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Dark Pulse — Raid stats, DPS & best users

악의파동 · あくのはどう · 惡之波動
Power
80
#117 of 225
Energy cost
50
2-bar
Duration
3s
Damage lands at 1.4s
DPS · power per second
26.7
#150 of 225
DPE · power per energy
1.6
#100 of 225

Raid stats vs. battle stats

The same move has separate values for Raids and Gyms and for GO Battle League. A move that is strong in raids is not necessarily strong in battles.

PowerEnergy costSpeed
Raids · Gyms80502-bar3s
Battle League8045Instant

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Dark Pulse — Pokémon that hit hardest with it

Ranked by DPS of the best moveset that includes this move. Same assumptions as the raid attacker tiers (Level 40, 15 IVs, target Defense 180, a boss weak to the Charged Move's type). These are base values without event buffs such as Mega Finale. Top 30 of 87 that can learn it (Shadow and Mega included) · ★ = legacy (Elite TM / event-exclusive)

RankPokémonPaired Fast MoveOne cycleCycle DPS
1Shadow DarkraiShadow DarkraiSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s27.1
2Mega AbsolMega AbsolSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s25.0
3Shadow HydreigonShadow HydreigonBite13 fast + 1 charged · 9.5s23.9
4Shadow AbsolShadow AbsolSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s23.7
5Shadow HonchkrowShadow HonchkrowSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s23.6
6DarkraiDarkraiSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s22.6
7Mega GengarMega Gengar★Sucker Punch9 fast + 1 charged · 7.5s22.1
8Deoxys (Attack Forme)Deoxys (Attack Forme)Poison Jab6 fast + 1 charged · 9s22.1
9Shadow TornadusShadow TornadusBite13 fast + 1 charged · 9.5s20.9
10YveltalYveltalSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s20.3
11AbsolAbsolSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s20.1
12Shadow CacturneShadow CacturneSucker Punch9 fast + 1 charged · 7.5s20.0
13Hoopa UnboundHoopa UnboundConfusion4 fast + 1 charged · 9s19.8
14Shadow GengarShadow Gengar★Sucker Punch9 fast + 1 charged · 7.5s19.7
15HonchkrowHonchkrowSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s19.3
16HydreigonHydreigonBite13 fast + 1 charged · 9.5s19.3
17KingambitKingambitSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s19.1
18BisharpBisharpSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s18.9
19ZarudeZarudeBite13 fast + 1 charged · 9.5s18.7
20Shadow Alolan MukShadow Alolan MukSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s18.7
21Shadow LiepardShadow LiepardSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s18.6
22GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarlBite13 fast + 1 charged · 9.5s18.2
23Hisuian SamurottHisuian SamurottSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s17.6
24IncineroarIncineroarSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s17.4
25CacturneCacturneSucker Punch9 fast + 1 charged · 7.5s16.7
26Necrozma (Dusk Mane)Necrozma (Dusk Mane)Metal Claw10 fast + 1 charged · 8s16.6
27TornadusTornadusBite13 fast + 1 charged · 9.5s16.5
28Shadow MurkrowShadow MurkrowFeint Attack5 fast + 1 charged · 8s16.5
29Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho Cut8 fast + 1 charged · 7s16.4
30GengarGengar★Sucker Punch9 fast + 1 charged · 7.5s16.4

Dark Pulse — in the raid attacker tiers

Pokémon whose recommended moveset includes this move in the type tier lists (Mega Finale, top 30 per type).

Type · rankPokémonPaired Fast MoveDPS
Dark#17YveltalYveltalSnarl20.3
Dark#18Mega GengarMega GengarSucker Punch22.1
Dark#24Shadow HonchkrowShadow HonchkrowSnarl23.6
Dark#26ZarudeZarudeBite18.7
Dark#30HoopaHoopaConfusion19.8

Dark-type move effectiveness

Super effective ×1.6PsychicGhost
Not very effective ×0.625FightingDarkFairy
Double resisted ×0.39None

Other Dark-type Charged Moves — raid stats

MovePowerDurationEnergy costDPSDPE
Payback952s10047.50.95
Darkest Lariat802s50401.6
Foul Play702s50351.4
Brutal Swing652s3332.51.97
Dark Pulse803s5026.71.6
Night Slash452s3322.51.36
Crunch653s3321.71.97
Obstruct201.5s3313.30.61

How are these numbers calculated?

Power, duration and energy are the Raid and Gym values from public game data (PokeMiners game master, as of 2026-10-08). Damage is floor(0.5 × power × Attack ÷ Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness) + 1. Cycle DPS is the total damage of charging with the Fast Move and firing the Charged Move once, divided by the time it takes. Shadow Pokémon get 1.2× Attack. Real raids vary with the boss's type, moves and dodging, so treat these as values for comparing Pokémon.

319 raid moves · game data 2026-10-08