(Gen 1) Tauros or Golem?

[waterwizard]

Originally Posted by Fat Slingshot279

golem, they have basically the same moves and everything tauros can do, golem can do stronger. basically, they are the same pokemon but have their own advantages

lmao

[Floppy]

Originally Posted by Fat waterwizard

No RBY team should be without Tauros, Chansey, and Exeggutor.

bull

Originally Posted by Fat waterwizard

that's helpful, jon ;)

a team without Tauros and Chansey will lose most every time.

shit.

Nothing personal, i just strongly disagree with you.

In reference to the OP's question, Golem cannot be classed as a physical sweeper unless it can hit everything hard and not die in the same turn. Golem dies easily to non-STAB'd Surf.

Your team is naturally begging for a Tauros though my friend, do not deprive it.

[Crystal_]

Why does Chansey need Thunderbolt again? Chansey needs Seismic toss in order to beat things like Alakazam and Hypno, who have high special defense. Starmie, Cloyster and Tentacruel aren't going to make a dent in Chansey anyway, so Seismic toss is more than enough.
Seismic toss also helps a little with pokes using Amnesia.

Without TB Stramie can try to freeze you, and then you have the annoying Lapras and Articuno. Tbolt is actually better than ST for Amnesiers. If you want ST use it in Alakazam. ST in Chansey is only useful for stall wars. But here Reflect is a lot better, and even Flash too.

Consider using Blizzard over Ice beam. Blizzard hits Golem and Rhydon much harder when you predict it's switch in's (people tend to send them out early game to absorb thunder wave). Making them alot easier to take down later on.

Blizzard also does quite abit to Tauros. Every extra damage counts in RBY. Blizzard does more to Hypno and Alakazam aswell, compared to Seismic Toss. So once you get their health down to a low enough amount, try your luck and use Blizzard. Hopefully they'll be fully paralyzed, giving you the kill (where as with Seismic Toss's strict 100 hp damage, they would have been able to recover their health the next turn. Unless they paralyzed twice)

With 8 PP on Blizzard you will only manage to beat Zams only abaut 5% of the time before you get run out of Blizzard PP. If he isn't paralyzed he will obviusly use recover every time it needs. If he isn't para, you will have more chances of beating him with Ice Beam (freeze, more PP). Ice Beam is a lot better for another Chansey. Not to mention that the PP difference can make you the loser in many stall wars. And although Blizzard can 3HKO Tauros, it can miss.

[Central]

seismic toss is worthless against alakazam.

[Timeneon]

How does Seismic toss beat Alakazam ?