Fighting Charged move

Power Up Punch

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

25.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 50
Energy: −33
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 25.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.52 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.70s
Damage window end: 1.90s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 20
Energy: −35
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 0.57 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

self ATK +1 — 100% chance each time the move lands.

Editor's notes

Power Up Punch is a Fighting-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Hits for 50 base power and costs 33 energy.

In PvP it deals 0.57 damage per energy, and it can shift stats mid-battle.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Buzzwole, Lucario, Crabominable and Grimmsnarl, which is where you will most often see it put to work.

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 Power Up Punch

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	Buzzwole BugFighting	3,913	236	196	216
2	Lucario FightingSteel	3,056	236	144	172
3	Crabominable FightingIce	3,287	231	138	219
4	Grimmsnarl DarkFairy	3,223	227	139	216
5	Toxtricity ElectricPoison	2,941	224	140	181
6	Heatmor Fire	2,708	204	129	198
7	Hawlucha FightingFlying	2,725	195	153	186
8	Hitmonchan Fighting	2,636	193	197	137
9	Poliwrath WaterFighting	2,924	182	184	207
10	Kangaskhan Normal	2,924	181	165	233
11	Scrafty DarkFighting	2,582	163	222	163
12	Mawile SteelFairy	1,848	155	141	137
13	Crabrawler Fighting	1,541	150	104	132
14	Medicham FightingPsychic	1,618	121	152	155
15	Toxel ElectricPoison	822	97	65	120

FAQ

Is Power Up Punch a good move?

Power Up Punch deals 50 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 25.0 DPS and 1.52 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Fighting moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Power Up Punch?

The table above lists the 15 strongest by base attack, led by Buzzwole, Lucario, Crabominable.

Is Power Up Punch better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 50 power for 33 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 20 power for 35 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. 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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