Dark Charged move

Night Slash

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

22.5

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 45
Energy: −33
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 22.5 dmg/s
DPE: 1.36 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.10s
Damage window end: 1.80s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 50
Energy: −35
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.43 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

self ATK +1 — 13% chance each time the move lands.

How it compares

Against the other Dark charged moves

Of the 8 Dark charged moves in the game, Night Slash is #6 by damage per second — Payback leads with 47.5 against its 22.5. It is a 3-bar move (33 energy). All Dark moves.

In GO Battle League it costs 35 energy for 50 power, 1.43 damage per energy — #7 of 8 Dark charged moves on that measure. It raises the user's Attack by 1 stage 13% of the time — in PvP only.

2 of the Pokemon listed below can only have it as a legacy move: Sandslash, Persian. A regular TM never rolls it for them — it takes an Elite TM or the event that features it.

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 Night Slash

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	Kartana GrassSteel	4,157	323	182	139
2	Haxorus Dragon	4,062	284	172	183
3	Sirfetchd Fighting	3,376	248	176	158
4	Scizor BugSteel	3,393	236	181	172
5	Meowscarada GrassDark	3,194	233	153	183
6	Pangoro FightingDark	3,282	226	146	216
7	Crawdaunt WaterDark	2,797	224	142	160
8	Greninja WaterDark	3,001	223	152	176
9	Zangoose Normal	2,734	222	124	177
10	Annihilape FightingGhost	3,696	220	178	242
11	Scyther BugFlying	3,060	218	170	172
12	Druddigon Dragon	3,089	213	170	184
13	Fraxure Dragon	2,526	212	123	165
14	Primeape Fighting	2,587	207	138	163
15	Cryogonal Ice	3,164	190	218	190
16	Gliscor GroundFlying	3,044	185	222	181
17	SandslashElite TM Ground	2,684	182	175	181
18	Obstagoon DarkNormal	2,999	180	194	212
19	Thievul Dark	2,416	172	164	172
20	Pawniard DarkSteel	1,621	154	114	128
21	PersianElite TM Normal	1,910	150	136	163
22	Gligar GroundFlying	2,100	143	184	163
23	Oshawott Water	1,183	117	85	146
24	Spinarak BugPoison	924	105	73	120
25	Slakoth Normal	1,133	104	92	155
26	Inkay DarkPsychic	1,049	98	95	142
27	Purrloin Dark	873	98	73	121
28	Meowth Normal	847	92	78	120
29	Nickit Dark	808	85	82	120
30	Nincada BugGround	869	80	126	104

FAQ

Is Night Slash a good move?

Night Slash deals 45 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 22.5 DPS and 1.36 damage per energy spent.

Which Pokemon learn Night Slash?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Kartana, Haxorus, Sirfetchd.

Is Night Slash better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 45 power for 33 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 50 power for 35 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP.

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