Swalot's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Mud Shot	Sludge Bomb	9.47	274.5	17.8
2.	Infestation	Sludge Bomb	9.37	271.7	17.5
3.	Mud Shot	Gunk Shot	8.84	256.2	16.0
4.	Rock Smash	Sludge Bomb	8.76	253.8	15.7
5.	Infestation	Gunk Shot	8.61	249.4	15.3
6.	Rock Smash	Gunk Shot	8.06	233.6	13.6
7.	Mud Shot	Ice Beam	7.77	225.1	12.8
8.	Infestation	Ice Beam	7.63	221.1	12.4
9.	Rock Smash	Ice Beam	7.44	215.7	11.8
10.	Rock Smash	Acid Spray	4.43	128.4	6.1
11.	Mud Shot	Acid Spray	4.11	119.2	5.7
12.	Infestation	Acid Spray	3.85	111.7	5.3

Swalot's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Swalot has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Mud Shot, Rock Smash, and Infestation), which cover Ground, Fighting, and Bug-type attacks.

Mud Shot570.6s

Type effectiveness chart

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

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Mud Shot has no special effects.

See Mud Shot 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 ↗

Infestation10141.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

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

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	14
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	12

Effects

Infestation has no special effects.

See Infestation details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Infestation	10	9.09	14	12.73	1.1s	6	12	-
Mud Shot	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	-
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.

Swalot's Fast 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
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
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

Swalot's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Swalot has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Ice Beam, Sludge Bomb, Gunk Shot, and Acid Spray), which cover Ice and Poison-type attacks. When using Sludge Bomb, Gunk Shot, and Acid Spray you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Ice Beam90503.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

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 ↗

Sludge Bomb80502.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.1s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Gunk Shot1301003.1s

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	3.1s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	75

Effects

Gunk Shot has no special effects.

See Gunk Shot details page ↗

Acid Spray20503.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	20
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	20
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%

See Acid Spray details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Acid Spray Special Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%	20	6.67	50	-	3.0s	20	45	-
Gunk Shot	130	41.94	100	-	3.1s	130	75	-
Ice Beam	90	27.27	50	-	3.3s	90	55	-
Sludge Bomb	80	34.78	50	-	2.3s	80	50	-

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

Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%

Swalot's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


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
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