Pidove best moveset in Pokémon GO

Pidove's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Quick Attack and Aerial Ace, with 6.67 damage per second, and it can deal 66.8 damage before Pidove faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Pidove are:

Quick Attack

Aerial Ace

DPS6.67

TDO66.82

Score11.9

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All Pidove movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Pidove 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.	Quick Attack	Aerial Ace	6.67	66.8	11.9
2.	Air Slash	Aerial Ace	6.48	64.9	11.5
3.	Quick Attack	Air Cutter	6.12	61.3	10.9
4.	Air Slash	Air Cutter	5.95	59.6	10.6
5.	Quick Attack	Heat Wave	5.71	57.2	10.2
6.	Air Slash	Heat Wave	5.52	55.3	9.8

Pidove fast moves guide

Moves

Quick Attack810

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	10
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Quick Attack has no special effects.

See Quick Attack details page ↗

Air Slash1410

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	10
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	9

Effects

Air Slash has no special effects.

See Air Slash details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Air Slash	14	11.67	10	8.33	1.2s	9	9	3.00	3.00	2s
Quick Attack	8	10.00	10	12.50	0.8s	5	8	2.50	4.00	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.

Pidove's Fast Moves Type Coverage

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
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Pidove charge moves guide

Pidove has access to 3 Charge moves (Heat Wave, Aerial Ace, and Air Cutter), which cover Fire and Flying-type attacks. When using Aerial Ace and Air Cutter you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Heat Wave95100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	95
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	95
Energy	75

Effects

Heat Wave has no special effects.

See Heat Wave details page ↗

Aerial Ace5533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.9s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	55
Energy	40

Effects

Aerial Ace has no special effects.

See Aerial Ace details page ↗

Air Cutter6050

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	Windy
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	55

Effects

Air Cutter has no special effects.

See Air Cutter details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Aerial Ace	55	22.92	33	1.38	2.4s	55	40	1.38
Air Cutter	60	22.22	50	1.09	2.7s	60	55	1.09
Heat Wave	95	31.67	100	1.27	3.0s	95	75	1.27

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 Pidove moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Pidove'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
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0