Rock Charged move

Ancient Power

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Ancient Power, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

3.5s

Animation time

DPS

20.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 70
Energy: −33
Duration: 3.5s
DPS: 20.0 dmg/s
DPE: 2.12 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 2.85s
Damage window end: 3.10s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 60
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.33 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

self ATK +1, self DEF +1 — 10% chance each time the move lands.

How it compares

Against the other Rock charged moves

Of the 9 Rock charged moves in the game, Ancient Power is #9 by damage per second — Meteor Beam leads with 70 against its 20. It is a 3-bar move (33 energy). Per point of energy it ranks #2 (2.12). All Rock moves.

In GO Battle League it costs 45 energy for 60 power, 1.33 damage per energy — #8 of 9 Rock charged moves on that measure. It raises the user's Attack by 1 stage and raises the user's Defense by 1 stage 10% of the time — in PvP only.

1 of the Pokemon listed below can only have it as a legacy move: Mamoswine. A regular TM never rolls it for them — it takes an Elite TM or the event that features it.

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Ancient Power

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Archeops RockFlying	3,766	292	139	181
2	Rayquaza DragonFlying	4,336	284	170	213
3	Zapdos ElectricFlying	3,987	253	185	207
4	Moltres FireFlying	3,918	251	181	207
5	MamoswineElite TM IceGround	3,763	247	146	242
6	Yanmega BugFlying	3,331	231	156	200
7	Togekiss FairyFlying	3,767	225	217	198
8	Aerodactyl RockFlying	3,147	221	159	190
9	Kabutops RockWater	3,067	220	186	155
10	Cranidos Rock	2,058	218	71	167
11	Archen RockFlying	2,083	213	89	146
12	Golem RockGround	3,335	211	198	190
13	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
14	Tangrowth Grass	3,426	207	184	225
15	Omastar RockWater	3,150	207	201	172
16	Sigilyph PsychicFlying	2,883	204	167	176
17	Carracosta WaterRock	2,964	192	197	179
18	Articuno IceFlying	3,450	192	236	207
19	Giratina GhostDragon	3,821	187	225	284
20	Aurorus RockIce	3,169	186	163	265
21	Anorith RockBug	1,729	176	100	128
22	Garganacl Rock	3,065	171	212	225
23	Relicanth WaterRock	2,859	162	203	225
24	Tyrunt RockDragon	1,849	158	123	151
25	Omanyte RockWater	1,746	155	153	111
26	Pupitar RockGround	1,997	155	133	172
27	Yanma BugFlying	1,662	154	94	163
28	Kabuto RockWater	1,550	148	140	102
29	Togetic FairyFlying	1,932	139	181	146
30	Tirtouga WaterRock	1,683	134	146	144

FAQ

Is Ancient Power a good move?

Ancient Power deals 70 base damage over 3.5 seconds, which works out at 20.0 DPS and 2.12 damage per energy spent.

Which Pokemon learn Ancient Power?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Archeops, Rayquaza, Zapdos.

Is Ancient Power better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 70 power for 33 energy over 3.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 60 power for 45 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP.

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