Shadow Armaldo best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Armaldo's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Fury Cutter and Rock Blast, with 15.11 damage per second, and it can deal 323.8 damage before Shadow Armaldo faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Armaldo are:

Fury Cutter

Rock Blast

DPS15.11

TDO323.75

Score32.5

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All Shadow Armaldo movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Armaldo 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.	Fury Cutter	Rock Blast	15.11	323.8	32.5
2.	Struggle Bug	Rock Blast	14.17	303.6	30.5
3.	Fury Cutter	Liquidation	13.81	295.8	29.7
4.	Fury Cutter	Cross Poison	13.51	289.5	29.1
5.	Struggle Bug	Liquidation	13.22	283.1	28.4
6.	Struggle Bug	Cross Poison	12.74	272.9	27.4
7.	Fury Cutter	Water Pulse	12.41	265.8	26.7
8.	Struggle Bug	Water Pulse	11.91	255.1	25.6
9.	Struggle Bug	Frustration	6.76	144.8	14.5
10.	Fury Cutter	Frustration	6.18	132.3	13.3

Shadow Armaldo fast moves guide

Moves

Fury Cutter36

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	3
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.4s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	2
Energy	4

Effects

Fury Cutter has no special effects.

See Fury Cutter details page ↗

Struggle Bug1515

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	15
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	8

Effects

Struggle Bug has no special effects.

See Struggle Bug details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Fury Cutter	3	7.50	6	15.00	0.4s	2	4	2.00	4.00	1s
Struggle Bug	15	10.00	15	10.00	1.5s	9	8	3.00	2.67	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.

Shadow Armaldo's Fast Moves Type Coverage

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

Shadow Armaldo charge moves guide

Shadow Armaldo has access to 5 Charge moves (Cross Poison, Water Pulse, Rock Blast, Frustration, and Liquidation), which cover Poison, Water, Rock, and Normal-type attacks. When using Rock Blast you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Cross Poison4033

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	40
Energy	33
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	0.9s - 1.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Cross Poison has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

See Cross Poison details page ↗

Water Pulse7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	2.2s - 2.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	60

Effects

Water Pulse has no special effects.

See Water Pulse details page ↗

Rock Blast5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.1s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	40

Effects

Rock Blast has no special effects.

See Rock Blast details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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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 ↗

Liquidation7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Liquidation has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Liquidation details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Cross Poison Special Cross Poison has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	40	26.67	33	1.43	1.5s	50	35	1.43
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Liquidation Special Liquidation has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	23.33	33	1.56	3.0s	70	45	1.56
Rock Blast	50	23.81	33	1.25	2.1s	50	40	1.25
Water Pulse	70	21.88	50	1.17	3.2s	70	60	1.17

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

Special

Cross Poison has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

Special

Liquidation has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Shadow Armaldo'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
Water	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×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
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