Ampharos's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	12.78	362.3	25.1
2.	Charge Beam	Brutal Swing	12.58	356.7	24.7
3.	Volt Switch	Zap Cannon	12.25	347.2	24.1
4.	Charge Beam	Zap Cannon	12.07	342.2	23.7
5.	Volt Switch	Thunder Punch	11.49	325.8	22.6
6.	Volt Switch	Thunder	11.39	322.8	22.4
7.	Charge Beam	Thunder Punch	11.26	319.2	22.1
8.	Volt Switch	Focus Blast	11.14	315.8	21.9
9.	Charge Beam	Thunder	11.14	315.8	21.9
10.	Volt Switch	Trailblaze	11.04	313.1	21.7
11.	Charge Beam	Focus Blast	10.91	309.1	21.4
12.	Volt Switch	Power Gem	10.84	307.3	21.3

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Ampharos's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Ampharos has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Charge Beam and Volt Switch), which cover Electric-type attacks. When using Charge Beam and Volt Switch you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Charge Beam8151.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	15
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	11

Effects

Charge Beam has no special effects.

See Charge Beam details page ↗

Volt Switch14211.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	21
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.6s
Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	12
Energy	16

Effects

Volt Switch has no special effects.

See Volt Switch details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Charge Beam	8	7.27	15	13.64	1.1s	5	11	-
Volt Switch	14	8.75	21	13.13	1.6s	12	16	-

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.

Ampharos's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Ampharos's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Ampharos has access to 8 Charge Attacks (Power Gem, Thunder Punch, Thunder, Dragon Pulse, Focus Blast, Zap Cannon, Brutal Swing, and Trailblaze), which cover Rock, Electric, Dragon, Fighting, Dark, and Grass-type attacks. When using Thunder Punch, Thunder, and Zap Cannon you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Power Gem80502.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.9s
Damage window	1.9s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	60

Effects

Power Gem has no special effects.

See Power Gem details page ↗

Thunder Punch45331.8s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.8s
Damage window	1.7s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	55
Energy	40

Effects

Thunder Punch has no special effects.

See Thunder Punch details page ↗

Thunder1001002.4s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	60

Effects

Thunder has no special effects.

See Thunder details page ↗

Dragon Pulse *90503.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel

39.1%
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.1s - 3.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	60

Effects

Dragon Pulse has no special effects.

See Dragon Pulse details page ↗

Focus Blast1401003.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	75

Effects

Focus Blast has no special effects.

See Focus Blast details page ↗

Zap Cannon1401003.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	3.7s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Zap Cannon details page ↗

Brutal Swing65331.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Brutal Swing has no special effects.

See Brutal Swing details page ↗

Trailblaze65502.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ground
- Rock
- Water

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Steel
- Fire
- Grass
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Trailblaze details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Brutal Swing	65	34.21	33	-	1.9s	65	40	-
Dragon Pulse *	90	25.00	50	-	3.6s	90	60	-
Focus Blast	140	40.00	100	-	3.5s	150	75	-
Power Gem	80	27.59	50	-	2.9s	80	60	-
Thunder	100	41.67	100	-	2.4s	100	60	-
Thunder Punch	45	25.00	33	-	1.8s	55	40	-
Trailblaze Special Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	65	32.50	50	-	2.0s	65	50	-
Zap Cannon Special Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	140	37.84	100	-	3.7s	150	80	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, 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.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Special

Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Ampharos's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


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
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4
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
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