Pokémon GO: Arena verteidigen – Die besten Verteidigungs-Pokémon

We show you the Pokémon that are best to defend your gym in Pokémon GO. You will see the best attacks of these Pokémon.

When defending gyms in Pokémon GO, it is important which Pokémon take on this role. Some are well suited for defense, while others do not fit this role as well. Recently, Niantic changed the CP values of many Pokémon. This added new Pokémon to the top list of defenders. We will show you the various Pokémon that are best suited to defend gyms. You will also see which attacks they should master to fulfill their role even better.

Pokémon GO: The best defenders

After Niantic changed the CP values, the Pokémon had to be sorted again by strengths and weaknesses. Gamepress created a list that assigns the best defender Pokémon to different tiers.

In the following list, we show you the Pokémon and their best attacks from the different tiers.

Tier 1:

These Pokémon are the elite among defenders. They win against most Pokémon in the gym. Weaknesses can only be exploited by a few attacking Pokémon.

• Snorlax – Zen Headbutt + Hyper Beam or Body Slam
• Lapras – Ice Shard + Blizzard or Ice Beam

Tier 1.5:

These Pokémon are good defenders against many Pokémon. Their weaknesses can be exploited by more Pokémon than those from Tier 1.

• Dragonite – Steel Wing + Dragon Pulse
• Ampharos – Stone Edge + Heavy Slam or
• Water Gun + Heavy Slam
• Exeggutor – Confusion + Psychic or Seed Bomb
• Vaporeon – Water Gun + Aqua Jet or Aqua Tail

  

Tier 2:

These Pokémon are good defenders and have many good matchups. However, they have more counters than Tier 1 and 1.5.

• Starmie – Confusion + Psychic
• Quagsire – Bubble + Ice Beam or Hydro Pump
• Venusaur – Razor Leaf + Sludge Bomb
• Rhydon – Mud-Slap + Rock Wrecker

Tier 2.5:

These Pokémon are indeed good defenders but have many weaknesses that can be exploited.

• Gyarados – Dragon Breath + Bite or Dragon Pulse
• Kangaskhan – Mud-Slap + Stomp

Tier 3:

These Pokémon should only be used situationally. If you have a Pokémon from a higher tier, you should definitely prefer that one.

• Hypno – Confusion + Psychic or Psyshock
• Clefairy – Charm + Zen Headbutt or Dazzling Gleam
• Tentacruel – Poison Jab + Hydro Pump or Blizzard
• Golem – Mud-Slap + Rock Wrecker or
• Stone Edge + Earthquake
• Alakazam – Confusion + Psychic
• Jigglypuff – Charm + Faint Attack or Pound
• Glaceon – Ice Shard + Blizzard or Hydro Pump

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