Psychic Fast move

Confusion

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

+14

Gained per use

Duration

1.5s

Animation time

DPS

12.7

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 19
Energy: +14
Duration: 1.5s
DPS: 12.7 dmg/s
EPS: 9.3 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.50s
Damage window end: 1.50s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 16
Energy: +14
Turns: 3 (1.5s)
DPT: 5.33 dmg/turn
EPT: 4.67 energy/turn

Editor's notes

Confusion — a Psychic-type fast move. In raids it puts out 12.7 DPS and 9.3 energy/sec, so it charges your charged move quickly.

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 Confusion

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	Mewtwo Psychic	4,724	300	182	214
2	Alakazam Psychic	3,457	271	167	146
3	Azelf Psychic	3,630	270	151	181
4	Espeon Psychic	3,584	261	175	163
5	Hoopa PsychicGhost	3,798	261	187	173
6	Lunala PsychicGhost	4,571	255	191	264
7	Gallade PsychicFighting	3,498	237	195	169
8	Hatterene PsychicFairy	3,198	237	182	149
9	Gardevoir PsychicFairy	3,498	237	195	169
10	Exeggutor GrassPsychic	3,408	233	149	216
11	Kadabra Psychic	2,328	232	117	120
12	Jynx IcePsychic	2,889	223	151	163
13	Beheeyem Psychic	3,113	221	163	181
14	Mesprit Psychic	3,458	212	212	190
15	Gorebyss Water	2,820	211	179	146
16	Celebi PsychicGrass	3,692	210	210	225
17	Jirachi SteelPsychic	3,692	210	210	225
18	Victini PsychicFire	3,692	210	210	225
19	Bruxish WaterPsychic	2,702	208	145	169
20	Wyrdeer NormalPsychic	3,090	206	145	230
21	Espathra Psychic	2,801	204	127	216
22	Golduck Water	2,771	191	162	190
23	Girafarig NormalPsychic	2,314	182	133	172
24	Venomoth BugPoison	2,355	179	143	172
25	Lunatone RockPsychic	2,632	178	153	207
26	Solrock RockPsychic	2,632	178	153	207
27	Slowking WaterPsychic	2,877	177	180	216
28	Slowbro WaterPsychic	2,877	177	180	216
29	Gothitelle Psychic	2,735	176	205	172
30	Oranguru NormalPsychic	2,770	168	192	207

FAQ

Is Confusion a good move?

Confusion deals 19 base damage over 1.5 seconds, which works out at 12.7 DPS while generating 9.3 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Psychic moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Confusion?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Mewtwo, Alakazam, Azelf.

Is Confusion better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 19 power for 14 energy over 1.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 16 power for 14 energy over 3 turns (1.5s). 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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