Ice Beam or Blizzard are your moves of choice. As rare and coveted as Lapras is, you definitely want to keep your eyes peeled for her during this event!Īs an attacker, Lapras performs best while doing what she does best: countering Dragonite. While the nerf that came with Gen 2 dethroned the Queen of Gym Defense and cast her down to Tier 3, her current seat there is primarily a circumstance of CP, not performance. Out of all the Pokemon that would benefit from the removal of the CP sorting system from Gyms, Lapras is likely #1. Optimal Defending Movesets: Frost Breath + Any.Optimal Attacking Movesets: Frost Breath + Ice Beam/Blizzard.
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