Metagross IV
hi, i have a little question
how much difference is in the performance of a metagross with 15 attack iv and one with 0?
i got a shiny beldum on the community day with 0 0 0 iv and evolved it too metagross with meteor mash
have a lucky shiny metagross with 93% (15 attack, 12 defence, 15 hp) with meteor mash at level 40 and i am thinking about maxing my 0% one just for the fun.
atm it is level 17, would need 260 candy and 238800 stardust, nothing much
thx for the advise and greetings from austria
Answers
A perfect Scizor's stats are 251/206/155.
A 0% IV Metagross's stats are 257/247/160.
A 0% Metagross not only has better stats in all respects, it also has better moves than Scizor. I could see someone powering up a perfect Scizor as a steel attacker for fun (and they'd still get SOME use out of it). Heck, I could see someone powering up ANY pokemon if they find it fun.
Conclusion: the fun factor is there and additionally MM Metagross is really good too, regardless of IVs. Win-win situation, I say.
a 0% IVs MM metagross hits most of its relevant breakpoints (that I could find) by lvl 34.5. There's a couple exceptions: you need a 14 atk MM metagross at lvl 40 (or 15 at 39.5) to go from 8 damage to 9 damage to a tyrannitar with bullet punch. Not a big deal, very much in min-maxing territory. Articuno has a similar atk breakpoint.