Meloetta (Aria Forme)
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
Analysis
Meloetta Aria Forme is an interesting addition to Pokemon Go. With Mewtwo being the strongest Psychic-type Pokemon since... forever, and arguably the best for the foreseeable future (and probably forever), any new Psychic-types added to the game are ultimately dealt the unfortunate hand of living in Mewtwo's shadow. That doesn't make Melotta bad or useless; it's still a solid Pokemon in the PvE scene if you're tired of seeing and maybe using teams of Mewtwo (and only Mewtwo). As a Mythical Pokemon however, the real challenge is the significantly more tedious task of obtaining Candy XL.
Offense
- Confusion is better for offensive use, and benefits from STAB.
- Quick Attack isn't a bad move, but can't be Super Effective against anything.
- Psyshock suits Meloetta's role as a Psychic-type attacker.
- Hyper Beam is the strongest Charge Move option, but lacks a Super Effective modifier.
- Dazzling Gleam falls behind without STAB.
- Thunderbolt has no use here.
Confusion is generally the way that you want to go with Meloetta, as it has outstanding overall parameters, but it is a bit clunky. Quick Attack is weaker, but it has higher energy generation and a shorter animation.
Psyshock costs the least amount of energy, benefits from STAB, and is a decent and well-rounded move. Dazzling Gleam costs a lot of energy, but provides coverage against Meloetta's weakness to Dark-type Pokemon. Thunderbolt can help Meloetta bypass certain Steel-, Water-, and Flying-type Pokemon. Hyper Beam demands too much energy to use, but its raw damage can be a devastating surprise.
Meloetta's CP is too high to participate in Great League.
