Power Whip
Grass-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 50 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 90
- Energy cost
- 50
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 1.80
How Power Whip performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Power Whip costs 50 energy and deals 90 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.80. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Power Whip has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Best Pokémon with Power Whip
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Power Whip 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 Power Whip do in Pokémon GO?
Power Whip is a Grass-type charged move. Costs 50 energy to fire, deals 90 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.80.
Is Power Whip worth unlocking?
Power Whip has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Does Power Whip have any extra effects?
Power Whip is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Power Whip be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Power Whip 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.