Garbodor best moveset in Pokémon GO

Garbodor's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Infestation and Gunk Shot, with 10.57 damage per second, and it can deal 269.1 damage before Garbodor faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Garbodor are:

Infestation

Gunk Shot

DPS10.57

TDO269.09

Score23.7

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All Garbodor movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Garbodor 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.	Infestation	Gunk Shot	10.57	269.1	23.7
2.	Infestation	Seed Bomb	9.25	235.5	20.8
3.	Infestation	Body Slam	9.08	231.3	20.4
4.	Take Down	Gunk Shot	8.31	211.7	18.7
5.	Take Down	Seed Bomb	7.88	200.7	17.7
6.	Take Down	Body Slam	7.68	195.5	17.2
7.	Infestation	Acid Spray	4.72	120.1	10.6
8.	Take Down	Acid Spray	4.08	103.8	9.2

Garbodor fast moves guide

Moves

Infestation1014

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	14
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	12

Effects

Infestation has no special effects.

See Infestation details page ↗

Take Down810

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	1.2s
Damage window	0.9s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Take Down has no special effects.

See Take Down details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Infestation	10	9.09	14	12.73	1.1s	6	12	2.00	4.00	2s
Take Down	8	6.67	10	8.33	1.2s	5	8	1.67	2.67	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.

Garbodor's Fast Moves 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
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

Garbodor charge moves guide

Garbodor has access to 4 Charge moves (Seed Bomb, Gunk Shot, Body Slam, and Acid Spray), which cover Grass, Poison, and Normal-type attacks. When using Gunk Shot and Acid Spray you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Seed Bomb5533

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	Sunny
Duration	2.1s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Seed Bomb has no special effects.

See Seed Bomb details page ↗

Gunk Shot130100

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	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.1s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	75

Effects

Gunk Shot has no special effects.

See Gunk Shot 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 ↗

Acid Spray2050

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	20
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	20
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%

See Acid Spray details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Acid Spray Special Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%	20	6.67	50	0.44	3.0s	20	45	0.44
Body Slam	50	26.32	33	1.71	1.9s	60	35	1.71
Gunk Shot	130	41.94	100	1.73	3.1s	130	75	1.73
Seed Bomb	55	26.19	33	1.33	2.1s	60	45	1.33

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

Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%

Garbodor'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
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