Clauncher best moveset in Pokémon GO

Clauncher's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Water Gun and Crabhammer, with 9.27 damage per second, and it can deal 129.1 damage before Clauncher faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Clauncher are:

Water Gun

Crabhammer

DPS9.27

TDO129.09

Score17.9

Boosted by

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All Clauncher movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Clauncher 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.	Water Gun	Crabhammer	9.27	129.1	17.9
2.	Smack Down	Crabhammer	7.93	110.4	15.3
3.	Water Gun	Water Pulse	6.82	95.0	13.2
4.	Water Gun	Aqua Jet	6.17	85.8	11.9
5.	Smack Down	Water Pulse	6.14	85.4	11.9
6.	Smack Down	Aqua Jet	5.68	79.1	11.0

Clauncher fast moves guide

Moves

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 ↗

Smack Down168

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	16
Energy	8
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	12
Energy	8

Effects

Smack Down has no special effects.

See Smack Down details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Smack Down	16	13.33	8	6.67	1.2s	12	8	4.00	2.67	2s
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.

Clauncher's Fast Moves Type Coverage

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
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

Clauncher charge moves guide

Clauncher has access to 3 Charge moves (Aqua Jet, Water Pulse, and Crabhammer), which cover Water-type attacks. When using Aqua Jet, Water Pulse, and Crabhammer you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Aqua Jet4533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	45
Energy	45

Effects

Aqua Jet has no special effects.

See Aqua Jet details page ↗

Water Pulse7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	2.2s - 2.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	60

Effects

Water Pulse has no special effects.

See Water Pulse details page ↗

Crabhammer8550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	85
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	85
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Crabhammer has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

See Crabhammer details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Aqua Jet	45	17.31	33	1.00	2.6s	45	45	1.00
Crabhammer Special Crabhammer has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	85	44.74	50	1.70	1.9s	85	50	1.70
Water Pulse	70	21.88	50	1.17	3.2s	70	60	1.17

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

Crabhammer has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

Clauncher's Charge Moves Type Coverage

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