Dark Pulse
Dark-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 50 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 80
- Energy cost
- 50
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 1.60
How Dark Pulse performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Dark Pulse costs 50 energy and deals 80 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.60. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Dark Pulse's DPE is lower than meta picks. Use for type coverage if you don't have higher-DPE alternatives.
Best Pokémon with Dark Pulse
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Dark Pulse as part of their recommended moveset. Tier shown is the best slot the mons holds — sometimes general-raid, sometimes a specific type bucket.
What does Dark Pulse do in Pokémon GO?
Dark Pulse is a Dark-type charged move. Costs 50 energy to fire, deals 80 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.60.
Is Dark Pulse worth unlocking?
Dark Pulse's DPE is lower than meta picks. Use for type coverage if you don't have higher-DPE alternatives.
Does Dark Pulse have any extra effects?
Dark Pulse is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Dark Pulse be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Dark Pulse contributes to DPS based on power and the underlying mons's stats. See /raid for raid counter rankings.
For the full move database with sortable columns, see all moves. For type-effectiveness math behind STAB, see the type chart.