Skull Bash

Normal-type charged move in Pokémon GO.

Scratch

Stomp

Skull Bash

Category

Charged

Type

Normal

Gyms & Raids

Power

130

Energy

-100

Duration

3.0s

DPS

43.33

DPE

1.3

Trainer Battles

Power

130

Energy

-75

DPE

1.73

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

3.0s

Power

130

Rank 6 of 23 eligible Normal-type charged moves.Top 25.1 percent across all types; 65 of 259 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-100

Tied for rank 17 in Normal; 6 moves share rank 17 among 22 eligible Normal-type charged moves.Top 100 percent across all types; 258 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.3

Tied for rank 14 in Normal; 2 moves share rank 14 among 22 eligible Normal-type charged moves.Top 77.6 percent across all types; 200 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

43.33

Rank 7 of 23 eligible Normal-type charged moves.Top 31.7 percent across all types; 82 of 259 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Charged

Turns

Power

130

Tied for rank 4 in Normal; 2 moves share rank 4 among 22 eligible Normal-type charged moves.Top 12.5 percent across all types; 32 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-75

Rank 19 of 22 eligible Normal-type charged moves.Top 95.8 percent across all types; 246 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.73

Rank 8 of 22 eligible Normal-type charged moves.Top 43.2 percent across all types; 111 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Effect

100% chance to increase the User's Defense by 25%

Archetype

Boost Nuke

Scratch

Stomp

Skull Bash

Category

Charged

Type

Normal

Gyms & Raids

Power

130

Energy

-100

Duration

3.0s

DPS

43.33

DPE

1.3

Trainer Battles

Power

130

Energy

-75

DPE

1.73

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Normal-type move Skull Bash.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Shadow Rhyperior
Mud Slap
Skull Bash
14.43
207.7
72.2
1039.5s
12.30
2
Shadow Snorlax
Lick
Skull Bash
13.04
218.2
68.7
1150.2s
11.39
3
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Skull Bash
14.12
130.6
114.9
1062.2s
11.13
4
Mega Blastoise
Water Gun
Skull Bash
12.46
201.5
74.4
1203.8s
10.82
5
Rhyperior
Mud Slap
Skull Bash
12.20
210.7
71.2
1229.4s
10.72
6
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Skull Bash
12.41
145.4
103.1
1208.7s
10.24
7
Snorlax
Lick
Skull Bash
11.01
221.1
67.8
1362.1s
9.82
8
Shadow Lapras
Water Gun
Skull Bash
10.21
148.3
101.1
1469.6s
8.75
9
Bouffalant
Mud Shot
Skull Bash
9.74
140.1
107.1
1539.9s
8.33
10
Shadow Blastoise
Water Gun
Skull Bash
9.82
116.7
128.6
1526.9s
8.13

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Skull Bash. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Great

Ultra

Mega Edition

Great

Ultra

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#50 of 1145	Blastoise	Bite Fast Charge	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Skull Bash Boost Nuke	Great League
#184 of 1145	Shadow Blastoise	Bite Fast Charge	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Skull Bash Boost Nuke	Great League