Brutal Swing

Dark-type charged move in Pokémon GO.

Bite

Crunch

Brutal Swing

Category

Charged

Type

Dark

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

2.0s

DPS

32.5

DPE

1.97

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-35

DPE

1.57

Rankings compare charged moves only. Type ranks show position and call out ties; all-type percentages include ties. Lower Energy costs rank higher.

Gyms & Raids

Category

Charged

Duration

2.0s

Power

Tied for rank 7 in Dark; 2 moves share rank 7 among 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 71 percent across all types; 183 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-33

Tied for best in Dark; 4 moves share rank 1 among 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 33.5 percent across all types; 86 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.97

Tied for rank 2 in Dark; 2 moves share rank 2 among 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 23.4 percent across all types; 60 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

32.5

Rank 6 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 53.5 percent across all types; 138 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Charged

Turns

Power

Rank 8 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 85.2 percent across all types; 218 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-35

Tied for best in Dark; 2 moves share rank 1 among 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 14.5 percent across all types; 37 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.57

Rank 6 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 64.5 percent across all types; 165 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Archetype

Spam/Bait

Bite

Crunch

Brutal Swing

Category

Charged

Type

Dark

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

2.0s

DPS

32.5

DPE

1.97

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-35

DPE

1.57

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Dark-type move Brutal Swing.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Tyranitar
Bite
Brutal Swing
18.28
403.3
37.2
820.6s
16.45
2
Shadow Tyranitar
Bite
Brutal Swing
18.21
255.4
58.7
823.9s
15.58
3
Shadow Hydreigon
Bite
Brutal Swing
18.30
221.0
67.9
819.9s
15.21
4
Mega Salamence
Dragon Tail
Brutal Swing
17.05
331.1
45.3
880.0s
15.18
5
Shadow Salamence
Dragon Tail
Brutal Swing
18.24
203.1
73.8
822.3s
14.95
6
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Brutal Swing
17.48
205.2
73.1
857.9s
14.44
7
Mega Absol
Snarl
Brutal Swing
17.84
145.2
103.3
841.0s
13.67
8
Tyranitar
Bite
Brutal Swing
15.27
257.0
58.4
982.6s
13.37
9
Shadow Conkeldurr
Force Palm
Brutal Swing
16.21
182.8
82.1
925.6s
13.34
10
Mega Aerodactyl
Rock Throw
Brutal Swing
15.51
226.8
66.1
967.0s
13.25

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Brutal Swing. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#40 of 1145	Guzzlord	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Sludge Bomb General	Great League
#51 of 1145	Shadow Hydreigon	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Fly General	Great League
#59 of 1145	Turtonator	Incinerate Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Dragon Claw General	Great League
#92 of 1145	Hydreigon	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Fly General	Great League
#94 of 1145	Oranguru	Confusion Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#106 of 1145	Alolan Muk	Poison Jab General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Ice Punch Spam/Bait	Great League
#116 of 1145	Shadow Alolan Muk	Poison Jab General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Ice Punch Spam/Bait	Great League
#120 of 1145	Shadow Greninja	Water Shuriken Fast Charge	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#167 of 1145	Shadow Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind Fast Charge	Sludge Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#171 of 1145	Greninja	Water Shuriken Fast Charge	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#201 of 1145	Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind Fast Charge	Sludge Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#236 of 1145	Ampharos	Volt Switch Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#247 of 1145	Shadow Ampharos	Volt Switch Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#331 of 1145	Arbok	Acid Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Wrap Debuff	Great League
#347 of 1145	Shadow Arbok	Acid Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Wrap Debuff	Great League
#358 of 1145	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Fly General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#361 of 1145	Conkeldurr	Force Palm Multipurpose	Dynamic Punch General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#362 of 1145	Shadow Conkeldurr	Force Palm Multipurpose	Dynamic Punch General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#412 of 1145	Tropius	Air Slash General	Leaf Blade Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#417 of 1145	Dhelmise	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Power Whip General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#427 of 1145	Shadow Aerodactyl	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Rock Slide General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#450 of 1145	Incineroar	Fire Fang Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Blast Burn General	Great League
#478 of 1145	Salamence	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Fly General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#501 of 1145	Aerodactyl	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Rock Slide General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#514 of 1145	Passimian	Counter Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Superpower Self-Debuff Spam	Great League
#554 of 1145	Tyranitar	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Stone Edge Nuke	Great League
#564 of 1145	Shadow Tyranitar	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Stone Edge Nuke	Great League
#570 of 1145	Mienshao	Force Palm Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Blaze Kick Spam/Bait	Great League
#690 of 1145	Shadow Absol	Psycho Cut Fast Charge	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Megahorn Nuke	Great League
#735 of 1145	Absol	Psycho Cut Fast Charge	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Megahorn Nuke	Great League