Ghost Fast move

Lick

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

Gained per use

Duration

0.5s

Animation time

DPS

10.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 5
Energy: +6
Duration: 0.5s
DPS: 10.0 dmg/s
EPS: 12 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.20s
Damage window end: 0.50s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 3
Energy: +3
Turns: 1 (instant)

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Gengar, Revavroom, Haunter and Stoutland. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Lick.

In raids it puts out 10.0 DPS and 12 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 Lick

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	GengarElite TM GhostPoison	3,254	261	149	155
2	Revavroom SteelPoison	3,337	229	168	190
3	HaunterElite TM GhostPoison	2,220	223	107	128
4	Stoutland Normal	3,197	206	182	198
5	Heatmor Fire	2,708	204	129	198
6	Snorlax Normal	3,647	190	169	330
7	MukElite TM Poison	3,117	190	172	233
8	Houndstone Ghost	2,842	186	195	176
9	Gastly GhostPoison	1,390	186	67	102
10	Obstagoon DarkNormal	2,999	180	194	212
11	Lickilicky Normal	2,789	161	181	242
12	Kecleon Normal	2,314	161	189	155
13	Herdier Normal	1,790	145	126	163
14	Teddiursa Normal	1,502	142	93	155
15	Munchlax Normal	2,139	137	117	286
16	Varoom SteelPoison	1,287	123	107	128
17	Lickitung Normal	1,595	108	137	207
18	Greavard Ghost	1,149	105	106	137
19	Seel Water	1,099	85	121	163

FAQ

Is Lick a good move?

Lick deals 5 base damage over 0.5 seconds, which works out at 10.0 DPS while generating 12 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Ghost moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Lick?

The table above lists the 19 strongest by base attack, led by Gengar, Revavroom, Haunter.

Is Lick better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 5 power for 6 energy over 0.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 3 power for 3 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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