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Best Attackers in Pokémon GO.

The top five raid attackers of every type, with the moveset that gets them there. Open a type for its full top 40 and the Mega, Shadow and level 50 options.

level 40 · 15/15/15
both moves of the type

Normal

Partly cloudy
1Shadow Porygon-ZLock-On · Tri Attack17.8
2Mega LopunnyPound · Hyper Beam15.9
3MeloettaQuick Attack · Hyper Beam14.5
4XerneasTackle · Giga Impact14.7
5Shadow UrsalunaTackle · Swift14.3
All Normal attackers →

Fighting

Cloudy
1Mega Mewtwo XCounter · Focus Blast23.3
2Mega LucarioForce Palm · Aura Sphere25.3
3Mega BlazikenCounter · Aura Sphere24.5
4Mega Mewtwo YCounter · Focus Blast19.5
5Shadow BlazikenCounter · Aura Sphere22.7
All Fighting attackers →

Flying

Windy
1Mega RayquazaAir Slash · Hurricane19.7
2Shadow MoltresWing Attack · Fly20.6
3Shadow ToucannonPeck · Beak Blast21.5
4Shadow StaraptorGust · Fly20.4
5YveltalGust · Oblivion Wing17.0
All Flying attackers →

Poison

Cloudy
1EternatusPoison Jab · Sludge Bomb17.5
2Mega BeedrillPoison Jab · Sludge Bomb19.0
3NihilegoPoison Jab · Sludge Bomb15.7
4NaganadelPoison Jab · Sludge Bomb16.8
5Mega VictreebelAcid · Sludge Bomb16.0
All Poison attackers →

Ground

Sunny / Clear
1Primal GroudonMud Shot · Precipice Blades21.3
2Mega GarchompMud Shot · Earth Power18.6
3Shadow GroudonMud Shot · Precipice Blades18.8
4Shadow GarchompMud Shot · Earth Power18.1
5Landorus (Therian)Mud Shot · Sandsear Storm18.1
All Ground attackers →

Rock

Partly cloudy
1Shadow RhyperiorSmack Down · Rock Wrecker18.7
2Mega TyranitarSmack Down · Stone Edge16.1
3Shadow RampardosSmack Down · Rock Slide20.9
4Mega DiancieRock Throw · Rock Slide18.6
5Mega AerodactylRock Throw · Rock Slide16.8
All Rock attackers →

Bug

Rain
1Mega HeracrossFury Cutter · Megahorn18.4
2Mega PinsirFury Cutter · X-Scissor17.0
3Mega ScizorFury Cutter · X-Scissor15.7
4Shadow VikavoltBug Bite · X-Scissor17.6
5Mega BeedrillBug Bite · X-Scissor17.1
All Bug attackers →

Ghost

Fog
1Mega GengarLick · Shadow Ball22.4
2Mega BanetteShadow Claw · Shadow Ball19.6
3Shadow ChandelureHex · Shadow Ball20.0
4Shadow GengarLick · Shadow Ball20.6
5LunalaShadow Claw · Shadow Ball16.3
All Ghost attackers →

Steel

Snow
1Mega MetagrossBullet Punch · Meteor Mash19.3
2Shadow MetagrossBullet Punch · Meteor Mash21.0
3Mega LucarioBullet Punch · Meteor Mash20.9
4Shadow DialgaMetal Claw · Iron Head18.0
5MetagrossBullet Punch · Meteor Mash17.0
All Steel attackers →

Fire

Sunny / Clear
1Mega DelphoxFire Spin · Blast Burn22.0
2Mega Charizard YFire Spin · Blast Burn21.6
3Mega BlazikenFire Spin · Blast Burn22.5
4Shadow ReshiramFire Fang · Fusion Flare21.8
5BlacephalonIncinerate · Mind Blown23.3
All Fire attackers →

Water

Rain
1Primal KyogreWaterfall · Origin Pulse20.9
2Mega SwampertWater Gun · Hydro Cannon19.2
3Mega GreninjaWater Shuriken · Hydro Cannon20.7
4Shadow KyogreWaterfall · Origin Pulse19.5
5Mega GyaradosWaterfall · Hydro Pump16.4
All Water attackers →

Grass

Sunny / Clear
1Mega SceptileBullet Seed · Frenzy Plant20.6
2Mega ChesnaughtVine Whip · Frenzy Plant17.1
3Mega VenusaurVine Whip · Frenzy Plant17.2
4KartanaRazor Leaf · Leaf Blade19.1
5ZarudeVine Whip · Power Whip16.3
All Grass attackers →

Electric

Rain
1Shadow ZekromCharge Beam · Wild Charge20.2
2Mega Raichu YThunder Shock · Wild Charge20.9
3ZeraoraVolt Switch · Plasma Fists18.8
4Shadow RaikouThunder Shock · Wild Charge19.0
5Shadow ElectivireThunder Shock · Wild Charge19.6
All Electric attackers →

Psychic

Windy
1Mega Mewtwo YConfusion · Psystrike26.6
2Mega Mewtwo XPsycho Cut · Psystrike25.7
3Shadow MewtwoPsycho Cut · Psystrike24.6
4Mega AlakazamConfusion · Psychic22.2
5MewtwoPsycho Cut · Psystrike20.0
All Psychic attackers →

Ice

Snow
1Shadow MamoswinePowder Snow · Avalanche18.3
2Shadow WeavileIce Shard · Avalanche17.4
3BaxcaliburIce Fang · Avalanche15.4
4Mega AbomasnowPowder Snow · Weather Ball (Ice)15.0
5Galarian Darmanitan (Standard)Ice Fang · Avalanche16.2
All Ice attackers →

Dragon

Windy
1EternatusDragon Tail · Dynamax Cannon24.5
2Mega RayquazaDragon Tail · Breaking Swipe24.3
3Mega GarchompDragon Tail · Breaking Swipe21.5
4Shadow HaxorusDragon Tail · Breaking Swipe23.1
5Shadow GarchompDragon Tail · Breaking Swipe20.5
All Dragon attackers →

Dark

Fog
1Mega TyranitarBite · Brutal Swing18.8
2Shadow TyranitarBite · Brutal Swing19.3
3Shadow HydreigonBite · Brutal Swing19.8
4Mega AbsolSnarl · Brutal Swing21.1
5Shadow DarkraiSnarl · Dark Pulse19.5
All Dark attackers →

Fairy

Cloudy
1Mega GardevoirCharm · Dazzling Gleam19.0
2Shadow GardevoirCharm · Dazzling Gleam16.9
3EnamorusFairy Wind · Dazzling Gleam16.6
4XerneasGeomancy · Moonblast13.9
5Shadow GranbullCharm · Play Rough16.0
All Fairy attackers →

How these attackers are ranked

Each released Pokémon is tested at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs against a typeless 5-star raid boss, using every moveset where both the fast and the charged move match the type. Megas and Shadows are included, and so are Elite TM moves, marked on each type's page. The number on the right is damage per second.

The order comes from a score that blends DPS with total damage before fainting (the fourth root of DPS³ × TDO). DPS counts most, but a Pokémon that survives twice as long can still outrank a slightly faster one. For a specific boss, the raid counter calculator uses the boss's real moves instead of a typeless target.