Skull Bash

Skull Bash is a Normal-type Charge move in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 130 damage and it costs 100 energy. In GO Battle League, Skull Bash deals 130 damage and costs 75 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Skull Bash effectiveness against other Pokémon types


Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Skull Bash Adventure Effects

Skull Bash has no Adventure Effects.

Skull Bash in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Normal
Power	130
Energy	100
Animation Duration	3.1s
Damage Window	1.8s - 2.3s
DPS	41.94 Damage per second
DPE	1.30 Damage per Energy

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	DPS
Wrap	60	33	2.9s	20.69
Hyper Beam	150	100	3.8s	39.47
Vise Grip	35	33	1.9s	18.42
Swift	60	50	2.8s	21.43
Horn Attack	40	33	1.9s	21.62
Stomp	55	50	1.7s	32.35
Hyper Fang	80	50	2.5s	32.00
Body Slam	50	33	1.9s	26.32
Rest	50	33	1.9s	26.32
Struggle	35	0	2.2s	15.91
Wrap	25	33	2.9s	8.62
Wrap	25	33	2.9s	8.62
Last Resort	90	50	2.9s	31.03
Skull Bash	130	100	3.1s	41.94
Crush Claw	0	0	1.9s	0
Giga Impact	200	100	4.7s	42.55
Frustration	10	33	2.0s	5.00
Return	35	33	0.7s	50.00
Horn Drill	9000	25	1.9s	4736.84
Techno Blast	120	100	2.0s	60.00
Tri Attack	75	50	2.5s	30.00
Weather Ball	55	33	1.6s	34.38
Boomburst	140	100	2.3s	60.87

Skull Bash in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Normal
Power	130
Energy	75
Duration	6 Turns
DPS	1.73 Damage per second
DPE	1.73 Damage per Energy
Tags	NukeBoost

Special effects

Special

Skull Bash has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPE	PWR	ENG
Wrap Spam / Bait Special Wrap has a 0% chance to:	1.33	60	45
Hyper Beam Nuke Special Hyper Beam has a 0% chance to:	1.88	150	80
Vise Grip Spam / Bait Special Vise Grip has a 0% chance to:	1.00	40	40
Swift General Special Swift has a 0% chance to:	1.57	55	35
Horn Attack Spam / Bait Special Horn Attack has a 0% chance to:	1.14	40	35
Stomp General Special Stomp has a 0% chance to:	1.38	55	40
Hyper Fang General Special Hyper Fang has a 0% chance to:	1.60	80	50
Body Slam Spam / Bait Special Body Slam has a 0% chance to:	1.43	50	35
Rest Spam / Bait Special Rest has a 0% chance to:	1.43	50	35
Struggle Spam / Bait Special Struggle has a 0% chance to:	0.35	35	100
Wrap Spam / Bait Special Wrap has a 0% chance to:	0.56	25	45
Wrap Spam / Bait Special Wrap has a 0% chance to:	0.56	25	45
Last Resort General Special Last Resort has a 0% chance to:	1.64	90	55
Skull Bash Nuke Special Skull Bash has a 0% chance to:	1.73	130	75
Crush Claw Spam / Bait Special Crush Claw has a 0% chance to:	-
Giga Impact Nuke Special Giga Impact has a 0% chance to:	1.88	150	80
Frustration Spam / Bait Special Frustration has a 0% chance to:	0.14	10	70
Return Spam / Bait Special Return has a 0% chance to:	1.86	130	70
Horn Drill Spam / Bait Special Horn Drill has a 0% chance to:	-
Techno Blast Nuke Special Techno Blast has a 0% chance to:	2.18	120	55
Tri Attack General Special Tri Attack has a 0% chance to:	1.30	65	50
Weather Ball Spam / Bait Special Weather Ball has a 0% chance to:	1.57	55	35
Boomburst Nuke Special Boomburst has a 0% chance to:	2.14	150	70

Strongest Pokémon with Skull Bash

Configuration

#	#	#	#