The best Special Attacks in Pokemon Go are generally ranked by damage per second (DPS). Instead of having to go through all of the Special Attacks in the game, we’ve done the heavy lifting for you and compiled a list of the top Special Attacks right here. While we’ve included the power consumption and energy requirements, you should mainly be looking at the DPS to determine which Special Attacks to focus on. Some don’t require as much energy, but the DPS rating takes that into account.
If you’re really looking to take your Pokemon Go skills to the next level, you can also take a look at the best Fast Attacks in the game, or the complete move list for every Pokemon. We’ve got all that and much more in our Pokemon Go guide hub!
Pokemon Go Special Attack Ranking Chart
Special Attack | Type | DPS | Power | Energy Requirement |
Cross Chop | Fighting | 30 | 60 | 100 |
Stone Edge | Rock | 25.81 | 80 | 100 |
Blizzard | Ice | 25.64 | 100 | 100 |
Body Slam | Normal | 25.64 | 40 | 50 |
Power Whip | Grass | 25 | 70 | 100 |
Hurricane | Flying | 25 | 80 | 100 |
Megahorn | Bug | 25 | 80 | 100 |
Solar Beam | Grass | 24.49 | 120 | 100 |
Fire Blast | Fire | 24.39 | 100 | 100 |
Hyper Beam | Normal | 24 | 120 | 100 |
Earthquake | Ground | 23.81 | 100 | 100 |
Hydro Pump | Water | 23.68 | 90 | 100 |
Dragon Claw | Dragon | 23.33 | 35 | 50 |
Thunder | Electric | 23.26 | 100 | 100 |
Gunk Shot | Poison | 21.67 | 65 | 100 |
Sludge Bomb | Poison | 21.15 | 55 | 50 |
Heat Wave | Fire | 21.05 | 80 | 100 |
Moonblast | Fairy | 20.73 | 85 | 100 |
Sludge Wave | Poison | 20.59 | 70 | 100 |
Thunderbolt | Electric | 20.37 | 55 | 50 |