[Special Transformation] Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks

Rating: S

Naught but Rampage - SSJ3 Gotenks, the 120% leader for the Super PHY element is an amazing unit that, other than his own, can fit on four different top-tier teams: "Hybrid Saiyans", "Majin Buu Saga", "Fusion" and "SSJ3". If you don't already have this unit and need to decide how to spend your Purple Dragon Stone, SSJ3 Gotenks is possibly your best choice. SSJ3 Gotenks is one of the hardest hitters in the game with a minor defensive liability that is usually compensated by being paired with a lot of tanky units or overall tends to be helpful instead of hindering the team.

• Dokkan Festival

Causes immense damage to enemy and greatly lowers DEF

Massively raises ATK for 1 turn and causes immense damage to enemy

Raises ATK for one turn, causes immense damage

Type Ki +2 and HP, ATK & DEF +100%;

Type HP, ATK & DEF +40%

ATK +100%; plus an additional ATK +40% and DEF -20% for 5 turns from start of turn

• Fusion
• Hybrid Saiyans
• Majin Buu Saga
• Super Saiyan 3

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In every team he fits in SSJ3, Gotenks is one of the best options and acts mainly as an offensive unit.

• "Hybrid Saiyans"
  On this team SSJ3 Gotenks is an off-rotation unit. Being paired with units that like to take most of the orbs on the board is not big problem since SSJ3 Gotenks' strongest attack does not require a full Ki meter. A higher boost to his DEF from the Leader Skill can partially make up for his defensive liability, but any enemy that wants to hit has to go through the whole rotation before being able to touch him, on a team that outputs on average enough damage per turn to one shot almost any Dokkan Event.
• "Majin Buu Saga"
  With the introduction of SS Goku & SS Vegeta SSJ3 Gotenks has been kicked off rotation, but he is still on the optimal version without a doubt. This team provides the same boost as "Hybrid Saiyans", both "Fused Fighters" and "Over in a Flash" can help out the rest of team while not making SSJ3 Gotenks go overboard with his Ki.
• "Fusion"
  A 170% boost on top of its already crazy damage output makes SSJ3 Gotenks a monster. On the previous version of the team SSJ3 Gotenks started already at 11-12 Ki, whereas now it's actually possible to get his 11 Ki due to the lack of "Fused Fighters" and "Over in a Flash" of SS Goku (Angel) & SS Vegeta (Angel). SSJ3 Gotenks is off rotation on this team too to make the newly added LR more consistent.
• "SSJ3"
  "SSJ3" is the team on which Gotenks can potentially output the most damage: his minor defensive liability can help activate SSJ3 Bardock's Passive and boost his ATK by and additional 40% and here it's actually pretty easy to get his strongest attack off. Most units share "Over in a Flash", but none of the optimal options have "Fused Fighters" meaning SSJ3 Gotenks will start at 9 Ki, only needing exactly 2 to unleash the "Ultra Buu Buu Volleyball".

SSJ3 Gotenks has three Super Attacks: the first in order of damage is the 9-10 Ki one that has no additional effect aside from lowering the enemy's DEF, which is not particularly relevant most of the times, the second one is the 12 Ki one, that raises Gotenks ATK by 50% for 1 turn, andthe strongest is the 11 Ki one that increases SSJ3 Gotenks' ATK by 100% for a turn. Excluding SSJ3 Broly that has a "nuker" Passive, SSJ3 Gotenks is the strongest leader of his generation with his 11 Ki Super.

SS3 Gotenks is the 120% Super PHY leader, an element stacked with great units.

SS3 Gotenks’ Passive gives his ATK an initial 120% boost, which is already a lot, and then adds a 60% for 7 turn at the cost of 30% DEF. Since SS3 Gotenks’ natural DEF is not that low, he is not as much of a glass cannon as you may think.

Aside from "Super Saiyan", "Fierce Battle" are prominent links on any team SSJ3 Gotenks is on, "Over in a Flash" and "Fused Fighters" are great for "Fusion" and "Majin Buu Saga".

The standard lv.15 Criticals and lv.11 Additionals is fine with this unit, but even a lv.3 Dodge is not a bad idea since SSJ3 Gotenks reduces his DEF by 30% at the start of the turn.

SSJ3 Gotenks does not have a farmable Super Attack, but being one of the best units in the game he is totally worth 9 Elder Kais/Grand Kais.