Electric
Fast move
Volt Switch
Raid and GO Battle League stats for Volt Switch, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.
Power
13
PvE base damage
Energy
+20
Gained per use
Duration
1.5s
Animation time
DPS
8.7
Damage per second
Raid & Gym stats (PvE)
- Power
- 13
- Energy
- +20
- Duration
- 1.5s
- DPS
- 8.7 dmg/s
- EPS
- 13.3 energy/s
- Damage window start
- 0.60s
- Damage window end
- 0.80s
GO Battle League stats (PvP)
- Power
- 14
- Energy
- +16
- Turns
- 3 (1.5s)
- DPT
- 4.67 dmg/turn
- EPT
- 5.33 energy/turn
Top Pokemon with Volt Switch
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 |
|
3,524 | 254 | 158 | 184 |
| 2 |
|
3,866 | 252 | 177 | 204 |
| 3 |
|
3,170 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 4 |
|
3,903 | 241 | 195 | 207 |
| 5 |
|
3,623 | 238 | 205 | 172 |
| 6 |
|
3,266 | 232 | 182 | 163 |
| 7 |
|
2,810 | 223 | 169 | 137 |
| 8 |
|
2,940 | 219 | 168 | 158 |
| 9 |
|
3,090 | 217 | 152 | 198 |
| 10 |
|
3,225 | 211 | 169 | 207 |
| 11 |
|
3,692 | 210 | 210 | 225 |
| 12 |
|
2,494 | 201 | 128 | 172 |
| 13 |
|
2,467 | 193 | 151 | 155 |
| 14 |
|
2,373 | 173 | 173 | 155 |
| 15 |
|
1,540 | 165 | 121 | 93 |
| 16 |
|
2,581 | 161 | 205 | 181 |
| 17 |
|
1,919 | 145 | 161 | 149 |
| 18 |
|
1,081 | 98 | 121 | 120 |
| 19 |
|
1,372 | 94 | 172 | 155 |
FAQ
Is Volt Switch a good move?
Volt Switch deals 13 base damage over 1.5 seconds, which works out at 8.7 DPS while generating 13.3 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Electric moves to see where it ranks.
Which Pokemon learn Volt Switch?
The table above lists the 19 strongest by base attack, led by Vikavolt, Zeraora, Regieleki.
Is Volt Switch better in PvE or PvP?
In raids and gyms the move has 13 power for 20 energy over 1.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 14 power for 16 energy over 3 turns (1.5s). The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.