Shadow Sirfetch'd best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Sirfetch'd's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Counter and Brave Bird, with 19.05 damage per second, and it can deal 364.1 damage before Shadow Sirfetch'd faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Sirfetch'd are:

Counter

Brave Bird

DPS19.05

TDO364.09

Score39.8

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All Shadow Sirfetch'd movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Sirfetch'd 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.	Counter	Brave Bird	19.05	364.1	39.8
2.	Counter	Close Combat	18.07	345.2	37.8
3.	Fury Cutter	Brave Bird	17.98	343.7	37.6
4.	Counter	Leaf Blade	17.88	341.7	37.4
5.	Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade	16.82	321.3	35.2
6.	Fury Cutter	Close Combat	16.54	316.1	34.6
7.	Counter	Night Slash	15.45	295.2	32.3
8.	Fury Cutter	Night Slash	13.70	261.8	28.6
9.	Counter	Frustration	9.61	183.6	20.1
10.	Fury Cutter	Frustration	6.18	118.0	12.9

Shadow Sirfetch'd fast moves guide

Moves

Fury Cutter36

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	3
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.4s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	2
Energy	4

Effects

Fury Cutter has no special effects.

See Fury Cutter details page ↗

Counter128

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	12
Energy	8
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	7

Effects

Counter has no special effects.

See Counter details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Counter	12	13.33	8	8.89	0.9s	8	7	4.00	3.50	1s
Fury Cutter	3	7.50	6	15.00	0.4s	2	4	2.00	4.00	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.

Shadow Sirfetch'd'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
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

Shadow Sirfetch'd charge moves guide

Shadow Sirfetch'd has access to 5 Charge moves (Night Slash, Leaf Blade, Close Combat, Brave Bird, and Frustration), which cover Dark, Grass, Fighting, Flying, and Normal-type attacks. When using Close Combat you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Night Slash5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

See Night Slash details page ↗

Leaf Blade7033

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	Sunny
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	35

Effects

Leaf Blade has no special effects.

See Leaf Blade details page ↗

Close Combat100100

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	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.0s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

See Close Combat details page ↗

Brave Bird130100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

See Brave Bird details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Brave Bird Special Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%	130	65.00	100	2.36	2.0s	130	55	2.36
Close Combat Special Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%	100	43.48	100	2.22	2.3s	100	45	2.22
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Leaf Blade	70	29.17	33	2.00	2.4s	70	35	2.00
Night Slash Special Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	50	22.73	33	1.43	2.2s	50	35	1.43

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

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

Special

Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

Special

Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

Shadow Sirfetch'd's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×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	×0.6
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
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
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×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