Shadow Pupitar's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bite	Dig	10.90	174.5	13.3
2.	Bite	Ancient Power	10.54	168.8	12.9
3.	Bite	Crunch	10.17	162.8	12.5
4.	Rock Smash	Dig	9.47	151.6	11.6
5.	Rock Smash	Ancient Power	9.35	149.7	11.5
6.	Rock Smash	Crunch	8.88	142.1	10.9
7.	Bite	Frustration	5.83	93.3	7.1
8.	Rock Smash	Frustration	4.60	73.7	5.6

Shadow Pupitar's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Pupitar has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Bite and Rock Smash), which cover Dark and Fighting-type attacks.

Bite640.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Bite has no special effects.

See Bite details page ↗

Rock Smash15101.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	10
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.3s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	7

Effects

Rock Smash has no special effects.

See Rock Smash details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bite	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	-
Rock Smash	15	11.54	10	7.69	1.3s	9	7	-

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 Pupitar's Fast 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
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6

Shadow Pupitar's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Pupitar has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Dig, Ancient Power, Crunch, and Frustration), which cover Ground, Rock, Dark, and Normal-type attacks. When using Dig and Ancient Power you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Dig100504.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.7s
Damage window	2.8s - 4.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50

Effects

Dig has no special effects.

See Dig details page ↗

Ancient Power70333.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ancient Power details page ↗

Crunch70333.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Crunch 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
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	-	3.5s	60	45	-
Crunch Special Crunch has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	21.88	33	-	3.2s	70	45	-
Dig	100	21.28	50	-	4.7s	70	50	-
Frustration	10	5.00	33	-	2.0s	10	70	-

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

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Shadow Pupitar's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
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
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