Best Pokémon GO moves

You are a fan of Pokémon GO , the augmented reality title for mobile devices developed by Niantic, and you are particularly having fun during your raids in search of Pikachu and associates. However, you have found that you do not know very well the moves available within the game and that you are unable to implement a winning strategy. So you are looking for some advice on this and, by carrying out an online search, you landed here, on my website. That’s the way things are, am I right? Well, then I would say that you have come to the right place, at the right time!

In today’s tutorial, in fact, I will show you in detail what are the best Pokémon GO moves by  making a division between the fast ones and the loaded ones, so that you can understand which ones are more suitable for your needs and thus develop winning strategies. There will also be a way to talk about what types of moves exist and how they are managed by the title of Niantic.

What do you say? Are you ready to proceed and discover the most valid moves in Pokémon GO? In my opinion, yes, since you have come this far and are reading this guide with interest. Come on then, all you have to do is get comfortable and follow the quick directions below, which will lead you directly to your goal in no time. That said, there is nothing left for me to do, except wish you good reading and have fun!

Index

• Preliminary information
• Best Pokémon GO moves
  • Stronger Pokémon GO moves
  • Best fast moves

Preliminary information

Before explaining what the best Pokémon GO moves are , I think it might interest you to learn more about how they are handled by the title of Niantic.

Well, you must know that there are various types of moves . The first key factor to consider is the element with which they are associated. The types of moves present in Pokémon GO are:  Normal , Fighting , Flying , Poison , Ground , Rock , Beetle , Ghost , Steel , Fire , Water , Grass , Electric , Psychic , Ice , Dragon , Dark ,Elf and Shadow .

As in any other self-respecting game in the series, the element indicates against which enemies that move is effective , against which it is weak and against which it is useless (since they are immune ). To give you a concrete example, the well-known Fire Bomb move , considered by the community as one of the best moves of Tyranitar and one of the best moves of Charizard in Pokémon GO , is able to inflict a lot of damage to opponents of the type Beetle , Steel , Grass and Ice , while he can’t do much against Rock, Fire , Water and Dragon .

Focacolpo on the other hand, considered one of Mewtwo’s best moves , is even useless against Ghost- types , since the latter are immune to the Fighting- type . However, the move is able to consistently damage Pokémon Normal , Rock , Steel , Ice and Dark and therefore can still be particularly useful.

In short, knowing the weaknesses and resistances of each type of Pokémon is very important to be able to compete with other opponents and implement the right moves. For this reason, I invite you to consult the official advice of Niantic .

Speed ​​should not be underestimated either . In fact, the moves considered fast can be performed practically at any time , while the charged ones  are usually able to do a lot of damage but require you to fill an energy bar . Therefore, it is always good to keep in mind the existence of this type of moves and know how to use them at the right moment. Each Pokémon has both Charged and Fast Moves .

Another very important aspect to take into consideration is the average DPS (damage per second) : in summary, the higher this value is, the more we can consider a strong move. However, this indication is not always precise, as there are other factors to take into consideration, from the level of the Pokémon (Breakpoints and Bulkpoints) to the STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus), passing through the IV (Individual Values), the EPS statistic ( energy per second) , the weather bonus and much more.

These are factors that are often unknown to casual players, as they are mainly aimed at pro players . If you want to learn more about this complex world, I suggest you take a look at the Pokémon encyclopedia and, in general, do some research online. In any case, if you have no particular claims, you can also think about focusing only on the type of move , speed and DPS / EPS .

For the rest, I want to give you an indication of one of the most common questions related to the game, explaining what the Pokémon GO legacy moves are . Well, this term is used to indicate the moves that have been eliminated from the game or that have only been made available in certain exclusive events . Put simply, Niantic allows players to keep their Pokémon with these special moves despite the fact that other users can no longer get them.

This means that some players have Pokémon with unique moves that may be particularly strong. The legacy moves are considered very rare by the community and for this reason the collectors trying to make their exchange these Pokémon.

To give you a concrete example, some users still have a Mewtwo with the Hyper Beam move captured during EX raids .

Best Pokémon GO moves

After giving you a general understanding of the moves featured in Pokémon GO, I’d say you’re ready to go ahead and find out which ones are the best.

Stronger Pokémon GO moves

As mentioned in the introductory chapter of this guide, the main parameter for establishing which are the strongest moves within the Pokémon GO are the DPS (damage per second) on average. I will therefore use the latter and the selections made by the Pokémon GO Info tool to establish the “rankings”.

Well, in this sense, the 10 strongest moves of Pokémon GO are Gigaimpatto (1915.1 DPS, Normal), Primopulsar (76.5 DPS, Water), Telluric Swords (76.5 DPS, Earth), Return (50 DPS, Normal), Hydro Cannon (47.4 DPS, Water), Baleful (45 DPS, Flying), Hammered (44.7 DPS, Water), Divination (44.4 DPS, Psychic), Stone Edge (43.5 DPS, Rock) and Zuffa (43.5 DPS, Fight).

As you can see, these are essentially all charged moves , which require you to fill the appropriate energy bar to be used. These are, in fact, the strongest moves in the game in general.

Best fast moves

Choosing good quick moves , that is, those that do not require the completion of the energy bar and can therefore be carried out with a simple tap , is of fundamental importance to win battles, since they are the attacks that your Pokémon will perform the most during the fight and will also affect the time required to load the bar of the other moves.

The 10 most powerful fast moves in Pokémon GO are:  Locate (26.7 DPS, Normal), Clash (15.9 DPS, Normal), Steel (13.8 DPS, Steel) , Dragon Tail (13.6 DPS, Dragon) , Steel Tail (13.6 DPS, Steel), Rocked (13.3 DPS, Rock), Fire Fang (13.3 DPS, Rock), Counterattack (13.3 DPS, Fight), Cascade (13.3 DPS, Water) and Felling (13.3 DPS, Rock).

However, in the case of fast moves, it is important to take into account other parameters as well, such as the time required to be able to use that move again, usually expressed in milliseconds . It may seem like a small thing, but in reality it is a very important aspect, since, for example, a move that takes 500 milliseconds to execute will allow you to load the energy bar much faster than one that requires 1000 .

For this reason, I suggest you take a look at the Pokémon GO Info portal , where you can find countless information related essentially to all the moves present within the title of Niantic. Here you can also learn all the details regarding the duration of the moves and the EPS (Energy per second) statistic , which allows you to understand how quickly that move is able to load the energy bar .

To give you a concrete example, one of the fast moves that I think is among the best ever is Psycho Cut , as it lasts just 600 ms and has an EPS value of 13.3 . This means that you will probably be able to charge your energy bar in seconds . For example, if you use Leaf Cutter as your charged move , you should be able to use it in no time.

Clearly, Pokémon GO is an ever-evolving game and therefore developers may decide to make changes at any moment. Therefore, I invite you to take the information in this post as purely indicative.