Best Pokemon to Unlock 2nd Charge Move

No matter if you are preparing for the monthly Silph Arena Cup, raids or just to take your Pokemon to your full potential, it is always a good thing to investigate which Pokemon you should invest your stardust and candy on to unlock your second charge attack. Will it be worthy, or just a waste of resources?

This guide will highlight some solid investments for unlocking second charge moves.

As a quick reminder, this guide its only a suggestion,  If you want to save your resources to you favorite pokémon, or to other unavailable in this list, is up to you.

These are the better options according to multiple sources, but you have always the final word on your Pokémon! Without further do, let’s have look at those you want to keep an eye on:

Pokémon that cost 10.000 Stardust and 25 candy to unlock 2nd charge move

Let’s start with the lower-cost Pokemon. Among them are REALLY good options, for example a Charizard with Blast Burn is a must-have. Another must have is Venusaur with Frenzy Plant.

Other options includes Gyarados and Altaria, and since some of them (Meganium or Typhlosion) are a little squishy, you might want to equip them with moves that counters its weakness.

Pokémon Name	First Charge Move	Second Charge Move
Venusaur	Frenzy Plant Grass	Sludge Bomb Poison
Charizard	Blast Burn Fire	Dragon Claw Dragon
Meganium	Frenzy Plant Grass	Earthquake Ground
Typhlosion	Blast Burn Fire	Solar Beam Grass
Swampert	Hydro Cannon Water	Earthquake Ground
Sceptile	Frenzy Plant Grass	Aerial Ace Flying Earthquake Ground
Gyarados	Hydro Pump Water Outrage Dragon	Crunch Dark
Altaria	Sky Attack Flying	Dragon Pulse Dragon Dazzling Gleam Fairy

Baby Pokemon that cost 10.000 Stardust and 25 candy to unlock 2nd charge move

Next we have the baby Pokémon. They cost is the same as the above pokemon, but only if it remains in its baby form. If you evolve to another stage, that Pokemon will become more expensive to level up, so be careful.

In other words, is it recommended to unlock its second charge move while still in baby forms, and then evolve it to its final form. This way will be way more cheaper in terms of Stardust and candy investment.

These pokemon are:

Pokémon	First Charge Move	Second Charge Move
Budew	Solar Beam Grass	Sludge Bomb Poison
Togepi	Dazzling Gleam Fairy	Aerial Ace Flying
Riolu	Close Combat Fighting	Shadow Ball Dark
Smoochum	Avalanche Ice	Psyshock Psychic
Magby	Fire Punch Fire	Brick Break Fighting
Tyrogue	Close Combat Fighting	Stone Edge Rock Fire Punch* Fire Ice Punch* Ice Thunder Punch* Electric
Elekid	Thunderbolt Electric	Thunder Punch Electric

*= If you are going for Hitmonchan

Pokemon that costs 50.000 Stardust and 50 Candies to unlock a second charge move

There a few Pokemon on this side, so you don’t have to worry to invest that much. Still, if you are aiming to one of these, go ahead! They are totally worth the 2nd charged move. These Pokemon are:

Pokemon	First Charge Move	Second Charge Move
Rhyperior	Stone Edge Rock	Earthquake Ground
Weavile	Avalanche Ice	Foul Play Dark
Azumarill	Play Rough Fairy	Ice Beam Ice

Pokemon that costs 75.000 Stardust and 75 Candies to unlock a second charge move

We have only 2 Pokemon here. These are your best bet, unlocking a second charge move on them will surely make them stronger for PvP specially, but since they have a high cost, it’s not mandatory. They are tanky enough to deal enough damage with only one move.

Again, the choice is yours, but if your are still aiming to invest some Stardust or candy, these Pokemon are:

Pokemon	First Charge Move	Second Charge Move
Metagross	Meteor Mash Steel	Earthquake Ground
Tyranitar	Stone Edge Rock	Crunch Dark

Pokemon that costs 100.000 Stardust and 100 Candies to unlock a second charge move

Finally, we have the most pricey ones, the legendaries. Fortunately for you pockets , they’re not much used in Great and Ultra League given their high stats in the game. And even on raids, a single charge move is more than enough to deal enough damage.

Given the mentioned above and their much higher cost, unlocking a second charge move on them is pretty rare, but if you are still planning on do so, these Pokemon are:

Pokemon	First Charge Move	Second Charge Move
Giratina	Dragon Claw Dragon	Ancient Power Rock Shadow Sneak Ghost
Latios	Dragon Claw Dragon	Solar Beam Grass
Groudon	Earthquake Ground	Solar Beam Grass Fire Blast Fire
Mewtwo	Shadow Ball Ghost	Focus Blast Fire Ice Beam Ice Thunderbolt Electric Psystrike Psychic
Lugia	Sky Attack Flying	Hydro Pump Water
Moltres	Sky Attack Flying	Overheat Fire
Rayquaza	Outrage Dragon	Aerial Ace Flying Ancient Power Rock

Keep in mind that this is not a tier list of the best Pokémon for PvP. They are only the ones that we recommend based on their performance in PvP and raids.