Pokemon Go: The Strongest Pokemon Attacks/Moves So Far

So I was wondering the other day on what are the moves in Pokemon: Go that can deal the most damage to Pokemon. In my research, I found a page which basically teaches you how to calculate the damage dealt by each Pokemon moves and so, I’ve decided to try it out for myself.

If you got time and want to do some nerdy stuff, then you can try out the formula for yourself. But if that’s too much of a hassle for you, then you can just check out the right after the formulas.

Attacking Formulas

x=Attacking Pokemon&Set

y=Defending Pokemon&Set

l=Pokemon Level

[CP]=(B.Atk + I.Atk)* (B.Def + I.Def)0.5* (B.Sta + I.Sta)0.5 *(CpM_l )2/10

[I.Atk]=7.5

[I.Def]=7.5

[I.Stam]=7.5

[Hp]=2(B.Sta+I.Sta)CpM_l

[Atk]=(B.Atk+I.Atk)*CpM_l

[Def]=(B.Def+I.Def)*CpM_l

Damage =((2l+4)/100((Atk_x)/(Def_y ))[Power]+2)STAB(1+Crit/2)AccuracyMulti

If [Fdps] > [Sdps]; then we do not use the special moves at all.

Rating DPS [Rdps]_i=[Fdmg]_i/[Qt]

If [Sdps] > [Fdps] then we use a special move completely

Rating DPS [Rdps]_x=((100/[Feng] )[Fdmg]_i+[Sdmg]_i[Sc])/((100/[Feng] )[Ft]+[St][Sc] )

Defending Formulas

Rating DPS [Rdps]_y=(4[Fdps]_i+[Sc][Sdps]_i)/(4([Ft]+0.5)+([St]+0.5)*[Sc] )

Rating Formulas

[Rating]=([HP]_x-[HP]_y/[Rdps]_x *[Rdps]_y)/[HP]_x

[Rmeta]=∑_(y=1)465▒max┬0⁡([Meta]_y [Rating]_xy )

[Rpeak]=∑_(y=1)465▒(max┬0⁡([Rating]_xy ) )2

Meta Values

[Meta]_y=√([CP]_y/MAX([CP]) *2-1)

These formulas were based on the information that was data-mined earlier this week. If you haven't seen it yet, then you can go and check it out here later. While the formulas were shared by Qmike.

Note: The data-mine reveals some information about Mew and other Legendary Pokemon but we won't included them in this ranking as they are not yet available on Pokemon: Go.

Best Move-Set for each Pokemon based on Peak at Lvl 25 (From lowest to highest)

RANK	DEX	POKEMON	PEAK	FAST ATTACK	SPECIAL MOVE
76	95	Onix	0.251165	Rock Throw	Stone Edge
75	132	Ditto	0.32611	Pound	Struggle
74	83	Farfetch’d	0.328398	Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade
73	105	Marowak	0.362628	Mud Slap	Bone Club
72	107	Hitmonchan	0.373956	Bullet Punch	Brick Break
71	85	Dodrio	0.464995	Feint Attack	Drill Peck
70	22	Fearow	0.477508	Peck	Drill Run
69	106	Hitmonlee	0.483275	Low Kick	Stone Edge
68	20	Raticate	0.488837	Bite	Hyper Fang
67	122	Mr. Mime	0.54766	Zen Headbutt	Psychic
66	137	Porygon	0.564347	Tackle	Discharge
65	51	Dugtrio	0.578077	Mud Shot	Stone Edge
64	12	Butterfree	0.759277	Bug Bite	Psychic
63	101	Electrode	0.771704	Spark	Thunderbolt
62	24	Arbok	0.773918	Bite	Gunk Shot
61	15	Beedrill	0.777439	Bug Bite	Sludge Bomb
60	124	Jynx	0.824197	Frost Breath	Psyshock
59	112	Rhydon	0.827394	Mud Slap	Stone Edge
58	78	Rapidash	0.842543	Ember	Heat Wave
57	128	Tauros	0.853994	Zen Headbutt	Iron Head
56	113	Chansey	0.8561	Pound	Psychic
55	57	Primeape	0.863643	Low Kick	Cross Chop
54	82	Magneton	0.86929	Thunder Shock	Discharge
53	119	Seaking	0.878265	Poison Jab	Drill Run
52	26	Raichu	0.899979	Thunder Shock	Thunder Punch
51	126	Magmar	0.911563	Ember	Flamethrower
50	127	Pinsir	0.969559	Fury Cutter	X Scissor
49	110	Weezing	0.983459	Acid	Sludge Bomb
48	123	Scyther	1.002648	Fury Cutter	X Scissor
47	47	Parasect	1.004229	Bug Bite	Solar Beam
46	91	Cloyster	1.025211	Frost Breath	Hydro Pump
45	114	Tangela	1.043176	Vine Whip	Power Whip
44	38	Ninetales	1.069084	Ember	Flamethrower
43	125	Electabuzz	1.070292	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt
42	115	Kangaskhan	1.123715	Low Kick	Brick Break
41	135	Jolteon	1.136862	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt
40	45	Vileplume	1.147823	Acid	Petal Blizzard
39	71	Victreebel	1.149522	Acid	Sludge Bomb
38	136	Flareon	1.158876	Ember	Flamethrower
37	142	Aerodactyl	1.16818	Bite	Iron Head
36	49	Venomoth	1.204953	Bug Bite	Psychic
35	99	Kingler	1.267405	Mud Shot	X Scissor
34	94	Gengar	1.279859	Shadow Claw	Sludge Wave
33	53	Persian	1.283935	Scratch	Night Slash
32	117	Seadra	1.315973	Water Gun	Blizzard
31	68	Machamp	1.392697	Karate Chop	Cross Chop
30	42	Golbat	1.412999	Wing Attack	Poison Fang
29	108	Likitung	1.415832	Lick	Power Whip
28	73	Tentacruel	1.499659	Poison Jab	Hydro Pump
27	34	Nidoking	1.50791	Poison Jab	Earthquake
26	18	Pidgeot	1.581715	Wing Attack	Hurricane
25	97	Hypno	1.598983	Zen Headbutt	Psychic
24	36	Clefable	1.639723	Pound	Psychic
23	87	Dewgong	1.646581	Frost Breath	Blizzard
22	65	Alakazam	1.72115	Psycho Cut	Psychic
21	31	Nidoqueen	1.721486	Poison Jab	Stone Edge
20	141	Kabutops	1.730273	Mud Shot	Stone Edge
19	130	Gyarados	1.810391	Bite	Hydro Pump
18	40	Wigglytuff	1.87789	Pound	Play Rough
17	59	Arcanine	1.910564	Bite	Flamethrower
16	121	Starmie	1.912142	Water Gun	Hydro Pump
15	28	Sandslash	1.953775	Mud Shot	Earthquake
14	89	Muk	1.964938	Poison Jab	Gunk Shot
13	103	Exeggutor	2.022491	Zen Headbutt	Psychic
12	3	Venusaur	2.028225	Vine Whip	Sludge Bomb
11	6	Charizard	2.054765	Wing Attack	Dragon Claw
10	139	Omastar	2.13874	Water Gun	Ancient Power
9	55	Golduck	2.281186	Water Gun	Psychic
8	62	Poliwrath	2.377107	Mud Shot	Hydro Pump
7	76	Golem	2.437746	Mud Shot	Stone Edge
6	131	Lapras	2.506138	Frost Breath	Blizzard
5	9	Blastoise	2.515259	Water Gun	Flash Cannon
4	80	Slowbro	2.649388	Water Gun	Psychic
3	149	Dragonite	2.791129	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw
2	134	Vaporeon	2.920711	Water Gun	Aqua Tail
1	143	Snorlax	3.165852	Lick	Body Slam

Move sets that become better after max level 40

DEX	POKEMON	PEAK	FAST ATTACK	SPECIAL MOVE
62	Poliwrath	2.346221	Mud Shot	Ice Punch
71	Victreebel	1.139418	Acid	Sludge Bomb
82	Magneton	0.848131	Thunder Shock	Discharge
83	Farfetch’d	0.304735	Cut	Leaf Blade
114	Tangela	1.009768	Vine Whip	Power Whip
127	Pinsir	0.923991	Fury Cutter	X Scissor
130	Gyarados	1.741939	Dragon Breath	Hydro Pump
131	Lapras	2.466125	Frost Breath	Dragon Pulse

Which Move Set Counters A Certain Pokemon Type's Best Special Move

BEST COUNTERS	POKEMON	FAST ATTACK	SPECIAL MOVE
NORMAL	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
FIRE	Vaporeon	Water Gun	Aqua Tail
WATER	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
ELECTRIC	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
GRASS	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
ICE	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
FIGHTING	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
POISON	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
GROUND	Vaporeon	Water Gun	Water Pulse
FLYING	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
PSYCHIC	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
BUG	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
ROCK	Vaporeon	Water Gun	Water Pulse
GHOST	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
DRAGON	Lapras	Frost Breath	Dragon Pulse
DARK	Venusaur	Razor Leaf	Sludge Bomb
STEEL	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam
FAIRY	Snorlax	Lick	Body Slam

So with all the data above, it is safe to say that right now, Snorlax have the strongest attack in Pokemon: Go. He's followed by Vaporeon, Dragonite, Lapras, Golem, Blastoise and Slowbro. Another thing to note is that, it seems that the water type Pokemon are dominating at the current state but this will definitely change in the future with possible updates and fixes.