Giga Impact
Normal-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 80 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 150
- Energy cost
- 80
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 1.88
How Giga Impact performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Giga Impact costs 80 energy and deals 150 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.88. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Giga Impact has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Best Pokémon with Giga Impact
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Giga Impact 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 Giga Impact do in Pokémon GO?
Giga Impact is a Normal-type charged move. Costs 80 energy to fire, deals 150 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.88.
Is Giga Impact worth unlocking?
Giga Impact has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Does Giga Impact have any extra effects?
Giga Impact is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Giga Impact be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Giga Impact 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.