can mythical pokemon defend gyms?
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While Legendary Pokémon will help them take on the toughest Raid Bosses and Gym Battles, they're not willing to leave their Trainer's side, so they can't be left to defend Gyms.
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Lapras has higher special attack than Gyarados. It also gets STAB from ice attacks, which is very useful against the flying Pokemon and dragon Pokemon used by important NPCs.
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Any Pokémon that can be used in Sword and Shield is eligible to follow you around, even Legendaries. This feature only works while you're inside the Isle of Armor area, however. Once you return to Galar proper, the Pokémon will return to its ball.
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Immunity. Some Pokémon are immune to certain types of attacks. In Pokémon GO, this means they take even less damage than other “not-very-effective” attacks.
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Details: Like all Battle Facilities, there are given rules to The Battle Tree. All battling modes have the standard flat rules that prevent two of the same Pokemon Species and Items attached to such. ... Not all Legendary Pokemon, however, are banned, such a the Island Guardians and Ultra Beasts.
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Phione is listed as a Mythical Pokémon in a September 2016 Nintendo feature story on Mythical Pokémon. Phione is not found in any regional Pokédex, a trait that is otherwise exclusive to Generation IV Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. ... Only Legendary and Mythical Pokémon are able to be summoned in this way.
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March 13, 2019: Defense Forme Deoxys Raids start March 25 Defense Forme Deoxys will be in EX Raids with stronger defenses than previously seen, so make sure your team is prepared. This Psychic-type Mythical Pokémon will be available to challenge beginning March 25. Still just a dex entry, alas.
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Porygon-Z does not have the required bulk to be a good gym defender, but it does have a great attack stat. Thus, it will probably be used for offensive purposes. Dragon types are commonly used as generalists in Pokémon GO. ... Porygon-Z could perform a similar job if it gets access to powerful non-STAB moves.
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if you use repels, no pokemon will appear besides the legendary (if it's in that area).
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Yes, it should affect Normal Pokémon when used by a Ghost (unless I was just imagining things yesterday). ... type, instead of the Ghost type, which guaranteed its success. In the current generation, it seems to behave like Struggle, which also works independent of its attack type.
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['Well there is a strategy. The strategy is to keep training and training your Pokemon until you can beat a level 60 Pokemon in a one hit k.o. to win and bring alots of Max potions and max revives and lot is of pp ups and lots of full heals. ... ', 'The elite four are very weak in sapphire against a Kyogre.']
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No. The answer is no. Magmar is not considered a good competitive Pokemon. ... You can make Magmar work.
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They're pretty worth it tbh. Not all of them but most of them are. For example, GMax Gengar's move traps opponent (so as if Mega Gengar never left the game). They are pretty easy to hunt down.
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You can't trade any mythical monsters, which only includes Mew in the game thus far; and you can't trade away any Pokémon that you received in a trade. Once your friend gives you one of their Pokémon, it's yours or it's no one's.
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Exeggutor is a first class defender with better HP than Venusaur and an equally effective Quick move in (Confusion), both of these defenders should be considered for gym defenders.
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So, basically, Ingrain is great if your opponent is an idiot and doesn't have a single pokemon that can 2HKO your own. That's awful... It's useful on BP teams, but BP teams are not competitively viable whatsoever.
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In Gold and Silver onward enemy Pokemon DO use PP and aren't able to use a move that PP is depleted for. No they cannot. In Gen I alone, trainer Pokemon and wild Pokemon have infinite PP for all their moves.