Is Golduck better than Vaporeon in B2/W2?
Please note: I want a Water type before Clay’s Gym (Gym 5). Vaporeon requires a Water Stone and you can’t get that from a specific location; you can only get that from random methods like dust clouds. And getting an Eevee is hard enough.
On the other hand, Psyduck is easy to find and Golduck has a better coverage set consisting of Shadow Claw, Brick Break, and Psychic. These moves are all 2x against the E4:
And Golduck’s stats are good too. I wanted to know what Nature would be best for a mixed set. I wanted to use Shadow Claw because my team lacks Ghost moves.
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GolduckPros:Has a great level up movepoolDecent all round stats,being best in SpA and SpeGreat TM learnsetAble to learn 4 HM movesCons:Its stats,while decent,are outclassed by other water PokemonIts level up movepool,while great,has some coverage issuesNot the best abilitiesVaporeonPros:Great HP,SpA,and decent SpDA limited,but decent TM learnsetA decent level up movepoolA decent ability in water absorbAble to learn 4 HM movesCons:Low Def,Atk,and SpeWhile its level up movepool is decent,it has some coverage issuesOverall,I would choose vaporeon.While it has lower Atk,Def,and Spe,it has a much higher SpA and HP,and beats golduck in SpD.My recommended moveset would be this:VaporeonSurf/Hydro Pump/ScaldIce Beam/Blizzard/Aurora BeamShadow BallHidden Power/Work Up
Vaporeon is better in everything in term of stats. I have also played Black 2, and Vaporeon is the best Water-type Pokemon in Black 2. It’s also not a version exclusive, and if you have chosen Snivy or Tepig, both are good for Clay. Pignite will crush Excadrill with Arm Thrust and Flame Charge, and Snivy can take on the other two Ground-types easily with Leaf Tornado and Leech Seed.
It depends which starter you have chosen. If you chose Snivy, a ground type will be good, like Sandile or Trapinch.Listen carefully, Trapinch is turbo rareand can only be found in Desert Resort. Or Darumaka can also work very well, which is found in route 10 and desert resort. And Darumaka is a Fire-type so if you chose Snivy it’s a must have.
