Chikorita's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Vine Whip	Grass Knot	7.72	104.9	9.1
2.	Tackle	Grass Knot	7.30	99.3	8.6
3.	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	7.22	98.2	8.6
4.	Vine Whip	Energy Ball	6.44	87.6	7.6
5.	Vine Whip	Body Slam	6.26	85.1	7.4
6.	Tackle	Energy Ball	6.11	83.0	7.2
7.	Magical Leaf	Energy Ball	6.00	81.6	7.1
8.	Tackle	Body Slam	5.88	79.9	7.0
9.	Magical Leaf	Body Slam	5.75	78.2	6.8

Chikorita's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Chikorita has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Vine Whip, Tackle, and Magical Leaf), which cover Grass and Normal-type attacks. When using Vine Whip and Magical Leaf you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Vine Whip760.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ground
- Rock
- Water

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

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Vine Whip has no special effects.

See Vine Whip details page ↗

Tackle550.5s

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 ↗

Magical Leaf16161.4s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ground
- Rock
- Water

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

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	16
Energy	16
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.4s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10

Effects

Magical Leaf has no special effects.

See Magical Leaf details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Magical Leaf	16	11.43	16	11.43	1.4s	10	10	-
Tackle	5	10.00	5	10.00	0.5s	3	3	-
Vine Whip	7	11.67	6	10.00	0.6s	5	8	-

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.

Chikorita's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


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
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

Chikorita's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Chikorita has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Body Slam, Grass Knot, and Energy Ball), which cover Normal and Grass-type attacks. When using Grass Knot and Energy Ball you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Body Slam50331.9s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	35

Effects

Body Slam has no special effects.

See Body Slam details page ↗

Grass Knot90502.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ground
- Rock
- Water

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

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50

Effects

Grass Knot has no special effects.

See Grass Knot details page ↗

Energy Ball90503.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ground
- Rock
- Water

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

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.9s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Energy Ball details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Body Slam	50	26.32	33	-	1.9s	60	35	-
Energy Ball Special Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	90	23.08	50	-	3.9s	90	55	-
Grass Knot	90	34.62	50	-	2.6s	90	50	-

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

Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Chikorita'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
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