Shadow Porygon's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Tackle *	Hyper Beam	12.16	189.0	14.9
2.	Tackle *	Solar Beam	11.33	176.1	13.8
3.	Hidden Power	Hyper Beam	10.94	170.1	13.3
4.	Tackle *	Zap Cannon	10.85	168.6	13.2
5.	Tackle *	Discharge *	10.73	166.8	13.1
6.	Zen Headbutt *	Hyper Beam	10.56	164.1	12.8
7.	Charge Beam	Hyper Beam	10.55	163.9	12.8
8.	Hidden Power	Solar Beam	10.24	159.2	12.5
9.	Tackle *	Signal Beam *	10.18	158.2	12.4
10.	Hidden Power	Discharge *	10.04	156.1	12.2
11.	Zen Headbutt *	Solar Beam	9.91	154.1	12.1
12.	Zen Headbutt *	Discharge *	9.80	152.4	11.9

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Shadow Porygon's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Porygon has access to 4 Fast Attacks (Tackle, Zen Headbutt, Charge Beam, and Hidden Power), which cover Normal, Psychic, and Electric-type attacks. When using Tackle and Hidden Power you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Tackle *550.5s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Tackle has no special effects.

See Tackle details page ↗

Zen Headbutt *12101.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Poison

62.5%
- Steel
- Psychic

39.1%
- Dark

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	10
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	6

Effects

Zen Headbutt has no special effects.

See Zen Headbutt details page ↗

Charge Beam8151.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	15
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	11

Effects

Charge Beam has no special effects.

See Charge Beam details page ↗

Hidden Power15151.5s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	15
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	8

Effects

Hidden Power has no special effects.

See Hidden Power details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Charge Beam	8	7.27	15	13.64	1.1s	5	11	-
Hidden Power	15	10.00	15	10.00	1.5s	9	8	-
Tackle *	5	10.00	5	10.00	0.5s	3	3	-
Zen Headbutt *	12	10.91	10	9.09	1.1s	8	6	-

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 Porygon's Fast 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
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Shadow Porygon's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Porygon has access to 7 Charge Attacks (Hyper Beam, Psybeam, Discharge, Signal Beam, Solar Beam, Zap Cannon, and Frustration), which cover Normal, Psychic, Electric, Bug, and Grass-type attacks. When using Hyper Beam and Frustration you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Hyper Beam1501003.8s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	150
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.8s
Damage window	3.3s - 3.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Hyper Beam has no special effects.

See Hyper Beam details page ↗

Psybeam *70503.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Poison

62.5%
- Steel
- Psychic

39.1%
- Dark

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	60

Effects

Psybeam has no special effects.

See Psybeam details page ↗

Discharge *65332.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	45

Effects

Discharge has no special effects.

See Discharge details page ↗

Signal Beam *75502.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

62.5%
- Fighting
- Flying
- Poison
- Ghost
- Steel
- Fire
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	75
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.9s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	75
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Signal Beam details page ↗

Solar Beam1801004.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ground
- Rock
- Water

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Steel
- Fire
- Grass
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	180
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.9s
Damage window	2.7s - 4.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Solar Beam has no special effects.

See Solar Beam details page ↗

Zap Cannon1401003.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	3.7s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Zap Cannon details page ↗

Frustration10332.0s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Discharge *	65	26.00	33	-	2.5s	65	45	-
Frustration	10	5.00	33	-	2.0s	10	70	-
Hyper Beam	150	39.47	100	-	3.8s	150	80	-
Psybeam *	70	21.88	50	-	3.2s	70	60	-
Signal Beam * Special Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0% Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	75	25.86	50	-	2.9s	75	55	-
Solar Beam	180	36.73	100	-	4.9s	150	80	-
Zap Cannon Special Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	140	37.84	100	-	3.7s	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

Special

Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Shadow Porygon'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
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
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
Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0