Spinarak's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bug Bite	Cross Poison	7.63	62.9	8.2
2.	Bug Bite	Signal Beam	7.51	61.9	8.0
3.	Poison Sting	Cross Poison	7.10	58.5	7.6
4.	Poison Sting	Signal Beam	7.02	57.9	7.5
5.	Bug Bite	Night Slash	6.45	53.2	6.9
6.	Poison Sting	Night Slash	6.06	49.9	6.5

Spinarak's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

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

Bug Bite560.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

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

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Bug Bite has no special effects.

See Bug Bite details page ↗

Poison Sting570.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Poison Sting has no special effects.

See Poison Sting details page ↗

Tabular view

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	3	3	-
Poison Sting	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	-

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.

Spinarak'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
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6

Spinarak's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Spinarak has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Night Slash, Cross Poison, and Signal Beam), which cover Dark, Poison, and Bug-type attacks. When using Cross Poison and Signal Beam you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Night Slash50332.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

See Night Slash details page ↗

Cross Poison40331.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	40
Energy	33
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	0.9s - 1.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Cross Poison has a 12.5% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

See Cross Poison details page ↗

Signal Beam75502.9s

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 ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Cross Poison Special Cross Poison has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	40	26.67	33	-	1.5s	50	35	-
Night Slash Special Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	50	22.73	33	-	2.2s	50	35	-
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	-

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

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

Special

Cross Poison has a 12.5% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

Special

Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to:

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

Spinarak's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
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