Electric Fast move

Charge Beam

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

+14

Gained per use

Duration

1.0s

Animation time

DPS

7.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 7
Energy: +14
Duration: 1.0s
DPS: 7.0 dmg/s
EPS: 14 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.75s
Damage window end: 0.95s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 5
Energy: +11
Turns: 2 (1.0s)
DPT: 2.5 dmg/turn
EPT: 5.5 energy/turn

Editor's notes

For raids and gym battles, Charge Beam in raids it puts out 7.0 DPS and 14 energy/sec, so it charges your charged move quickly.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Deoxys, Zekrom, Zapdos and Magnezone — that is where this move earns its place.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

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 generated per use — it fuels your charged move.
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 Charge Beam

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	Deoxys Psychic	3,573	345	115	137
2	Zekrom DragonElectric	4,566	275	211	205
3	Zapdos ElectricFlying	3,987	253	185	207
4	Magnezone ElectricSteel	3,623	238	205	172
5	Gardevoir PsychicFairy	3,498	237	195	169
6	Pawmot ElectricFighting	2,979	232	141	172
7	Magneton ElectricSteel	2,810	223	169	137
8	Manectric Electric	2,646	215	127	172
9	Ampharos Electric	3,225	211	169	207
10	Celebi PsychicGrass	3,692	210	210	225
11	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
12	Jirachi SteelPsychic	3,692	210	210	225
13	Klinklang Steel	2,981	199	214	155
14	Porygon2 Normal	3,065	198	180	198
15	Abra Psychic	1,518	195	82	93
16	Musharna Psychic	3,079	183	166	253
17	Clefable Fairy	2,756	178	162	216
18	Aromatisse Fairy	2,647	173	150	226
19	Grumpig Psychic	2,679	171	188	190
20	Porygon Normal	1,945	153	136	163
21	Klang Steel	2,088	150	174	155
22	Pawmo ElectricFighting	1,469	147	82	155
23	Lanturn WaterElectric	2,358	146	137	268
24	Flaaffy Electric	1,720	145	109	172
25	Kirlia PsychicFairy	1,093	117	90	116
26	Munna Psychic	1,295	111	92	183
27	Spritzee Fairy	1,416	110	113	186
28	Joltik BugElectric	1,157	110	98	137
29	Klink Steel	1,081	98	121	120
30	Pawmi Electric	719	95	45	128

FAQ

Is Charge Beam a good move?

Charge Beam deals 7 base damage over 1.0 seconds, which works out at 7.0 DPS while generating 14 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Electric moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Charge Beam?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Deoxys, Zekrom, Zapdos.

Is Charge Beam better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 7 power for 14 energy over 1.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 5 power for 11 energy over 2 turns (1.0s). 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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