Cyndaquil best moveset in Pokémon GO

Cyndaquil's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Tackle and Flamethrower, with 8.00 damage per second, and it can deal 79.7 damage before Cyndaquil faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Cyndaquil are:

Tackle

Flamethrower

DPS8.00

TDO79.75

Score14.2

Boosted by

All Cyndaquil movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Cyndaquil movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Tackle	Flamethrower	8.00	79.7	14.2
2.	Ember	Flamethrower	7.72	77.0	13.7
3.	Tackle	Flame Charge	6.69	66.7	11.9
4.	Ember	Flame Charge	6.55	65.3	11.6
5.	Tackle	Swift	6.08	60.6	10.8
6.	Ember	Swift	5.86	58.4	10.4

Cyndaquil fast moves guide

Moves

Ember1010

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6

Effects

Ember has no special effects.

See Ember details page ↗

Tackle55

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%

39.1%

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 ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Ember	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	7	6	3.50	3.00	1s
Tackle	5	10.00	5	10.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	1s

Legend - 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.

Cyndaquil's Fast Moves Type Coverage


Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×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

Cyndaquil charge moves guide

Cyndaquil has access to 3 Charge moves (Flamethrower, Flame Charge, and Swift), which cover Fire and Normal-type attacks. When using Flamethrower and Flame Charge you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Flamethrower7050

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Flame Charge7033

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.8s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Flame Charge details page ↗

Swift6050

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%

39.1%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.8s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	55

Effects

Swift has no special effects.

See Swift details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Flame Charge Special Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	70	18.42	33	1.30	3.8s	65	50	1.30
Flamethrower	70	31.82	50	1.64	2.2s	90	55	1.64
Swift	60	21.43	50	1.09	2.8s	60	55	1.09

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Cyndaquil's Charge Moves Type Coverage


Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×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