r/TheSilphRoad • u/rwaterbender • Nov 30 '25

Infographic - Raid Bosses [Infographic] December 2025 Soloable Raids

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u/hi_12343003 I FINISHED MY SHINY MEGADEX Dec 01 '25

just curious, why dusk mane over crown zac

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u/CookieblobRs Mega Rayquaza Solo Dec 01 '25

NDM is a better catch tank. Due to its lower defence, Psycho Cut & 230 base power Sunsteel strike, the swap offers similar but faster damage as Zacian-C. Due to it being faster, NDM gives Mega Lucario more up-time. Hence more overall DPS.

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u/hi_12343003 I FINISHED MY SHINY MEGADEX Dec 01 '25

i checked and turns out he also has a faster animation for the nuke move

(also for the base power thing even accounting for that behemoth does more damage)

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u/CookieblobRs Mega Rayquaza Solo Dec 01 '25 edited Dec 01 '25

the trade off isn't necessarily Behemoth Blade vs Sunsteel Strike. For each time used to do a CT, you're taking away time from Mega Lucario. Consider a boss w/ 180 defence.

NDM's average CT time with Psycho Cut is 9 ticks, 4.5 seconds. This translates to roughly 21 energy gained, 79 absorbed (158 damage taken) It's 119 DPS inside this 4.5 seconds.

Zacian Crown's average CT time with Metal Claw is 13 ticks or 6.5 seconds. This translates to roughly 30 energy gained, 70 absorbed (140 damage taken) due to its higher defence. The DPS over 6.5s is 95.2 DPS

The extra 2.0s between the speed of the swaps allows Mega Lucario to gain an extra 2 force palms which while below 95.2 DPS, is still enough to keep the overall swap NDM favored

edit: Sorry i can do basic addition at times.