Play Rough
Fairy-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 60 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 90
- Energy cost
- 60
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 1.50
How Play Rough performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Play Rough costs 60 energy and deals 90 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.50. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Play Rough's DPE is lower than meta picks. Use for type coverage if you don't have higher-DPE alternatives.
Best Pokémon with Play Rough
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Play Rough 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 Play Rough do in Pokémon GO?
Play Rough is a Fairy-type charged move. Costs 60 energy to fire, deals 90 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.50.
Is Play Rough worth unlocking?
Play Rough's DPE is lower than meta picks. Use for type coverage if you don't have higher-DPE alternatives.
Does Play Rough have any extra effects?
Play Rough is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Play Rough be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Play Rough 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.