Upper Hand

Fighting-type charged move in Pokémon GO.

Superpower

Acid

Upper Hand

Category

Charged

Type

Fighting

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

2.0s

DPS

DPE

1.52

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-40

DPE

1.75

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 12 in Fighting; 5 moves share rank 12 among 18 eligible Fighting-type charged moves.Top 89 percent across all types; 233 of 262 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-33

Tied for best in Fighting; 6 moves share rank 1 among 18 eligible Fighting-type charged moves.Top 33 percent across all types; 86 of 261 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.52

Tied for rank 6 in Fighting; 4 moves share rank 6 among 18 eligible Fighting-type charged moves.Top 54.8 percent across all types; 143 of 261 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

Tied for rank 15 in Fighting; 2 moves share rank 15 among 18 eligible Fighting-type charged moves.Top 76.8 percent across all types; 201 of 262 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Charged

Turns

Power

Tied for rank 9 in Fighting; 2 moves share rank 9 among 18 eligible Fighting-type charged moves.Top 63.9 percent across all types; 166 of 260 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-40

Tied for rank 6 in Fighting; 7 moves share rank 6 among 18 eligible Fighting-type charged moves.Top 34.7 percent across all types; 90 of 260 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.75

Rank 9 of 18 eligible Fighting-type charged moves.Top 40.8 percent across all types; 106 of 260 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Effect

30% chance to reduce the Opponent's Defense by 20%

Archetype

Debuff Spam

Superpower

Acid

Upper Hand

Category

Charged

Type

Fighting

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

2.0s

DPS

DPE

1.52

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-40

DPE

1.75

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Fighting-type move Upper Hand.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Heracross
Counter
Upper Hand
17.05
263.7
56.9
879.8s
14.75
2
Shadow Hariyama
Counter
Upper Hand
13.68
147.4
101.7
1096.8s
11.18
3
Kommo-o
Dragon Tail
Upper Hand
11.87
187.1
80.2
1263.3s
10.27
4
Heracross
Counter
Upper Hand
12.24
154.3
97.2
1225.8s
10.23
5
Hariyama
Counter
Upper Hand
11.55
149.4
100.4
1298.6s
9.72
6
Flamigo
Double Kick
Upper Hand
11.36
119.6
125.4
1319.9s
9.23
7
Hisuian Lilligant
Magical Leaf
Upper Hand
10.40
106.7
140.6
1443.0s
8.38
8
Scrafty
Counter
Upper Hand
8.78
116.8
128.4
1709.1s
7.40
9
Scraggy
Feint Attack
Upper Hand
6.39
45.2
331.8
2348.2s
4.73
10
Shadow Makuhita
Rock Smash
Upper Hand
4.42
15.3
981.3
3395.5s
2.57

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Upper Hand. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#131 of 1153	Flamigo	Peck Multipurpose	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Brave Bird Self-Debuff Nuke	Great League
#136 of 1153	Kommo-o	Dragon Tail Multipurpose	Clanging Scales Self-Debuff	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Great League
#420 of 1153	Shadow Hariyama	Force Palm Multipurpose	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Heavy Slam General	Great League
#441 of 1153	Heracross	Fury Cutter Multipurpose	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Rock Tomb Debuff	Great League
#455 of 1153	Scrafty	Counter Multipurpose	Foul Play Spam/Bait	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Great League
#466 of 1153	Hariyama	Force Palm Multipurpose	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Heavy Slam General	Great League
#866 of 1153	Scraggy	Feint Attack General	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Foul Play Spam/Bait	Great League
#972 of 1153	Hisuian Lilligant	Bullet Seed Fast Charge	Upper Hand Debuff Spam	Petal Blizzard Nuke	Great League