Dragon Charged move

Breaking Swipe

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

Power
45
PvE base damage
Energy
−33
Cost per use
Duration
1.0s
Animation time
DPS
45.0
Damage per second
Dragon type

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power
45
Energy
−33
Duration
1.0s
DPS
45.0 dmg/s
DPE
1.36 dmg/energy
Damage window start
0.47s
Damage window end
0.90s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power
50
Energy
−50
Turns
1 (instant)
DPE
1 dmg/energy
Buff / debuff effect

opponent ATK -1 — 100% chance each time the move lands.

Top Pokemon with Breaking Swipe

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
Rayquaza
RayquazaElite TM DragonFlying
4,336 284 170 213
2
Haxorus
HaxorusElite TM Dragon
4,062 284 172 183
3
Dragapult
Dragapult DragonGhost
3,994 266 170 204
4
Garchomp
Garchomp DragonGround
4,479 261 193 239
5
Rhyperior
Rhyperior GroundRock
4,221 241 190 251
6
Sceptile
Sceptile Grass
3,117 223 169 172
7
Rhydon
Rhydon GroundRock
3,594 222 171 233
8
Heliolisk
Heliolisk ElectricNormal
2,940 219 168 158
9
Regidrago
Regidrago Dragon
3,362 202 101 400
10
Steelix
Steelix SteelGround
2,730 148 272 181
11
Onix
Onix RockGround
1,246 85 232 111

FAQ

Is Breaking Swipe a good move?

Breaking Swipe deals 45 base damage over 1.0 seconds, which works out at 45.0 DPS and 1.36 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Dragon moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Breaking Swipe?

The table above lists the 11 strongest by base attack, led by Rayquaza, Haxorus, Dragapult.

Is Breaking Swipe better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 45 power for 33 energy over 1.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 50 power for 50 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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