Pokémon GO is all about battles – and the associated Pokémon attacks. There are various types of attacks in Niantic’s mobile app, sorted by type and speed. With so many different attacks, it’s easy to lose track of them all. That’s why we’ve put things right with our guide and present you with an introduction to the attack system in Pokémon GO.

Rock, scissors, paper – this principle also applies to the attacks used in the various Pokémon games. Fire is weak against water, but beats plants, which in turn makes water sweat. Pokémon GO also uses such a system, but Niantic has refined it with numerous nuances. With all the different Pokémon types and the various types of attacks, it’s easy to lose track of everything. To make sure that doesn’t happen to you, we’ll explain everything you need to know about Pokémon attacks in Pokémon GO in our guide based on an article from Pokemongohub. Let’s go!

First of all, a number of factors influence the effect of an attack. In addition to the type of attack and its effectiveness against the opponent Pokémon’s type, these include the weather, the same-type attack bonus, the damage done by the attack per second, the double weakness to single attacks, the so-called legacy moves, and the energy generated by a fast attack. These factors work in detail as follows:

Pokémon GO Attacks: Weather

Certain attacks receive a 20 percent damage bonus in specific weather conditions:

• Sunny: Boost to plant, ground, and fire.
• Rainy: Boost for water, electric, and bug.
• Windy: Boost for dragon, flight, and psycho.
• Snow: Bonus for ice and steel.
• Fog: Bonus for Unlight and Spirit.

Pokémon GO Attacks: Same-Type Attack Bonus.

When a Pokémon uses an attack that is the same type as the Pokémon performing the attack, the attack receives a 20 percent damage boost. For example, if Pikachu uses Thunder Shock, the attack deals 20 percent more damage.

Pokémon GO Attacks: Damage per Second

Each attack deals a certain amount of damage per second. This damage is calculated from the base damage of an attack, the attack strength of the executing Pokémon, the weather boost, and the same-type attack bonus.

Pokémon GO Attacks: Double Weakness.

Some Pokémon belong to two different types. For this reason, some Pokémon have a double weakness against certain attacks, if the respective attack has an attack bonus against exactly these two types. The attack then deals 1.96 times as much damage as normal.

Pokémon GO Attacks: The Legacy Moves

Legacy Moves are attacks that a Pokémon was once able to use, but now can no longer learn. The reason for this can be either the evolution of a Pokémon or the use of a TM (Technical Machine), whereby the Pokémon has unlearned the respective attack.

Pokémon GO Attacks: Energy per Second

In Pokémon GO, the so-called Quick Moves generate energy that recharges the Charge Moves bar. How fast a Quick Move charges the bar is measured by the game in energy per second.

There are also two types of attacks in Pokémon GO, Quick Moves and Charge Moves. The former cause damage and recharge the energy bar for the Charge Moves. The latter are used when the energy bar is charged to cause a lot of damage.

Pokémon GO: The Quick Moves

Quick Moves in Pokémon GO come in two varieties: Those with a lot of energy per second and a short cast time are suitable for direct attacks. Slower Quick Moves with more DPS are best suited for defending arenas.
Each Pokémon can have a maximum of two Quick Moves, though some can only learn one and only one can be active at a time. The fastest attacks by type are:

• Beetle: Fury Blade (7.5 DPS; 15 EPS; 0.4 cast time).
• Normal: Tackle (10 DPS; 10 EPS; 0.5 cast time)
• Unlight: Bite (12 DPS; 8 EPS; 0.5 cast duration)
• Dragon: Fire Ember (12 DPS; 8 EPS; 0.5 cast duration)
• Spirit: Licker (10 DPS; 12 EPS; 0.5 cast duration)
• Water: Aquacnarre (10 DPS; 10 EPS; 0.5 cast duration)
• Combat: Foot Kick (10 DPS; 10 EPS; 0.6 cast duration)
• Ground: Clay Clamp (8.3 DPS; 11.7 EPS; 0.6 cast duration)
• Poison: Poison Sting (8.3 DPS; 11.7 EPS; 0.6 cast duration)
• Psycho: Psycho Blade (8.3 DPS; 13.3 EPS; 0.6 cast duration)
• Electro: Thunder Shock (8.3 DPS; 13.3 EPS; 0.6 cast duration)
• Plant: Tendril Strike (11.7 DPS; 10 EPS; 0.6 cast duration)
• Steel: Metal Claw (11.4 DPS; 10 EPS; 0.7 cast duration)
• Flight: Wing Strike (10 DPS; 11.25 EPS; 0.8 cast duration)
• Fire: Fire Fang (12.2 DPS; 8.9 EPS; 0.9 cast duration)
• Stone: Stone Throw (13.3 DPS; 7.8 EPS; 0.9 cast duration)
• Ice: Ice breath (11.1 DPS; 8.9 EPS; 0.9 cast duration)

Quick Moves are typically used with glass cannons, which don’t take much damage, but dish out a decent amount. The best Quick Moves at the moment are Dragon Rod (Dragon), Stone Throw (Stone), Counter (Combat), Waterfall (Water), Razor Leaf (Plant), Shadow Claw (Spirit), Fire Whirl (Fire), and Confusion (Psycho).

Pokémon GO: The Charge Moves

Once you have recharged your energy bar via Quick Moves, you can use a Charge Move. Pokémon in Pokémon GO can have up to three of these, but can only actively use one at a time. The power of a Charge Move is measured by the actual damage output of the attack in addition to the DPS value. Charge moves that require two energy bars offer the best value. The bottom line is that the following charge moves are the best in Pokémon GO:

• Psycho: Seer (1 energy bar; 44.4 DPS; -100 energy; 2.7 cast duration).
• Stone: Stone Edge (1 Energy Bar; 43.5 DPS; -100 Energy; 2.3 cast duration)
• Combat: Blast (2 energy bars; 33.3 DPS; -50 energy; 2.7 cast duration)
• Water: Hydro Pump (1 Energy Bar; 39.4 DPS; -100 Energy, 3.3 duration) and Surfer (2 energy bars, 38.2 DPS; -50 energy; 1.7 duration)
• Plant: Solar Beam (1 energy bar; 36.7 DPS; -100 energy; 4.9 cast duration) and Leaf Blade (3 energy bars; 29.2 DPS; -33 energy; 2.4 cast duration)
• Electric: Surge (2 energy bars; 34.6 DPS; -50 energy; 2.6 cast duration)
• Ice: Avalanche (2 energy bars; 33.3 DPS; -50 energy; 2.7 cast duration)
• Dragon: Dragon Claw (3 Energy Bars; 29.4 DPS; -33 Energy; 1.7 cast time) and Rage Attack (2 Energy Bars; 28.2 DPS; -50 Energy; 2.8 Casting Time)
• Fire: Heat Fury (1 Energy Bar; 40 DPS; -100 Energy; 4 cast duration)
• Steel: Ram Boss (2 energy bars; 33.3 DPS; -50 energy; 2.1 cast duration)
• Stone: Stone Hail (2 energy bars; 29.6 DPS; -50 energy; 2.7 cast duration)
• Fairy: Spell Glow (2 Energy Bars; 28.6 DPS; -50 Energy; 3.5 Casting Time)
• Flight: Sky Sweeper (2 Energy Bars; 33.3 DPS; -50 Energy; 2 cast durations)
• Unlight: Parasite (2 Energy Bars; 35 DPS; -50 Energy; 2 cast duration)
• Beetle: Cross Scissors (3 energy bars; 28.1 DPS; -33 energy; 1.6 cast duration)
• Ghost: Haunted Ball (2 energy bars; 33.3 DPS; -50 energy; 3 cast duration)

Pokémon GO Attacks: The type question

Last but not least, in Pokémon GO the effectiveness of an attack type plays an essential role in the damage potential of your respective attack. As long as the type of the respective attack is effective against the attacked Pokémon, the attack deals 1.4 times the damage. Pokémon with double-type weakness (see above) suffer 1.96 times the damage.

If a Pokémon is resistant to one attack type, it takes only 0.714 times damage, and if it has double type resistance, it takes only 0.51 times damage. Pokémon that have double weakness are generally less suitable as defenders of arenas. In general, you should choose a type when selecting your attacks and ideally base it on your Pokémon type in order to benefit from the corresponding attack bonus.

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Go is the mobile spin-off of Nintendo’s popular Pokémon game series for Android and iOS. It is a so-called “location-based game”, i.e. a game that uses the player’s immediate surroundings. It is based on the principle of augmented reality.

Pokémon Map: Between landmarks and sights

Pokémon Go uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the player’s location and displays it on a map that also represents the playing field. The map is based on OpenStreetMap maps. The game is played mostly outdoors and uses landmarks, landmarks and other notable or eye-catching objects in the world to position either PokéStops or arenas there for you to battle for supremacy. Join either Team Intuition (Team Yellow, Zapdos), Team Wisdom (Team Blue, Arktos), or Team Daring (Team Red, Lavados). Under their flag you can then fight for the arenas, which are placed at hotspots like churches or similar. Pokémon can appear anywhere, though.

Pocket monsters visible on the Pokémon Go Map are randomly loaded into the game’s virtual map by the game server. If several players are playing in the same location, each player can see and catch the Pokémon independently of the others.

Pokémon Go Updates, News, Raids and More

The developers at Niantic regularly provide Pokémon Go with new updates or special raids that should only be tackled in a group of several people. The Pokémon Go Raids are therefore very popular, as they also offer the prospect of particularly rare Pokémon. For example, in the past, legendary Pokémon could always be caught on special occasions (Pokémon Go events). For particularly eager mobile or smartphone Pokémon trainers, there is also an external IV calculator, such as the online tool from Pokemon.gameinfo.io or on Pokefans.net, to check the values of your Pokémon.

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