Giga impact or quick attack?

Aug. 24, 2016

I have a dodrio with drill peck, knock off, and thrash (choice band). Which one should the 4th move be?

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I suggest using Quick Attack. It may not be very powerful, but it has priority which would help to finish off a Pokémon at low health. Giga Impact is strong, but it requires a turn to recharge. Your opponent could use that turn to set up or KO your Dodrio.

Well, you already have a powerful STAB Normal-type move in Thrash, so Giga Impact would be redundant. (It’s also not a good move regardless because of the recharge.) Quick Attack is much better in this case for the priority.

Here is a standard Dodrio set:Dodrio @ Choice BandAbility: Early BirdEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Brave Bird-better than Drill Peck because of higher base power- Return-better than Thrash because you can switch out, which is good because Dodrio can’t take many hits- Knock Off- Quick Attack