Alolan Dugtrio best moveset in Pokémon GO

Alolan Dugtrio's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Metal Claw and Earthquake, with 12.50 damage per second, and it can deal 171.6 damage before Alolan Dugtrio faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Alolan Dugtrio are:

Metal Claw

Earthquake

DPS12.50

TDO171.63

Score24.1

Boosted by

All Alolan Dugtrio movesets ranked

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

Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Metal Claw	Earthquake	12.50	171.6	24.1
2.	Metal Claw	Iron Head	12.35	169.6	23.8
3.	Mud-Slap	Iron Head	12.10	166.2	23.3
4.	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	12.09	165.9	23.3
5.	Metal Claw	Mud Bomb	12.02	165.1	23.1
6.	Mud-Slap	Mud Bomb	11.86	162.8	22.8

Alolan Dugtrio fast moves guide

Moves

Metal Claw87

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	7
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	0.7s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6

Effects

Metal Claw has no special effects.

See Metal Claw details page ↗

Mud-Slap1812

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

39.1%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	18
Energy	12
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.4s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	11
Energy	9

Effects

Mud-Slap has no special effects.

See Mud-Slap details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Metal Claw	8	11.43	7	10.00	0.7s	5	6	2.50	3.00	1s
Mud-Slap	18	12.86	12	8.57	1.4s	11	9	3.67	3.00	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.

Alolan Dugtrio's Fast Moves Type Coverage


Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Alolan Dugtrio charge moves guide

Alolan Dugtrio has access to 3 Charge moves (Earthquake, Iron Head, and Mud Bomb), which cover Ground and Steel-type attacks. When using Earthquake, Iron Head, and Mud Bomb you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Earthquake140100

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

39.1%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Earthquake has no special effects.

See Earthquake details page ↗

Iron Head6050

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.3s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50

Effects

Iron Head has no special effects.

See Iron Head details page ↗

Mud Bomb5533

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

39.1%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	40

Effects

Mud Bomb has no special effects.

See Mud Bomb details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Earthquake	140	38.89	100	1.69	3.6s	110	65	1.69
Iron Head	60	31.58	50	1.40	1.9s	70	50	1.40
Mud Bomb	55	23.91	33	1.50	2.3s	60	40	1.50

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

There are no Alolan Dugtrio moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Alolan Dugtrio's Charge Moves Type Coverage


Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6