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 71.4 percent across all types; 187 of 262 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 percent across all types; 86 of 261 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 percent across all types; 60 of 261 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

32.5

Rank 6 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 54.2 percent across all types; 142 of 262 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 84.7 percent across all types; 220 of 260 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 15 percent across all types; 39 of 260 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.57

Rank 6 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 64.3 percent across all types; 167 of 260 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
#15 of 1153	Shadow Hydreigon	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Fly General	Great League
#41 of 1153	Guzzlord	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Sludge Bomb General	Great League
#63 of 1153	Turtonator	Incinerate Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Dragon Claw General	Great League
#72 of 1153	Hydreigon	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Fly General	Great League
#95 of 1153	Oranguru	Confusion Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#104 of 1153	Alolan Muk	Poison Jab General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Ice Punch Spam/Bait	Great League
#118 of 1153	Shadow Alolan Muk	Poison Jab General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Ice Punch Spam/Bait	Great League
#135 of 1153	Shadow Greninja	Water Shuriken Fast Charge	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#175 of 1153	Shadow Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind Fast Charge	Sludge Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#191 of 1153	Greninja	Water Shuriken Fast Charge	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#194 of 1153	Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind Fast Charge	Sludge Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#215 of 1153	Shadow Ampharos	Volt Switch Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#227 of 1153	Ampharos	Volt Switch Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#296 of 1153	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Fly General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#310 of 1153	Shadow Arbok	Acid Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Wrap Debuff	Great League
#359 of 1153	Conkeldurr	Force Palm Multipurpose	Dynamic Punch General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#360 of 1153	Shadow Conkeldurr	Force Palm Multipurpose	Dynamic Punch General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#363 of 1153	Arbok	Acid Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Wrap Debuff	Great League
#403 of 1153	Shadow Aerodactyl	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Rock Slide General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#414 of 1153	Incineroar	Fire Fang Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Blast Burn General	Great League
#442 of 1153	Salamence	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Fly General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#443 of 1153	Tropius	Air Slash General	Leaf Blade Spam/Bait	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#446 of 1153	Dhelmise	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Power Whip General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#481 of 1153	Aerodactyl	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Rock Slide General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#546 of 1153	Passimian	Counter Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Superpower Self-Debuff Spam	Great League
#556 of 1153	Tyranitar	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Stone Edge Nuke	Great League
#560 of 1153	Shadow Tyranitar	Dragon Breath Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Stone Edge Nuke	Great League
#601 of 1153	Mienshao	Force Palm Multipurpose	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Blaze Kick Spam/Bait	Great League
#680 of 1153	Shadow Absol	Psycho Cut Fast Charge	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Megahorn Nuke	Great League
#774 of 1153	Absol	Psycho Cut Fast Charge	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Megahorn Nuke	Great League