Normal Charged move

Skull Bash

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

Power
130
PvE base damage
Energy
−100
Cost per use
Duration
3.0s
Animation time
DPS
43.3
Damage per second
Normal type

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power
130
Energy
−100
Duration
3.0s
DPS
43.3 dmg/s
DPE
1.3 dmg/energy
Damage window start
1.70s
Damage window end
2.20s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power
130
Energy
−75
Turns
1 (instant)
DPE
1.73 dmg/energy
Buff / debuff effect

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

Top Pokemon with Skull Bash

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
Rhyperior
Rhyperior GroundRock
4,221 241 190 251
2
Bouffalant
Bouffalant Normal
3,163 195 182 216
3
Barbaracle
Barbaracle RockWater
3,025 194 205 176
4
Raichu
Raichu Electric
2,467 193 151 155
5
Snorlax
Snorlax Normal
3,647 190 169 330
6
Blastoise
Blastoise Water
2,788 171 207 188
7
Lapras
Lapras WaterIce
2,986 165 174 277

FAQ

Is Skull Bash a good move?

Skull Bash deals 130 base damage over 3.0 seconds, which works out at 43.3 DPS and 1.3 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Normal moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Skull Bash?

The table above lists the 7 strongest by base attack, led by Rhyperior, Bouffalant, Barbaracle.

Is Skull Bash better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 130 power for 100 energy over 3.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 130 power for 75 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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