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    Pupitar's best moves in Pokémon GO

    Moves
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      Fast Attack
      Charged Attack
      DPS
      TDO
      Score 🔽
      1.DarkBite GroundDig 7.3394.16.14
      2.DarkBite RockAncient Power 7.2292.76.05
      3.DarkBite DarkCrunch 6.7086.05.61
      4.FightingRock Smash GroundDig 6.7086.05.61
      5.FightingRock Smash RockAncient Power 6.6785.65.58
      6.FightingRock Smash DarkCrunch 6.1378.75.13

      Pupitar's Fast Attacks Guide

      Moves

      Moves

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

      DarkBiteDamage6Energy4Duration0.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Bite
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • GhostGhost
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 62.5%
        • FightingFighting
        • DarkDark
        • FairyFairy
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage6
      Energy4
      Weather boost
      • fogFog
      Duration0.5s
      Damage window0.3s - 0.5s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage4
      Energy2

      Effects
      Bite has no special effects.
      See Bite details page ↗
      FightingRock SmashDamage17Energy12Duration1.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Rock Smash
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • NormalNormal
        • RockRock
        • SteelSteel
        • IceIce
        • DarkDark
      • 62.5%
        • FlyingFlying
        • PoisonPoison
        • BugBug
        • PsychicPsychic
        • FairyFairy
      • 39.1%
        • GhostGhost
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage17
      Energy12
      Weather boost
      • cloudyCloudy
      Duration1.5s
      Damage window0.8s - 1.0s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage9
      Energy7

      Effects
      Rock Smash has no special effects.
      See Rock Smash details page ↗

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      Fast Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      EPS
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPT
      EPT
      CD
      DarkBite
      • fog
      		612.0048.000.5s42-
      FightingRock Smash
      • cloudy
      		1711.33128.001.5s97-

      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.

      Pupitar's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      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

      Pupitar's Charge Attacks Guide

      Moves

      Moves

      Pupitar has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Dig, Ancient Power, and Crunch), which cover Ground, Rock, and Dark-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.

      GroundDigDamage100Energy50Duration4.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Dig
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • PoisonPoison
        • RockRock
        • SteelSteel
        • FireFire
        • ElectricElectric
      • 62.5%
        • BugBug
        • GrassGrass
      • 39.1%
        • FlyingFlying
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage100
      Energy50
      Weather boost
      • sunnySunny
      Duration4.5s
      Damage window2.6s - 4.3s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage70
      Energy50

      Effects
      Dig has no special effects.
      See Dig details page ↗
      RockAncient PowerDamage70Energy33Duration3.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Ancient Power
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • FlyingFlying
        • BugBug
        • FireFire
        • IceIce
      • 62.5%
        • FightingFighting
        • GroundGround
        • SteelSteel
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage70
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
      Duration3.5s
      Damage window2.9s - 3.1s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage60
      Energy45

      Effects
      Special effectsSpecial

      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 ↗
      DarkCrunchDamage65Energy33Duration3.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Crunch
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • GhostGhost
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 62.5%
        • FightingFighting
        • DarkDark
        • FairyFairy
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage65
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • fogFog
      Duration3.0s
      Damage window1.1s - 2.8s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage70
      Energy45

      Effects
      Special effectsSpecial

      Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      See Crunch details page ↗

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      Charge Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      DPE
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPE
      RockAncient Power
      • partlyCloudy
      Special effectsSpecial

      Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

      • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
      • Increase User's Defense by 25.0%
      		7020.00332.123.5s6045-
      DarkCrunch
      • fog
      Special effectsSpecial

      Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      		6521.67331.973.0s7045-
      GroundDig
      • sunny
      		10022.22502.004.5s7050-

      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 effectsSpecial

      Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

      • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
      • Increase User's Defense by 25.0%
      Special effectsSpecial

      Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

      Pupitar's Charge Attacks Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      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
      Pupitar Best moveset in Pokémon GO