Shadow Gloom best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Gloom's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Acid and Sludge Bomb, with 12.78 damage per second, and it can deal 189.7 damage before Shadow Gloom faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Gloom are:

Acid

Sludge Bomb

DPS12.78

TDO189.73

Score25.1

Boosted by

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All Shadow Gloom movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Gloom 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.	Acid	Sludge Bomb	12.78	189.7	25.1
2.	Razor Leaf	Sludge Bomb	12.48	185.2	24.5
3.	Acid	Petal Blizzard	11.45	170.0	22.5
4.	Razor Leaf	Petal Blizzard	11.28	167.5	22.1
5.	Razor Leaf	Moonblast	10.40	154.4	20.4
6.	Acid	Moonblast	10.31	153.0	20.2
7.	Razor Leaf	Frustration	6.40	95.1	12.6
8.	Acid	Frustration	5.60	83.1	11.0

Shadow Gloom fast moves guide

Moves

Razor Leaf137

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	13
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	4

Effects

Razor Leaf has no special effects.

See Razor Leaf details page ↗

Acid98

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	9
Energy	8
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	5

Effects

Acid has no special effects.

See Acid details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Acid	9	11.25	8	10.00	0.8s	6	5	3.00	2.50	1s
Razor Leaf	13	13.00	7	7.00	1.0s	10	4	5.00	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 Gloom's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×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

Shadow Gloom charge moves guide

Shadow Gloom has access to 4 Charge moves (Petal Blizzard, Moonblast, Sludge Bomb, and Frustration), which cover Grass, Fairy, Poison, and Normal-type attacks. When using Petal Blizzard and Sludge Bomb you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Petal Blizzard110100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	110
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Petal Blizzard has no special effects.

See Petal Blizzard details page ↗

Moonblast130100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.9s
Damage window	2.2s - 3.7s

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 ↗

Sludge Bomb8050

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	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 ↗

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
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Moonblast Special Moonblast has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	130	33.33	100	1.83	3.9s	110	60	1.83
Petal Blizzard	110	42.31	100	1.69	2.6s	110	65	1.69
Sludge Bomb	80	34.78	50	1.60	2.3s	80	50	1.60

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

Moonblast has a 10.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Shadow Gloom's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
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
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
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