Night Slash

Dark-type charged move in Pokémon GO.

G-Max Snooze

Obstruct

Night Slash

Category

Charged

Type

Dark

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

2.0s

DPS

22.5

DPE

1.36

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-35

DPE

1.43

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

Rank 9 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 92.8 percent across all types; 243 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

1.36

Rank 8 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 71.3 percent across all types; 186 of 261 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

22.5

Rank 8 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 83.3 percent across all types; 218 of 262 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Charged

Turns

Power

Rank 9 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 90.8 percent across all types; 236 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

1.43

Rank 9 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 75 percent across all types; 195 of 260 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Effect

12.5% chance to increase the User's Attack by 25%

Archetype

Boost Spam

G-Max Snooze

Obstruct

Night Slash

Category

Charged

Type

Dark

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

2.0s

DPS

22.5

DPE

1.36

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-35

DPE

1.43

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Dark-type move Night Slash.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Shadow Haxorus
Dragon Tail
Night Slash
15.30
149.2
100.5
980.6s
12.25
2
Mega Greninja
Feint Attack
Night Slash
13.56
159.1
94.3
1106.2s
11.23
3
Kartana
Razor Leaf
Night Slash
13.59
130.0
115.4
1103.6s
10.79
4
Haxorus
Dragon Tail
Night Slash
12.89
150.8
99.5
1164.0s
10.66
5
Shadow Annihilape
Counter
Night Slash
11.99
157.1
95.5
1250.7s
10.13
6
Mega Scizor
Fury Cutter
Night Slash
11.30
176.6
84.9
1327.4s
9.76
7
Shadow Greninja
Feint Attack
Night Slash
11.96
100.2
149.7
1253.8s
9.27
8
Pangoro
Snarl
Night Slash
11.04
129.8
115.6
1358.6s
9.12
9
Shadow Scizor
Fury Cutter
Night Slash
11.37
109.5
136.9
1319.1s
9.07
10
Meowscarada
Leafage
Night Slash
11.20
117.8
127.3
1338.8s
9.06

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Night Slash. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#18 of 1153	Thievul	Sucker Punch Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Icy Wind Debuff	Great League
#120 of 1153	Shadow Gligar	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Dig General	Great League
#123 of 1153	Persian	Scratch Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Power Gem General	Great League
#140 of 1153	Gligar	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Dig General	Great League
#161 of 1153	Shadow Persian	Scratch Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Power Gem General	Great League
#251 of 1153	Pangoro	Karate Chop Fast Charge	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#257 of 1153	Shadow Pangoro	Karate Chop Fast Charge	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#281 of 1153	Gliscor	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Acrobatics Nuke	Great League
#287 of 1153	Shadow Scizor	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#299 of 1153	Scizor	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#323 of 1153	Shadow Gliscor	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Acrobatics Nuke	Great League
#411 of 1153	Pawniard	Scratch Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Iron Head General	Great League
#416 of 1153	Shadow Alolan Sandshrew	Powder Snow Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Gyro Ball General	Great League
#422 of 1153	Sandslash	Sand Attack Fast Charge	Rock Tomb Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#469 of 1153	Alolan Sandshrew	Powder Snow Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Gyro Ball General	Great League
#473 of 1153	Meowscarada	Leafage Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Frenzy Plant General	Great League
#505 of 1153	Druddigon	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Rock Tomb Debuff	Great League
#524 of 1153	Shadow Crawdaunt	Waterfall Heavy Damage	Night Slash Boost Spam	Scald Debuff	Great League
#548 of 1153	Shadow Sandslash	Sand Attack Fast Charge	Rock Tomb Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#565 of 1153	Shadow Haxorus	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Surf General	Great League
#574 of 1153	Shadow Fraxure	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Aqua Tail Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#598 of 1153	Shadow Scyther	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	X Scissor Spam/Bait	Great League
#643 of 1153	Fraxure	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Aqua Tail Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#651 of 1153	Zangoose	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#678 of 1153	Shadow Obstagoon	Counter Multipurpose	Cross Chop Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#681 of 1153	Crawdaunt	Waterfall Heavy Damage	Night Slash Boost Spam	Scald Debuff	Great League
#695 of 1153	Obstagoon	Counter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Cross Chop Spam/Bait	Great League
#723 of 1153	Cryogonal	Ice Shard General	Triple Axel Boost	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#734 of 1153	Haxorus	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Surf General	Great League
#740 of 1153	Scyther	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	X Scissor Spam/Bait	Great League