Is Houndoom or Magmar better for a Platinum Nuzlocke?

Question

Currently doing a Platinum Nuzlocke and have a Houndoom, but I was wondering if I should replace it with Magmar. I can't evolve Magmar but Houndoom's stats aren't much better than Magmar's anyway.

Answer 1

Personally, I'd go with Houndoom. It's a solid choice overall for a special attacker, (higher SpAtk than Magmar), plus it has immunity to Psychic types, so it would be very helpful against Lucian. Set it up with Nasty Plot + Flamethrower and Dark Pulse and it hits quite hard.

Hope I helped.

Comments

Houndoom and Magmar effectively have the same stats. Magmar has only one type, but it can learn some useful moves that Houndoom can't, like psychic and focus blast. Houndoom gets dark pulse and nasty plot very late in the game, and depending on how Blueflame is doing level caps, they might not be allowed to use nasty plot against Lucian.

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Dang, I forgot that Nasty Plot was literally the last move it learns by level up.