Relicanth best moveset in Pokémon GO

Moves

Relicanth's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Water Gun and Hydro Pump, with 10.75 damage per second, and it can deal 390.3 damage before Relicanth faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Relicanth are:
DPS10.75
TDO390.29
Score26.4
Boosted by
  • rain

All Relicanth movesets ranked

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

      #
      Fast Attack
      Charged Attack
      DPS
      TDO
      Score 🔽
      1.WaterWater Gun WaterHydro Pump 10.75390.326.4
      2.WaterWater Gun WaterAqua Tail 10.18369.725.0
      3.WaterWater Gun RockAncient Power 9.28337.022.8
      4.PsychicZen Headbutt WaterHydro Pump 9.26336.322.7
      5.PsychicZen Headbutt WaterAqua Tail 9.11330.622.4
      6.PsychicZen Headbutt RockAncient Power 8.55310.521.0

      Relicanth fast moves guide

      Moves

      Moves

      WaterWater Gun5Damage5Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Water Gun
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Ground
        • Rock
        • Fire
      • 62.5%
        • Water
        • Grass
        • Dragon
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage5
      Energy5
      Weather boost
      • rainRainy
      Duration0.5s
      Damage window0.3s - 0.5s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage3
      Energy3

      Effects
      Water Gun has no special effects.
      See Water Gun details page ↗
      PsychicZen Headbutt12Damage10Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Zen Headbutt
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Fighting
        • Poison
      • 62.5%
        • Steel
        • Psychic
      • 39.1%
        • Dark
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage12
      Energy10
      Weather boost
      • windyWindy
      Duration1.1s
      Damage window0.8s - 1.1s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage8
      Energy6

      Effects
      Zen Headbutt has no special effects.
      See Zen Headbutt details page ↗

      Tabular view

      Fast Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      EPS
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPT
      EPT
      CD
      510.00510.000.5s333.003.001s
      1210.91109.091.1s862.672.002s

      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.

      Relicanth's Fast Moves Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      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
      Psychic×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×0.4×1.0

      Relicanth charge moves guide

      Moves

      Relicanth has access to 3 Charge moves (Aqua Tail, Ancient Power, and Hydro Pump), which cover Water and Rock-type attacks. When using Aqua Tail, Ancient Power, and Hydro Pump you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

      Moves

      WaterAqua Tail50Damage33Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Aqua Tail
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Ground
        • Rock
        • Fire
      • 62.5%
        • Water
        • Grass
        • Dragon
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage50
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • rainRainy
      Duration1.9s
      Damage window1.2s - 1.6s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage50
      Energy35

      Effects
      Aqua Tail has no special effects.
      See Aqua Tail details page ↗
      RockAncient Power70Damage33Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Ancient Power
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Flying
        • Bug
        • Fire
        • Ice
      • 62.5%
        • Fighting
        • Ground
        • Steel
      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 ↗
      WaterHydro Pump130Damage100Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Hydro Pump
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Ground
        • Rock
        • Fire
      • 62.5%
        • Water
        • Grass
        • Dragon
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage130
      Energy100
      Weather boost
      • rainRainy
      Duration3.3s
      Damage window0.9s - 3.0s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage130
      Energy75

      Effects
      Hydro Pump has no special effects.
      See Hydro Pump details page ↗

      Tabular view

      Charge Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      DPE
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPE
      Special effectsSpecial

      Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

      • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
      • Increase User's Defense by 25.0%
      7020.00331.333.5s60451.33
      5026.32331.431.9s50351.43
      13039.391001.733.3s130751.73

      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 effectsSpecial

      Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

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

      Relicanth's Charge Moves Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      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