Dark Charged move

Foul Play

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

35.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 70
Energy: −50
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 35.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.4 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.70s
Damage window end: 1.90s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 65
Energy: −40
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.63 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Foul Play is a Dark-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Hits for 70 base power and costs 50 energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Zoroark, Weavile, Kingambit and Grimmsnarl.

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 Foul Play

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	Zoroark Dark	2,907	250	127	155
2	Weavile DarkIce	3,398	243	171	172
3	Kingambit DarkSteel	4,086	238	203	225
4	Grimmsnarl DarkFairy	3,223	227	139	216
5	Houndoom DarkFire	2,979	224	144	181
6	Trevenant GhostGrass	2,894	201	154	198
7	Shiftry GrassDark	2,638	200	121	207
8	Perrserker Steel	2,698	195	162	172
9	Sneasel DarkIce	2,319	189	146	146
10	Malamar DarkPsychic	2,667	177	165	200
11	Murkrow DarkFlying	1,767	175	87	155
12	Electrode Electric	2,373	173	173	155
13	Oranguru NormalPsychic	2,770	168	192	207
14	Scrafty DarkFighting	2,582	163	222	163
15	Kecleon Normal	2,314	161	189	155
16	Klefki SteelFairy	2,204	160	179	149
17	Amoonguss GrassPoison	2,420	155	139	249
18	Zorua Dark	1,329	153	78	120
19	Persian Normal	1,910	150	136	163
20	Morgrem DarkFairy	1,630	145	102	163
21	Sableye DarkGhost	1,669	141	136	137
22	Nuzleaf GrassDark	1,387	134	78	172
23	Scraggy DarkFighting	1,552	132	132	137
24	Mandibuzz DarkFlying	2,418	129	205	242
25	Umbreon Dark	2,416	126	240	216
26	Phantump GhostGrass	1,271	125	103	125
27	Vullaby DarkFlying	1,438	105	139	172
28	Impidimp DarkFairy	913	103	69	128
29	Meowth Normal	847	92	78	120
30	Seedot Grass	677	71	77	120

FAQ

Is Foul Play a good move?

Foul Play deals 70 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 35.0 DPS and 1.4 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Dark moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Foul Play?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Zoroark, Weavile, Kingambit.

Is Foul Play better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 70 power for 50 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 65 power for 40 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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