Ground Charged move

Earthquake

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

Power

140

PvE base damage

Energy

−100

Cost per use

Duration

3.5s

Animation time

DPS

40.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 140
Energy: −100
Duration: 3.5s
DPS: 40.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.4 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 2.60s
Damage window end: 3.40s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 120
Energy: −65
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.85 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Earthquake is a Ground-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Hits for 140 base power and costs 100 energy.

In PvP it deals 1.85 damage per energy — solid damage-per-energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Slaking, Haxorus, Groudon and Garchomp, which is where you will most often see it put to work.

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 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 Earthquake

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	Slaking Normal	5,010	290	166	284
2	Haxorus Dragon	4,062	284	172	183
3	Groudon Ground	4,653	270	228	205
4	Garchomp DragonGround	4,479	261	193	239
5	Terrakion RockFighting	4,181	260	192	209
6	Metagross SteelPsychic	4,287	257	228	190
7	Excadrill GroundSteel	3,668	255	129	242
8	Rhyperior GroundRock	4,221	241	190	251
9	Heracross BugFighting	3,506	234	179	190
10	Krookodile GroundDark	3,444	229	158	216
11	Tyrantrum RockDragon	3,537	227	191	193
12	Sceptile Grass	3,117	223	169	172
13	Rhydon GroundRock	3,594	222	171	233
14	Mudsdale Ground	3,444	214	174	225
15	Donphan Ground	3,407	214	185	207
16	Golem RockGround	3,335	211	198	190
17	Swampert WaterGround	3,362	208	175	225
18	Flygon GroundDragon	3,009	205	168	190
19	Nidoking PoisonGround	2,902	204	156	191
20	Zygarde DragonGround	3,856	203	232	239
21	Torterra GrassGround	3,318	202	188	216
22	Hippowdon Ground	3,489	201	191	239
23	Tauros Normal	2,963	198	183	181
24	Avalugg Ice	3,616	196	240	216
25	Bouffalant Normal	3,163	195	182	216
26	Camerupt FireGround	2,480	194	136	172
27	Snorlax Normal	3,647	190	169	330
28	Gliscor GroundFlying	3,044	185	222	181
29	Sandslash Ground	2,684	182	175	181
30	Walrein IceWater	3,082	182	176	242

FAQ

Is Earthquake a good move?

Earthquake deals 140 base damage over 3.5 seconds, which works out at 40.0 DPS and 1.4 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Ground moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Earthquake?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Slaking, Haxorus, Groudon.

Is Earthquake better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 140 power for 100 energy over 3.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 120 power for 65 energy. 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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