Ice Punch or Poison Jab?

Currently, my Sawk has this move set (I don’t EV train, I just battle among friends. When X and Y come out, then I will EV train).

Luigi (Sawk) - Male, Level 92 (it will be level 100 at the end of the night)Ability - Inner FocusItem - Choice Band/Choice ScarfNature - Docile (Neutral)

Close Combat - STAB, massive powerStone Edge - deals with Flying types, high power and critical hit ratioPoison Jab - coverage, chance of poisoningEarthquake - coverage, high power, high accuracy

I don’t know if I should replace Ice Punch for Poison Jab or not. There is only a 5 power difference between the two, and Poison Jab covers only Grass, while Ice Punch covers Flying, Dragon, Grass, and Ground at the cost of a lower power.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Personally I would Replace Poison Jab with Ice Punch, Simply Because It covers more types (Including the one Poison Jab Covers), Even if it means Sacrificing a bit of power, because, In a way, you would actually be power by the Power of types. But if you find a stronger Ice type move than Ice punch, I would Recommend you Sawk learn that one (if it is able).Hope I helped! :)

I don’t know why, but I’d chooseIce Punch.

It will cause a heap of trouble for all those pesky Flying-type Pokemon that will attempt to attack your Sawk with super-effective moves. It inflicts slightly less damage then Poison Jab, but I think this is regained because Poison Jab has a shot of poisoning the foe while Ice Punch has a shot of freezing the foe, leaving the foe helpless.

Hope I helped. :)