Shadow Blastoise best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Blastoise's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Water Gun and Hydro Cannon, with 15.75 damage per second, and it can deal 410.5 damage before Shadow Blastoise faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather. You need an Elite Charge TM to get Hydro Cannon.

Best moves for Shadow Blastoise are:

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon *

DPS15.75

TDO410.51

Score35.6

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All Shadow Blastoise movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Blastoise 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	Hydro Cannon *	15.75	410.5	35.6
2.	Bite	Hydro Cannon *	14.84	386.9	33.5
3.	Water Gun	Hydro Pump	13.05	340.1	29.5
4.	Bite	Hydro Pump	12.42	323.6	28.1
5.	Water Gun	Skull Bash	12.08	314.8	27.3
6.	Bite	Skull Bash	11.57	301.6	26.1
7.	Water Gun	Ice Beam	11.54	300.7	26.1
8.	Bite	Ice Beam	11.23	292.7	25.4
9.	Water Gun	Flash Cannon	11.15	290.7	25.2
10.	Bite	Flash Cannon	10.77	280.6	24.3
11.	Bite	Frustration	6.44	167.7	14.5
12.	Water Gun	Frustration	6.20	161.5	14.0

Shadow Blastoise fast moves guide

Moves

Bite64

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Bite has no special effects.

See Bite 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
Bite	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	4.00	2.00	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.

Shadow Blastoise's Fast 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
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

Shadow Blastoise charge moves guide

Shadow Blastoise has access to 6 Charge moves (Flash Cannon, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Hydro Cannon, Skull Bash, and Frustration), which cover Steel, Ice, Water, and Normal-type attacks. When using Hydro Pump and Hydro Cannon you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Flash Cannon100100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	70

Effects

Flash Cannon has no special effects.

See Flash Cannon details page ↗

Ice Beam9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Ice Beam has no special effects.

See Ice Beam details page ↗

Hydro Pump130100

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	Rainy
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	0.9s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	75

Effects

Hydro Pump has no special effects.

See Hydro Pump details page ↗

Hydro Cannon *9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	0.5s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	40

Effects

Hydro Cannon has no special effects.

See Hydro Cannon details page ↗

Skull Bash130100

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.1s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	75

Effects

Special

Skull Bash has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Skull Bash 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
Flash Cannon	100	37.04	100	1.57	2.7s	110	70	1.57
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Hydro Cannon *	90	47.37	50	2.00	1.9s	80	40	2.00
Hydro Pump	130	39.39	100	1.73	3.3s	130	75	1.73
Ice Beam	90	27.27	50	1.64	3.3s	90	55	1.64
Skull Bash Special Skull Bash has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	130	41.94	100	1.73	3.1s	130	75	1.73

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

Skull Bash has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Shadow Blastoise's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Ice	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×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
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