Garchomp or Nidoking in Platinum?

team:Empoleon moves:Hydro Pump,Flash Cannon,Shadow Claw,Ice BeamInfernape moves:Close Combat,Mach Punch,Thunder punch,Flare BlitzStaraptor moves:Brave Bird, Close Combat,U-Turn,Steel WingAbomasnow moves:Blizzard,Wood Hammer,Water Pulse,Focus BlastDusknoir moves Thunder,Fire,Ice and Shadow punch???Garchomp’s moves:Flamethrower,Stone Edge,Dragon Rush,EarthquakeNidoking’s moves:Earthquake,Mega Horn,Sludge Bomb,Thunderbolt

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I am going to have to say Garchomp

Also, Garchomp has better defensive synergy with the rest of the team. Your team can handle having another ice weakness, and empoleon resists dragon type attacks. Nidoking, on the other hand, does not really help out the team defensively, adding another ground weakness, bring the total to three, and adds on to infernape’s water and psychic weaknesses.

In short, choose Garchomp.

Lets go then shall we?

Stats:

Movepool

Now, Nido still has an immense movepool. Physical or special, Nido doesn’t care. It still has quite a lot of power to use, although not as much bulk as it’s sister. Too name a few moves…

Earth PowerThunderboltIce BeamSludge bombPoison JabSuckerpunchMega Horn

Yeah, quite big. And next, chompy.

Dragon ClawEarthquakeFire FangSwords DanceOutrageAqua TailStone Edge

Not quite as much, but everything it needs. Overall, Nido has the better movesets.

Overall usefullness

Garchomp will crush all of the E4 and Cynthia, provided it’s leveledhigh enough. Nido is waaay to badass, and will kill anything with it’scoverage. Both can use serveral HMs too. Ima just go on all out powerand say Chomp is the best one to use. Just because of the power

Hope I helped x3> brings in-game and that fact that is puts Nido to shame in battle too.