For all the players still playing "Pokemon Go," are you having a hard time beating Gyms? Do you feel like all your high CP Pokemon still don't get the job done despite dominating other Pokemon stat-wise? We might have the solution for you.
Pokewin.win is a third-party strategy guide website that lists down all the best Pokemon to beat Gyms with in "Pokemon Go." It compiles all the important stats you need to know when it comes to picking Pokemon to fight Gyms with in an easy to pull up site.
The good people behind Pokewin have compiled all the Pokemon a certain Pokemon can beat and get beaten by. Pokewin bases this information by factoring types into the equation and calculating the appropriate CP needed by a certain Pokemon to defeat another.
You can input any Pokemon and its corresponding CP, and the site will tell you what Pokemon with what CP and types can defeat it, and vice versa. For example, a Fire-type Pokemon can easily defeat a Grass-type, but it'll need a certain amount of CP in order to beat a Pokemon it's strong against with a corresponding amount of CP.
Is Pokewin a cheat that can get you banned by "Pokemon Go" developer Niantic? It doesn't seem to be the case, as Pokewin functions more like a strategy guide than an actual third-party cheat. Despite making things easier for players, it's really not on the same level as bots or third-party apps that give you an unfair advantage in the game; the information is still something players have to use their actual skills on, and it doesn't automatically mean instant victories in Gyms.
Gym battles in "Pokemon Go" are still broken affairs, though, and battling is a major mechanic that needs revamping in future updates. Perhaps this is why we need sites like Pokewin; battling with Pokemon in the game just feels so unintuitive. Maybe one day.