Normal Charged move

Vice Grip

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

Power
35
PvE base damage
Energy
−33
Cost per use
Duration
2.0s
Animation time
DPS
17.5
Damage per second
Normal type

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power
35
Energy
−33
Duration
2.0s
DPS
17.5 dmg/s
DPE
1.06 dmg/energy
Damage window start
1.20s
Damage window end
1.60s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power
70
Energy
−40
Turns
1 (instant)
DPE
1.75 dmg/energy

Top Pokemon with Vice Grip

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
Kingler
Kingler Water
3,199 240 181 146
2
Pinsir
Pinsir Bug
3,345 238 182 163
3
Crawdaunt
Crawdaunt WaterDark
2,797 224 142 160
4
Regidrago
Regidrago Dragon
3,362 202 101 400
5
Krabby
Krabby Water
1,765 181 124 102
6
Mawile
Mawile SteelFairy
1,848 155 141 137
7
Klang
Klang Steel
2,088 150 174 155
8
Corphish
Corphish Water
1,392 141 99 125
9
Grubbin
Grubbin Bug
1,113 115 85 132
10
Klink
Klink Steel
1,081 98 121 120

FAQ

Is Vice Grip a good move?

Vice Grip deals 35 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 17.5 DPS and 1.06 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Normal moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Vice Grip?

The table above lists the 10 strongest by base attack, led by Kingler, Pinsir, Crawdaunt.

Is Vice Grip better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 35 power for 33 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 70 power for 40 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

Explore more