Origin Pulse
Water-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 60 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 130
- Energy cost
- 60
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 2.17
How Origin Pulse performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Origin Pulse costs 60 energy and deals 130 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 2.17. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Origin Pulse has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Best Pokémon with Origin Pulse
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Origin Pulse as part of their recommended moveset. Tier shown is the best slot the mons holds — sometimes general-raid, sometimes a specific type bucket.
What does Origin Pulse do in Pokémon GO?
Origin Pulse is a Water-type charged move. Costs 60 energy to fire, deals 130 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 2.17.
Is Origin Pulse worth unlocking?
Origin Pulse has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Does Origin Pulse have any extra effects?
Origin Pulse is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Origin Pulse be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Origin Pulse contributes to DPS based on power and the underlying mons's stats. See /raid for raid counter rankings.
For the full move database with sortable columns, see all moves. For type-effectiveness math behind STAB, see the type chart.