Golurk best moveset in Pokémon GO

Golurk's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Mud-Slap and Earth Power, with 14.25 damage per second, and it can deal 367.6 damage before Golurk faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Golurk are:

Mud-Slap

Earth Power

DPS14.25

TDO367.57

Score32.1

Boosted by

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All Golurk movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Golurk 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.	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	14.25	367.6	32.1
2.	Mud-Slap	Poltergeist	13.84	357.0	31.2
3.	Mud-Slap	Dynamic Punch	13.49	348.1	30.4
4.	Astonish	Earth Power	13.40	345.6	30.2
5.	Astonish	Poltergeist	12.49	322.4	28.2
6.	Mud-Slap	Shadow Punch	12.42	320.6	28.0
7.	Astonish	Dynamic Punch	12.34	318.3	27.8
8.	Astonish	Shadow Punch	11.02	284.3	24.8

Golurk fast moves guide

Moves

Mud-Slap1812

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	11
Energy	8

Effects

Mud-Slap has no special effects.

See Mud-Slap details page ↗

Astonish814

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	8
Energy	14
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.7s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	10

Effects

Astonish has no special effects.

See Astonish details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Astonish	8	7.27	14	12.73	1.1s	5	10	1.67	3.33	2s
Mud-Slap	18	12.86	12	8.57	1.4s	11	8	3.67	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.

Golurk's Fast 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
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0

Golurk charge moves guide

Golurk has access to 4 Charge moves (Shadow Punch, Dynamic Punch, Earth Power, and Poltergeist), which cover Ghost, Fighting, and Ground-type attacks. When using Shadow Punch, Earth Power, and Poltergeist you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Shadow Punch4033

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	40
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	1.3s - 1.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	40
Energy	35

Effects

Shadow Punch has no special effects.

See Shadow Punch details page ↗

Dynamic Punch9050

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	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50

Effects

Dynamic Punch has no special effects.

See Dynamic Punch details page ↗

Earth Power10050

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	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Earth Power details page ↗

Poltergeist140100

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	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.8s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	75

Effects

Poltergeist has no special effects.

See Poltergeist details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dynamic Punch	90	33.33	50	1.80	2.7s	90	50	1.80
Earth Power Special Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	100	27.78	50	1.64	3.6s	90	55	1.64
Poltergeist	140	38.89	100	2.00	3.6s	150	75	2.00
Shadow Punch	40	23.53	33	1.14	1.7s	40	35	1.14

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

Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Golurk's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
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