Shadow Chimchar best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Chimchar's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Scratch and Flamethrower, with 9.38 damage per second, and it can deal 77.8 damage before Shadow Chimchar faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Chimchar are:

Scratch

Flamethrower

DPS9.38

TDO77.77

Score15.9

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All Shadow Chimchar movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Chimchar 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.	Scratch	Flamethrower	9.38	77.8	15.9
2.	Ember	Flamethrower	9.02	74.8	15.3
3.	Scratch	Flame Wheel	8.06	66.8	13.7
4.	Scratch	Flame Charge	7.91	65.6	13.4
5.	Ember	Flame Charge	7.65	63.5	13.0
6.	Ember	Flame Wheel	7.62	63.2	12.9
7.	Scratch	Frustration	4.56	37.8	7.7
8.	Ember	Frustration	3.94	32.7	6.7

Shadow Chimchar fast moves guide

Moves

Ember1010

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6

Effects

Ember has no special effects.

See Ember details page ↗

Scratch64

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Scratch has no special effects.

See Scratch details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Ember	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	7	6	3.50	3.00	1s
Scratch	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	4.00	2.00	1s

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 Chimchar's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×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

Shadow Chimchar charge moves guide

Shadow Chimchar has access to 4 Charge moves (Flame Wheel, Flamethrower, Flame Charge, and Frustration), which cover Fire and Normal-type attacks. When using Flame Wheel, Flamethrower, and Flame Charge you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Flame Wheel6050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	55

Effects

Flame Wheel has no special effects.

See Flame Wheel details page ↗

Flamethrower7050

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	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Flame Charge7033

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	Sunny
Duration	3.8s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Flame Charge 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 ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Flame Charge Special Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	70	18.42	33	1.30	3.8s	65	50	1.30
Flame Wheel	60	22.22	50	1.09	2.7s	60	55	1.09
Flamethrower	70	31.82	50	1.64	2.2s	90	55	1.64
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14

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

Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Shadow Chimchar's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×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