Shadow Gastly best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Gastly's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Lick and Sludge Bomb, with 15.98 damage per second, and it can deal 88.6 damage before Shadow Gastly faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Gastly are:

Lick

Sludge Bomb

DPS15.98

TDO88.64

Score24.5

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All Shadow Gastly movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Gastly 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.	Lick	Sludge Bomb	15.98	88.6	24.5
2.	Sucker Punch *	Sludge Bomb	14.74	81.8	22.6
3.	Astonish	Sludge Bomb	14.18	78.7	21.8
4.	Lick	Ominous Wind *	13.11	72.7	20.1
5.	Lick	Night Shade	12.63	70.1	19.4
6.	Lick	Dark Pulse	12.62	70.0	19.4
7.	Sucker Punch *	Ominous Wind *	12.30	68.2	18.9
8.	Astonish	Ominous Wind *	11.81	65.5	18.1
9.	Sucker Punch *	Dark Pulse	11.63	64.5	17.8
10.	Sucker Punch *	Night Shade	11.57	64.2	17.8
11.	Astonish	Dark Pulse	11.07	61.4	17.0
12.	Astonish	Night Shade	10.97	60.8	16.8

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Shadow Gastly fast moves guide

Moves

Sucker Punch *78

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	7
Energy	8
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.7s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7

Effects

Sucker Punch has no special effects.

See Sucker Punch details page ↗

Lick56

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	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Lick has no special effects.

See Lick 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	9
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	9	10	3.00	3.33	2s
Lick	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	1s
Sucker Punch *	7	10.00	8	11.43	0.7s	5	7	2.50	3.50	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 Gastly'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
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

Shadow Gastly charge moves guide

Shadow Gastly has access to 5 Charge moves (Dark Pulse, Ominous Wind, Sludge Bomb, Night Shade, and Frustration), which cover Dark, Ghost, Poison, and Normal-type attacks. When using Ominous Wind, Sludge Bomb, and Night Shade you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Dark Pulse8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Dark Pulse has no special effects.

See Dark Pulse details page ↗

Ominous Wind *5033

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	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.9s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	45
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ominous Wind details page ↗

Sludge Bomb8050

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	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.1s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Night Shade6050

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	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	55

Effects

Night Shade has no special effects.

See Night Shade 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
Dark Pulse	80	26.67	50	1.60	3.0s	80	50	1.60
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Night Shade	60	23.08	50	1.09	2.6s	60	55	1.09
Ominous Wind * Special Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	50	21.74	33	1.00	2.3s	45	45	1.00
Sludge Bomb	80	34.78	50	1.60	2.3s	80	50	1.60

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

Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Shadow Gastly'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
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
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