Water Charged move

Surf

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

1.5s

Animation time

DPS

40.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 60
Energy: −50
Duration: 1.5s
DPS: 40.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.2 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.20s
Damage window end: 1.40s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 75
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.67 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Haxorus, Kyogre, Inteleon and Rhyperior. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Surf.

Hits for 60 base power and costs 50 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 Surf

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	Haxorus Dragon	4,062	284	172	183
2	Kyogre Water	4,653	270	228	205
3	Inteleon Water	3,351	262	142	172
4	Rhyperior GroundRock	4,221	241	190	251
5	Beartic Ice	3,439	233	152	216
6	Greninja WaterDark	3,001	223	152	176
7	Rhydon GroundRock	3,594	222	171	233
8	Starmie WaterPsychic	2,922	210	184	155
9	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
10	Grapploct Fighting	3,013	209	162	190
11	Swampert WaterGround	3,362	208	175	225
12	Simipour Water	2,658	206	133	181
13	Wugtrio Water	2,143	205	136	111
14	Kingdra WaterDragon	2,987	194	194	181
15	Raichu Electric	2,467	193	151	155
16	Milotic Water	3,398	192	219	216
17	Carracosta WaterRock	2,964	192	197	179
18	Drizzile Water	2,142	186	113	163
19	SlowkingElite TM WaterPsychic	2,877	177	180	216
20	SlowbroElite TM WaterPsychic	2,877	177	180	216
21	Dondozo Water	3,388	176	178	312
22	Wailord Water	2,578	175	87	347
23	Politoed Water	2,770	174	179	207
24	Cramorant FlyingWater	2,422	173	163	172
25	Frogadier Water	1,851	168	114	144
26	Lapras WaterIce	2,986	165	174	277
27	Furfrou Normal	2,387	164	167	181
28	Bibarel NormalWater	2,061	162	119	188
29	Jellicent WaterGhost	2,644	159	178	225
30	Marshtomp WaterGround	2,009	156	133	172

FAQ

Is Surf a good move?

Surf deals 60 base damage over 1.5 seconds, which works out at 40.0 DPS and 1.2 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Water moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Surf?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Haxorus, Kyogre, Inteleon.

Is Surf better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 60 power for 50 energy over 1.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 75 power for 45 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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