Carracosta best moveset in Pokémon GO

Carracosta's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Rock Throw and Surf, with 12.80 damage per second, and it can deal 365.2 damage before Carracosta faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Carracosta are:

Rock Throw

Surf

DPS12.80

TDO365.25

Score29.6

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All Carracosta movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Carracosta 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.	Rock Throw	Surf	12.80	365.2	29.6
2.	Water Gun	Surf	12.62	360.3	29.2
3.	Rock Throw	Liquidation	11.85	338.3	27.4
4.	Water Gun	Liquidation	11.64	332.1	26.9
5.	Rock Throw	Ancient Power	10.96	312.7	25.3
6.	Rock Throw	Body Slam	10.93	311.9	25.3
7.	Water Gun	Ancient Power	10.68	304.8	24.7
8.	Water Gun	Body Slam	10.52	300.3	24.3

Carracosta fast moves guide

Moves

Rock Throw127

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	7
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.5s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	5

Effects

Rock Throw has no special effects.

See Rock Throw details page ↗

Water Gun55

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Water Gun has no special effects.

See Water Gun details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Rock Throw	12	13.33	7	7.78	0.9s	8	5	4.00	2.50	1s
Water Gun	5	10.00	5	10.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	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.

Carracosta's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Water	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Carracosta charge moves guide

Carracosta has access to 4 Charge moves (Ancient Power, Body Slam, Surf, and Liquidation), which cover Rock, Normal, and Water-type attacks. When using Ancient Power, Surf, and Liquidation you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Ancient Power7033

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	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ancient Power details page ↗

Body Slam5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	35

Effects

Body Slam has no special effects.

See Body Slam details page ↗

Surf6550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	1.4s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Surf has no special effects.

See Surf details page ↗

Liquidation7033

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	Rainy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Liquidation has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Liquidation details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	1.33	3.5s	60	45	1.33
Body Slam	50	26.32	33	1.71	1.9s	60	35	1.71
Liquidation Special Liquidation has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	23.33	33	1.56	3.0s	70	45	1.56
Surf	65	38.24	50	1.63	1.7s	65	40	1.63

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

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Special

Liquidation has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Carracosta's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×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
Water	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0