Shadow Metapod's best moves in Pokémon GO

Shadow Metapod's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Metapod has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Bug Bite and Tackle), which cover Bug and Normal-type attacks. When using Bug Bite you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Bug Bite560.5s

Tackle550.5s

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Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bug Bite	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	4	3	-
Tackle	5	10.00	5	10.00	0.5s	3	3	-

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.

Shadow Metapod's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
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

Shadow Metapod's Charged Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Metapod has access to 2 Charged Attacks (Struggle and Frustration), which cover Normal-type attacks.

Struggle3502.0s

Frustration10332.0s

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Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.30	2.0s	10	70	-
Struggle	35	17.50	0	Infinity	2.0s	35	100	-

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 Shadow Metapod moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Shadow Metapod's Charged 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