Best Grass Attackers — Pokemon GO

Based on our DPS simulations, Mega Sceptile currently ranks first among Grass-type attackers in Pokemon GO, followed by Mega Sceptile, Shadow Toucannon, Primal Groudon. The full tier list above shows every viable Grass attacker with its optimal moveset, DPS, TDO, and eDPS values.

Grass-type attacks deal super-effective damage to Ground, Rock, Water-type Pokemon, so use Grass attackers when those types appear in 5-Star, Mega, Elite, or Primal raids. Always weather-check the boss before launching the raid to maximize damage with the appropriate weather boost.

Mega Sceptile is the strongest Grass attacker in the game, followed by Kartana (the best non-Mega), Mega Venusaur, Shadow Tangrowth, and Shadow Torterra. Decidueye and Rillaboom with their Community Day moves are excellent budget options for trainers without legendaries or Megas.

Grass takes 1.6× damage from five different types: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. This is the highest weakness count of any type in the game and is balanced by the fact that Grass moves are super-effective against Water, Rock, and Ground — three of the most common defensive raid typings.

Yes. Kartana has the highest Attack stat of any non-Shadow, non-Mega Grass attacker (323), and its Grass/Steel typing resists Grass and Fairy moves while doubling as a Steel raid threat. Kartana is one of the best dual-purpose investments a trainer can make in the late game.

Cloudy weather boosts Grass-type moves by 1.2× and increases catch CP and IV floor for wild Grass spawns. Cloudy also boosts Fighting and Fairy. The weather variety means Grass raid windows often line up with Water raid bosses, since Cloudy frequently follows Rainy in real-world weather patterns.

Frenzy Plant is the Community Day exclusive Grass starter move. It is available on Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, Torterra, Serperior, Chesnaught, Decidueye, Rillaboom, and Meowscarada. It can be unlocked outside Community Day with an Elite Charged TM.