Gulpin best moveset in Pokémon GO

Gulpin's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Pound and Gunk Shot, with 6.25 damage per second, and it can deal 92.4 damage before Gulpin faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Gulpin are:

Pound

Gunk Shot

DPS6.25

TDO92.45

Score12.3

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All Gulpin movesets ranked

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

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Pound	Gunk Shot	6.25	92.4	12.3
2.	Pound	Sludge	5.78	85.6	11.3
3.	Pound	Ice Beam	5.52	81.6	10.8
4.	Rock Smash	Gunk Shot	5.16	76.3	10.1
5.	Rock Smash	Sludge	5.15	76.1	10.1
6.	Rock Smash	Ice Beam	4.89	72.3	9.6

Gulpin fast moves guide

Moves

Pound76

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	4

Effects

Pound has no special effects.

See Pound details page ↗

Rock Smash1510

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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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
Pound	7	11.67	6	10.00	0.6s	4	4	2.00	2.00	1s
Rock Smash	15	11.54	10	7.69	1.3s	9	7	3.00	2.33	2s

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.

Gulpin's Fast Moves 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
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

Gulpin charge moves guide

Gulpin has access to 3 Charge moves (Sludge, Ice Beam, and Gunk Shot), which cover Poison and Ice-type attacks. When using Sludge and Gunk Shot you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Sludge5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.1s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	40

Effects

Sludge has no special effects.

See Sludge details page ↗

Ice Beam9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Ice Beam has no special effects.

See Ice Beam details page ↗

Gunk Shot130100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.1s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	75

Effects

Gunk Shot has no special effects.

See Gunk Shot details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Gunk Shot	130	41.94	100	1.73	3.1s	130	75	1.73
Ice Beam	90	27.27	50	1.64	3.3s	90	55	1.64
Sludge	50	23.81	33	1.25	2.1s	50	40	1.25

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

There are no Gulpin moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Gulpin's Charge Moves 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
Ice	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0