what is the difference between 100/50/50 defenses and 50/100/100

in all pokemon games, HP grows faster than all stats so 100/50/50 is better

>>33418953
That's basically Alomomola vs Toxapex.

100/50/50 - you have 10 soldiers in a town with 5 foot walls/moats. Infantrymen can easily climb over and catapults can lob rocks over.

50/100/100 - you have 5 soldiers in a town with 10 foot walls/moats. Infantrymen have a harder time climbing over, and catapults need to be in a better position, but you have fewer soldiers on the inside.

in actual words:

The Defence and Special Defense stats modify the amount of damage taken; the HP is just the pool that that damage is logged to.

Using the analogy above, it becomes obvious that 50/100/100 is better than 100/50/50. That's why Toxapex is good (one of the reasons) and why Wailord is bad (one of the reasons.)

>>33419009
this.

>>33419009
whats holding a pokemon like dusknoir back?

>>33419031
no recovery

>>33419031
>4.5 men (low health even if good defenses)
>no reinforcements (no healing)
>shoddily built walls (bad defensive typing)
>low supplies (limited utility in battle)

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>>33419009
>>33419043
Why does this analogy work so well?

>>33418953
>252 SpA Articuno Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Mew: 205-243 (60.1 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
100/50/50

>252 SpA Articuno Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Mew: 118-141 (48.9 - 58.5%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO
50/100/100

this.

>>33418953
Whoa now anon, that's not properly set up. You see, 50/100/100 defenses has an extra 50 BST compared to 100/50/50. Let's even it up:
150/50/50 vs 50/100/100.

>>33419411
Disregard this, I'm an idiot.