Blastoise Or Lapras?
Which water-type is better?
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STATS:
Lapras’BST is 535 and its stats are 130 in HP, 085 in both Attack and Special Attack, 080 in Defense, 095 in Special Defense, and 060 in Speed.
MOVES:
Blastoisecan learn Normal-, Water-, Dark-, and Steel-type moves through level-up. It can learn Normal-, Water-, Ice-, Fighting-, Ground-, Rock-, Dragon-, Dark-, and Steel-type moves as TMs. It can also learn Normal-, Water-, Fighting-, Psychic-, and Dragon-type moves as egg-moves.
Laprascan learn Normal-, Water-, and Ice-type moves through level-up. It can learn Normal-, Water-, Electric-, Ice-, Ground-, Psychic-, and Steel-type moves as TMs. It can also learn Normal-, Water-, Ice-, Ground-, Psychic-, Rock-, and Dragon-type moves as egg-moves.
TYPING:
Blastoiseis a pure-Water-type: which makes it resistant to Fire, Water, Ice, and Steel; and weak to Electric and Grass.
Laprasis a Water/Ice-type: which makes it resistant to Water(1/2)[if it has Water Absorb as its ability, this type becomes it immunity] and Ice(1/4); and weak to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock.
By stats, Lapras has a higher BST, HP stat, and Attack stat than Blastoise. They both have the same Special Attack stat of 085. Blastoise has a higher Defense stat, Special Defense stat, and Speed stat than Lapras.
By moves, Blastoise can learn 4 different types of moves through level-up compared to Lapras' three. Blastoise can learn 9 different types of moves as TMs compared to Lapras' seven. Lapras can learn 7 different types of moves as egg-moves compared to Blastoise’s five.
By typing, Blastoise has two fewer weakness compared to Lapras' four. Blastoise has 4 resistances compared to Lapras' two(one if it has Water Absorb).
Well, Blastoise has a mega, so that’s a plus. Also, it get access to rapid spin to get rid of entry hazards. However, it doesn’t have that much type coverage and cannot (usually) faint bulky water types, such as Slowbro, Suicune, and itself. It’s better to be used as a rapid spinner because it’s best move set consists of Surf, Rapid Spin, Toxic, and Protect.
Lapras is a good Pokemon, but its typing makes it weak to fighting, steel, and rock type attacks. However, it does get access to a lot of status moves such as toxic (TM(, confuse ray (Egg), thunder wave (TM), and ice beam(Level up or TM). (which has a chance to freeze). It gets a little more type coverage with thunder and thunderbolt, along with its STAB ice type moves but is weak to a lot more. In fact, Lapras in in the lowest Smogon tier, the PU tier.
So, because of the fact that it has a mega, can get rid of entry hazards, and stall out opponents, I would recommendBLASTOISE.
Both are completely outclassed by mega Gyarados. It’s impossible for one to be better than the other when both are useless.
