Pound

Pound is a Fast Attack of type Normal in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 6 damage and it generates 5 energy. In GO Battle League, Pound deals 4 damage and generates 4 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Pound effectiveness against other Pokémon types


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Pound Adventure Effects

Pound has no Adventure Effects.

Pound in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Normal
Power	6
Energy	5
Animation Duration	0.5s
Damage Window	0.2s - 0.4s
DPS	12.00 Damage per second
DPE	1.20 Damage per Energy
EPS	10.00 Energy per second

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	EPS	DPS
Quick Attack	10	13	1.0s	13.00	10.00
Scratch	6	4	0.5s	8.00	12.00
Tackle	5	5	0.5s	10.00	10.00
Pound	6	5	0.5s	10.00	12.00
Cut	5	5	0.5s	10.00	10.00
Transform	0	0	2.0s	0	0
Hidden Power	15	15	1.5s	10.00	10.00
Take Down	7	8	1.0s	8.00	7.00
Yawn	0	13	1.5s	8.67	0
Present	6	23	1.5s	15.33	4.00
Lock-On	2	10	0.5s	20.00	4.00

Pound in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Normal
Power	4
Energy	4
Duration	2 Turns
DPS	1.00 Damage per second
EPS	2.00 Energy per second
DPE	1.00 Damage per Energy
Tags	Low quality

Special effects

Pound has no special effects.

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPT	EPT	PWR	ENG	CD
Quick Attack Fast Charge	2.50	4.00	5	8	1s
Scratch Multipurpose	3.00	4.00	3	4	1s
Tackle General	3.00	3.00	3	3	1s
Pound Low quality	2.00	2.00	4	4	1s
Cut Low quality	3.00	2.00	3	2	1s
Transform Low quality	-	0	0	0	3s
Hidden Power Low quality	3.00	2.67	9	8	2s
Take Down Multipurpose	4.67	3.00	14	9	2s
Yawn Low quality	-	3.00	0	12	2s
Present Fast Charge	1.00	4.00	3	12	2s
Lock-On Fast Charge	1.00	5.00	1	5	1s

Strongest Pokémon with Pound

Configuration

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score
1	Mega Lopunny	Pound	Focus Blast	16.70	366.4	15.0
2	Inteleon	Pound	Hydro Cannon *	16.63	257.1	14.3
3	Nihilego	Pound	Sludge Bomb	14.95	451.5	13.8
4	Mew	Pound	Psychic	12.82	363.7	11.8
5	Jynx	Pound *	Avalanche	12.90	200.1	11.1
6	Cinccino	Pound	Hyper Beam	11.69	174.3	10.0
7	Clefable	Pound *	Meteor Mash	10.90	234.7	9.8
8	Mega Audino	Pound	Hyper Beam	9.77	327.6	9.1
9	Wigglytuff	Pound	Play Rough	10.29	176.1	9.0
10	Oricorio (Sensu)	Pound	Hurricane	10.16	167.2	8.8
11	Oricorio (Pom-Pom)	Pound	Hurricane	10.16	167.2	8.8
12	Oricorio (Pa'u)	Pound	Hurricane	10.16	167.2	8.8
13	Oricorio (Baile Form)	Pound	Hurricane	10.16	167.2	8.8
14	Blissey	Pound	Hyper Beam	9.14	452.7	8.7
15	Lopunny	Pound	Hyper Beam	9.75	190.4	8.6
16	Drizzile	Pound	Surf	10.15	121.4	8.4
17	Shadow Gothorita	Pound	Psychic	9.76	121.7	8.1
18	Shadow Frogadier	Pound	Surf	10.08	90.4	7.9
19	Frogadier	Pound	Surf	9.05	97.4	7.3
20	Gothorita	Pound	Psychic	8.45	126.4	7.2
21	Audino	Pound	Hyper Beam	7.79	178.2	7.0
22	Shadow Timburr	Pound	Brick Break	7.90	69.0	6.1
23	Mienfoo	Pound	Brick Break	7.68	65.3	5.9
24	Timburr	Pound	Brick Break	7.04	73.9	5.7
25	Smoochum	Pound	Ice Beam	7.45	59.4	5.7
26	Shadow Drowzee	Pound	Psychic	6.76	75.7	5.5
27	Buneary	Pound	Fire Punch	6.85	69.5	5.5
28	Mime Jr.	Pound	Psychic	6.76	55.9	5.2
29	Shadow Piplup	Pound	Drill Peck	6.73	53.9	5.1
30	Popplio	Pound	Aqua Tail	6.36	59.7	5.0
31	Drowzee	Pound	Psychic	5.93	79.7	5.0
32	Treecko	Pound	Grass Knot	6.60	51.0	5.0
33	Shadow Gothita	Pound	Psychic	6.42	51.1	4.9
34	Clefairy	Pound	Moonblast	5.85	70.8	4.8
35	Sobble	Pound	Surf	6.45	48.3	4.8
36	Chansey	Pound	Hyper Beam	5.14	194.2	4.8
37	Shadow Treecko	Pound	Grass Knot	6.67	42.9	4.8
38	Piplup	Pound	Drill Peck	6.03	58.0	4.8
39	Shadow Trubbish	Pound	Seed Bomb	5.99	54.5	4.7
40	Gothita	Pound	Psychic	5.90	56.4	4.7
41	Trubbish	Pound	Gunk Shot	5.48	59.8	4.5
42	Froakie	Pound	Surf	5.90	41.8	4.4
43	Minccino	Pound	Thunderbolt	5.55	44.7	4.2
44	Finneon	Pound	Ice Beam	5.16	53.4	4.2
45	Shadow Froakie	Pound	Aerial Ace	5.89	34.7	4.1
46	Gulpin	Pound	Gunk Shot	4.91	55.2	4.0
47	Jigglypuff	Pound	Play Rough *	4.92	38.5	3.7
48	Shadow Whismur	Pound	Stomp	5.32	23.4	3.4
49	Cleffa	Pound	Grass Knot	4.22	31.6	3.2
50	Whismur	Pound	Stomp	4.60	24.3	3.1

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