Dark Charged move

Payback

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−100

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

47.5

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 95
Energy: −100
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 47.5 dmg/s
DPE: 0.95 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 0.90s
Damage window end: 1.80s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 110
Energy: −60
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.83 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Payback is a Dark-type charged move. As a charged move, it spends stored energy for a burst of damage — the lower its cost relative to its power, the more often you can use it.

In PvP it deals 1.83 damage per energy — solid damage-per-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 Payback

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	Absol Dark	2,857	246	120	163
2	MachampElite TM Fighting	3,456	234	159	207
3	Crabominable FightingIce	3,287	231	138	219
4	Mabosstiff Dark	3,351	230	168	190
5	Bewear NormalFighting	3,525	226	141	260
6	Cacturne GrassDark	2,598	221	115	172
7	Komala Normal	2,920	216	165	163
8	Bombirdier FlyingDark	2,812	198	172	172
9	Liepard Dark	2,087	187	106	162
10	Tentacruel WaterPoison	2,739	166	209	190
11	Corviknight FlyingSteel	2,778	163	192	221
12	Bronzong SteelPsychic	2,532	161	213	167
13	Dubwool Normal	2,478	159	198	176
14	Cacnea Grass	1,404	156	74	137
15	Crabrawler Fighting	1,541	150	104	132
16	Persian Normal	1,910	150	136	163
17	Maschiff Dark	1,583	140	108	155
18	Corvisquire Flying	1,542	129	110	169
19	Rookidee Flying	754	88	67	116
20	Wooloo Normal	799	76	97	123
21	Bronzor SteelPsychic	682	43	154	149

FAQ

Is Payback a good move?

Payback deals 95 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 47.5 DPS and 0.95 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Dark moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Payback?

The table above lists the 21 strongest by base attack, led by Absol, Machamp, Crabominable.

Is Payback better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 95 power for 100 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 110 power for 60 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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