Basically, every species has a set of moves that they can get. It's purely chance. So even if your mon has 100% perfect IVs, it can still get a garbage moveset. *eyes her Gyarados with twister WHY*
Some movesets are better suited to attacking. Some are better for defending. Some attacks are very powerful (they do more damage per second) and some not so much.
The thing you want to keep an eye out for are whether the attacks match the mon type. You get a 25% bonus when they do, making your attacks even more effective. (It's one of the reasons why a water gun/hydro pump vaporeon is so powerful as an attacker.) When you combine this with type advantages, you can do real damage to gym defenders.
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Date: 2016-08-30 08:10 pm (UTC)Some movesets are better suited to attacking. Some are better for defending. Some attacks are very powerful (they do more damage per second) and some not so much.
The thing you want to keep an eye out for are whether the attacks match the mon type. You get a 25% bonus when they do, making your attacks even more effective. (It's one of the reasons why a water gun/hydro pump vaporeon is so powerful as an attacker.) When you combine this with type advantages, you can do real damage to gym defenders.