Archaludon's best moves in Pokémon GO

Archaludon's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Archaludon has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Metal Claw and Dragon Tail), which cover Steel and Dragon-type attacks. When using Metal Claw and Dragon Tail you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Metal Claw650.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Rock
  • Ice
  • Fairy

• 62.5%
• • Steel
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	5
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7

Effects

Metal Claw has no special effects.

See Metal Claw details page ↗

Dragon Tail1481.0s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Dragon

• 62.5%
• • Steel

• 39.1%
• • Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	8
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	12

Effects

Dragon Tail has no special effects.

See Dragon Tail details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Dragon Tail	14	14.00	8	8.00	1.0s	9	12	-
Metal Claw	6	12.00	5	10.00	0.5s	5	7	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Archaludon's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4

Archaludon's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Archaludon has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Hyper Beam, Flash Cannon, and Dragon Claw), which cover Normal, Steel, and Dragon-type attacks. When using Flash Cannon and Dragon Claw you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Hyper Beam1501004.0s

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Steel

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	150
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	3.5s - 3.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Hyper Beam has no special effects.

See Hyper Beam details page ↗

Flash Cannon1001002.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Rock
  • Ice
  • Fairy

• 62.5%
• • Steel
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Flash Cannon has no special effects.

See Flash Cannon details page ↗

Dragon Claw45331.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Dragon

• 62.5%
• • Steel

• 39.1%
• • Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	0.9s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Dragon Claw has no special effects.

See Dragon Claw details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dragon Claw	45	30.00	33	-	1.5s	80	50	-
Flash Cannon	100	40.00	100	-	2.5s	110	65	-
Hyper Beam	150	37.50	100	-	4.0s	150	80	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Archaludon moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Archaludon's Charge Attacks Type Coverage

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
Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4