Electric Charged move

Wild Charge

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

36.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 90
Energy: −50
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 36.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.8 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.60s
Damage window end: 2.00s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 100
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 2.22 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

self DEF -2 — 100% chance each time the move lands.

How it compares

Against the other Electric charged moves

Of the 12 Electric charged moves in the game, Wild Charge is #7 by damage per second — Fusion Bolt leads with 70 against its 36. It is a 2-bar move (50 energy). Per point of energy it ranks #4 (1.8). All Electric moves.

In GO Battle League it costs 45 energy for 100 power, 2.22 damage per energy — #2 of 12 Electric charged moves on that measure. It lowers the user's Defense by 2 stages every time — in PvP only.

2 of the Pokemon listed below can only have it as a legacy move: Rapidash, Blissey. A regular TM never rolls it for them — it takes an Elite TM or the event that features it.

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 Wild Charge

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	Zekrom DragonElectric	4,566	275	211	205
2	Zacian FairySteel	4,330	254	236	192
3	Zeraora Electric	3,866	252	177	204
4	Electivire Electric	3,482	249	163	181
5	Raikou Electric	3,903	241	195	207
6	Magnezone ElectricSteel	3,623	238	205	172
7	Pawmot ElectricFighting	2,979	232	141	172
8	Luxray Electric	3,265	232	156	190
9	Arcanine Fire	3,425	227	166	207
10	Toxtricity ElectricPoison	2,941	224	140	181
11	Manectric Electric	2,646	215	127	172
12	Zebstrika Electric	2,745	211	136	181
13	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
14	RapidashElite TM Fire	2,782	207	162	163
15	Wyrdeer NormalPsychic	3,090	206	145	230
16	Stoutland Normal	3,197	206	182	198
17	Sawsbuck NormalGrass	2,732	198	146	190
18	Raichu Electric	2,467	193	151	155
19	Stantler Normal	2,447	192	131	177
20	Togedemaru ElectricSteel	2,443	190	145	163
21	Dubwool Normal	2,478	159	198	176
22	Luxio Electric	1,680	159	95	155
23	Pawmo ElectricFighting	1,469	147	82	155
24	Delcatty Normal	1,691	132	127	172
25	BlisseyElite TM Normal	3,118	129	169	496
26	Deerling NormalGrass	1,283	115	100	155
27	Pikachu Electric	1,061	112	96	111
28	Pawmi Electric	719	95	45	128
29	Skitty Normal	836	84	79	137
30	Wooloo Normal	799	76	97	123

FAQ

Is Wild Charge a good move?

Wild Charge deals 90 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 36.0 DPS and 1.8 damage per energy spent.

Which Pokemon learn Wild Charge?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Zekrom, Zacian, Zeraora.

Is Wild Charge better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 90 power for 50 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 100 power for 45 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP.

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