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 92.7 percent across all types; 239 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

1.36

Rank 8 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 70.9 percent across all types; 182 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

22.5

Rank 8 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 83 percent across all types; 214 of 258 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 90.7 percent across all types; 232 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

1.43

Rank 9 of 10 eligible Dark-type charged moves.Top 75 percent across all types; 192 of 256 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
#16 of 1145	Thievul	Sucker Punch Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Icy Wind Debuff	Great League
#127 of 1145	Shadow Gligar	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Dig General	Great League
#129 of 1145	Gligar	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Dig General	Great League
#139 of 1145	Persian	Scratch Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Power Gem General	Great League
#178 of 1145	Shadow Persian	Scratch Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Power Gem General	Great League
#205 of 1145	Pangoro	Karate Chop Fast Charge	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#218 of 1145	Scizor	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#246 of 1145	Shadow Scizor	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#305 of 1145	Gliscor	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Acrobatics Nuke	Great League
#344 of 1145	Shadow Gliscor	Wing Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Acrobatics Nuke	Great League
#381 of 1145	Pawniard	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Iron Head General	Great League
#430 of 1145	Shadow Alolan Sandshrew	Powder Snow Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Gyro Ball General	Great League
#454 of 1145	Meowscarada	Leafage Multipurpose	Frenzy Plant General	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#467 of 1145	Alolan Sandshrew	Powder Snow Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Gyro Ball General	Great League
#468 of 1145	Sandslash	Sand Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Rock Tomb Debuff	Great League
#504 of 1145	Druddigon	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Rock Tomb Debuff	Great League
#549 of 1145	Shadow Crawdaunt	Waterfall Heavy Damage	Night Slash Boost Spam	Scald Debuff	Great League
#563 of 1145	Shadow Sandslash	Sand Attack Fast Charge	Night Slash Boost Spam	Rock Tomb Debuff	Great League
#566 of 1145	Shadow Scyther	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	X Scissor Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#568 of 1145	Shadow Fraxure	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Aqua Tail Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#571 of 1145	Shadow Obstagoon	Counter Multipurpose	Cross Chop Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#581 of 1145	Shadow Haxorus	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Surf General	Great League
#618 of 1145	Obstagoon	Counter Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Cross Chop Spam/Bait	Great League
#652 of 1145	Crawdaunt	Waterfall Heavy Damage	Night Slash Boost Spam	Scald Debuff	Great League
#663 of 1145	Fraxure	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Aqua Tail Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#668 of 1145	Zangoose	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#676 of 1145	Scyther	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	X Scissor Spam/Bait	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#730 of 1145	Cryogonal	Ice Shard General	Triple Axel Boost	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#737 of 1145	Haxorus	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Night Slash Boost Spam	Surf General	Great League