Whirlipede's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bug Bite	Sludge Bomb	8.02	141.3	10.0
2.	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	7.43	130.8	9.3
3.	Bug Bite	Signal Beam	7.03	123.9	8.8
4.	Poison Sting	Signal Beam	6.51	114.7	8.1
5.	Bug Bite	Gyro Ball	6.21	109.4	7.8
6.	Poison Sting	Gyro Ball	5.74	101.0	7.2

Whirlipede's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Whirlipede has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Bug Bite and Poison Sting), which cover Bug and Poison-type attacks. When using Bug Bite and Poison Sting you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Bug Bite560.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

62.5%
- Fighting
- Flying
- Poison
- Ghost
- Steel
- Fire
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Bug Bite has no special effects.

See Bug Bite details page ↗

Poison Sting570.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Poison Sting has no special effects.

See Poison Sting details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bug Bite	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	3	3	-
Poison Sting	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	-

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.

Whirlipede's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
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

Whirlipede's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Whirlipede has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Sludge Bomb, Signal Beam, and Gyro Ball), which cover Poison, Bug, and Steel-type attacks. When using Sludge Bomb and Signal Beam you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Sludge Bomb80502.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

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 ↗

Signal Beam75502.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

62.5%
- Fighting
- Flying
- Poison
- Ghost
- Steel
- Fire
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	75
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.9s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	75
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Signal Beam details page ↗

Gyro Ball80503.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Rock
- Ice
- Fairy

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	60

Effects

Gyro Ball has no special effects.

See Gyro Ball details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Gyro Ball	80	24.24	50	-	3.3s	80	60	-
Signal Beam Special Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0% Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	75	25.86	50	-	2.9s	75	55	-
Sludge Bomb	80	34.78	50	-	2.3s	80	50	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, 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.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Whirlipede's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


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
Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
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