Steel Charged move

Flash Cannon

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

Power

100

PvE base damage

Energy

−100

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

40.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 100
Energy: −100
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 40.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.40s
Damage window end: 2.30s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 110
Energy: −65
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.69 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Zekrom, Metagross, Hydreigon and Duraludon. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Flash Cannon.

Hits for 100 base power and costs 100 energy.

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 Flash Cannon

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	Zekrom DragonElectric	4,566	275	211	205
2	Metagross SteelPsychic	4,287	257	228	190
3	Hydreigon DarkDragon	4,099	256	188	211
4	Duraludon SteelDragon	3,468	239	185	172
5	Magnezone ElectricSteel	3,623	238	205	172
6	Lucario FightingSteel	3,056	236	144	172
7	Melmetal Steel	4,070	226	190	264
8	Magneton ElectricSteel	2,810	223	169	137
9	Toucannon NormalFlying	3,040	222	146	190
10	Vanilluxe Ice	3,191	218	184	174
11	Stakataka RockSteel	3,725	213	298	156
12	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
13	Empoleon WaterSteel	3,280	210	186	197
14	Klinklang Steel	2,981	199	214	155
15	Blastoise Water	2,788	171	207	188
16	Turtonator FireDragon	2,513	165	215	155
17	Bronzong SteelPsychic	2,532	161	213	167
18	Klefki SteelFairy	2,204	160	179	149
19	Ferrothorn GrassSteel	2,625	158	223	179
20	Tinkaton FairySteel	2,545	155	196	198
21	Skarmory SteelFlying	2,384	148	226	163
22	Registeel Steel	2,767	143	285	190
23	Horsea Water	1,195	129	103	102
24	Meltan Steel	1,207	118	99	130
25	Tinkatuff FairySteel	1,478	109	145	163
26	Bastiodon RockSteel	1,741	94	286	155
27	Tinkatink FairySteel	973	85	110	137
28	Ferroseed GrassSteel	1,064	82	155	127

FAQ

Is Flash Cannon a good move?

Flash Cannon deals 100 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 40.0 DPS and 1 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Steel moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Flash Cannon?

The table above lists the 28 strongest by base attack, led by Zekrom, Metagross, Hydreigon.

Is Flash Cannon better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 100 power for 100 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 110 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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