Mega Altaria's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Dragon Breath	Dazzling Gleam	13.61	255.4	25.6
2.	Dragon Breath	Sky Attack	13.15	246.7	24.8
3.	Dragon Breath	Dragon Pulse	12.81	240.5	24.1
4.	Peck	Dazzling Gleam	12.38	232.3	23.3
5.	Dragon Breath	Moonblast *	12.37	232.2	23.3
6.	Peck	Sky Attack	11.57	217.1	21.8
7.	Peck	Dragon Pulse	11.50	215.7	21.7
8.	Peck	Moonblast *	10.57	198.4	19.9

Mega Altaria's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Mega Altaria has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Dragon Breath and Peck), which cover Dragon and Flying-type attacks. When using Dragon Breath you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Dragon Breath640.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel

39.1%
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	3

Effects

Dragon Breath has no special effects.

See Dragon Breath details page ↗

Peck10101.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Bug
- Grass

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.5s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	5

Effects

Peck has no special effects.

See Peck details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Dragon Breath	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	3	-
Peck	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	6	5	-

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.

Mega Altaria's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Mega Altaria's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Mega Altaria has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Dragon Pulse, Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, and Sky Attack), which cover Dragon, Fairy, and Flying-type attacks. When using Dragon Pulse, Dazzling Gleam, and Moonblast you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Dragon Pulse90503.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel

39.1%
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.0s - 3.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	60

Effects

Dragon Pulse has no special effects.

See Dragon Pulse details page ↗

Dazzling Gleam100503.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Dragon
- Dark

62.5%
- Poison
- Steel
- Fire

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.1s - 3.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Dazzling Gleam has no special effects.

See Dazzling Gleam details page ↗

Moonblast *1301004.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Dragon
- Dark

62.5%
- Poison
- Steel
- Fire

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	2.3s - 3.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	60

Effects

Special

Moonblast has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Moonblast details page ↗

Sky Attack80502.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Bug
- Grass

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	85
Energy	55

Effects

Sky Attack has no special effects.

See Sky Attack details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dazzling Gleam	100	28.57	50	-	3.5s	90	55	-
Dragon Pulse	90	25.71	50	-	3.5s	90	60	-
Moonblast * Special Moonblast has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	130	32.50	100	-	4.0s	110	60	-
Sky Attack	80	40.00	50	-	2.0s	85	55	-

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

Moonblast has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Mega Altaria's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4
Fairy	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0