Blastoise is a Water type Pokémon with high base defense stats. It is never a wrong choice to place Blastoise as a gym defender.
Here are the strategies and best move set that is super effective on Blastoise.
Blastoise
| Type(s) | Max CP | Base Attack | Base Defense | Base Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 2542 | 186 | 222 | 158 |
Which Pokémon is best to take out Blastoise?
Blastoise is a Water type Pokémon and lets see what is effective against it.
Type super effective against Blastoise
Expected Blastoise’s move set
- The combination of Water Gun and Hydro Pump is considered to be the best move set for Blastoise.
| Fast Attack | Special Attack |
|---|---|
| Water Gun | Hydro Pump |
Best Pokémon to defeat Blastoise
1. Venusaur
When Blastoise uses Water Gun and Hydro Pump which are both Water attacks, Venusaur’s Grass type can reduce the damage of Blastoise’s attacks. Venusaur with Vine Whip and Solar Beam, both Grass type attacks are super effective on Blastoise.
Best move set for Venusaur to defeat Blastoise
| Fast Attack | Special Attack |
|---|---|
| Vine Whip | Solar Beam |
2. Exeggutor
Similar to Venusaur, Water type attacks are not effective on Exeggutor. Exeggutor’s special attack like Seed Bomb and Solar Beam are super effective on Blastoise.
Best move set for Exeggutor to defeat Blastoise
| Fast Attack | Special Attack |
|---|---|
| Confusion / Zen Headbutt | Solar Beam |
3. Vaporeon
When Blastoise’s special attack is the Ice type attack Ice Beam, Vaporeon would be a better choice to fight Blastoise. Water and Ice type attacks are not effective on Vaporeon. Even though Vaporeon’s Water type attack is not effective on Blastoise, Vaporeon’s higher CP and HP stats will be able to take down Blastoise with some dodging.
Best move set for Vaporeon to defeat Blastoise
| Fast Attack | Special Attack |
|---|---|
| Water Gun | Hydro Pump |
4. Jolteon
To a lesser extend, Jolteon could be used to defeat Blastoise which uses Ice Beam special attack. Even though Jolteon could not reduce the damage from Blastoise, Lightning type attacks are super effective on Blastoise. Jolteon would be able to take down Blastoise with some dodging.
Best move set for Jolteon to defeat Blastoise
| Fast Attack | Special Attack |
|---|---|
| Thunder Shock | Thunder |