Shadow Ekans's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Acid	Poison Fang	4.88	26.8	3.4
2.	Acid	Wrap	4.88	26.7	3.4
3.	Acid	Sludge Bomb	4.85	26.6	3.3
4.	Acid	Gunk Shot *	4.85	26.6	3.3
5.	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	4.50	24.7	3.1
6.	Poison Sting	Poison Fang	4.48	24.6	3.1
7.	Poison Sting	Wrap	4.46	24.5	3.1
8.	Poison Sting	Gunk Shot *	4.16	22.8	2.9

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Shadow Ekans's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

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

Acid11101.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	11
Energy	10
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	8

Effects

Acid has no special effects.

See Acid details page ↗

Poison Sting460.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	4
Energy	6
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
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
Acid	11	11.00	10	10.00	1.0s	6	8	-
Poison Sting	4	8.00	6	12.00	0.5s	4	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.

Shadow Ekans's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


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

Shadow Ekans's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Ekans has access to 5 Charge Attacks (Wrap, Poison Fang, Sludge Bomb, Gunk Shot, and Frustration), which cover Normal and Poison-type attacks. When using Poison Fang, Sludge Bomb, and Gunk Shot you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Wrap60333.0s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Wrap has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Wrap details page ↗

Poison Fang30331.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	30
Energy	33
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	0.7s - 1.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	45
Energy	40

Effects

Special

Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Poison Fang details page ↗

Sludge Bomb85502.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	85
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Gunk Shot *1301003.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	75

Effects

Gunk Shot has no special effects.

See Gunk Shot 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
Frustration	10	5.00	33	-	2.0s	10	70	-
Gunk Shot *	130	43.33	100	-	3.0s	130	75	-
Poison Fang Special Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	30	20.00	33	-	1.5s	45	40	-
Sludge Bomb	85	34.00	50	-	2.5s	80	50	-
Wrap Special Wrap has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	60	20.00	33	-	3.0s	60	45	-

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

Wrap has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Shadow Ekans'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
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