Flying Charged move

Sky Attack

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

40.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 80
Energy: −50
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 40.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.6 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.50s
Damage window end: 1.70s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 75
Energy: −50
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.5 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

For raids and gym battles, Sky Attack hits for 80 base power and costs 50 energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Moltres, Honchkrow, Unfezant and Lugia — that is where this move earns its place.

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 Sky Attack

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	MoltresElite TM FireFlying	3,918	251	181	207
2	Honchkrow DarkFlying	3,066	243	103	225
3	Unfezant NormalFlying	3,092	226	146	190
4	Lugia PsychicFlying	4,186	193	310	235
5	Swellow NormalFlying	2,171	185	124	155
6	Chatot NormalFlying	2,025	183	91	183
7	Fearow NormalFlying	2,258	182	133	163
8	Corviknight FlyingSteel	2,778	163	192	221
9	Trumbeak NormalFlying	1,672	159	100	146
10	Skarmory SteelFlying	2,384	148	226	163
11	Noctowl NormalFlying	2,289	145	156	225
12	Tranquill NormalFlying	1,631	144	107	158
13	Altaria DragonFlying	2,266	141	201	181
14	Pikipek NormalFlying	1,030	136	59	111
15	Corvisquire Flying	1,542	129	110	169
16	Spearow NormalFlying	902	112	60	120
17	Rookidee Flying	754	88	67	116
18	Hoothoot NormalFlying	766	67	88	155

FAQ

Is Sky Attack a good move?

Sky Attack deals 80 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 40.0 DPS and 1.6 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Flying moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Sky Attack?

The table above lists the 18 strongest by base attack, led by Moltres, Honchkrow, Unfezant.

Is Sky Attack better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 80 power for 50 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 75 power for 50 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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