Surf
Water-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 45 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 75
- Energy cost
- 45
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 1.67
How Surf performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Surf costs 45 energy and deals 75 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.67. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Surf's DPE is lower than meta picks. Use for type coverage if you don't have higher-DPE alternatives.
Best Pokémon with Surf
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Surf 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 Surf do in Pokémon GO?
Surf is a Water-type charged move. Costs 45 energy to fire, deals 75 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.67.
Is Surf worth unlocking?
Surf's DPE is lower than meta picks. Use for type coverage if you don't have higher-DPE alternatives.
Does Surf have any extra effects?
Surf is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Surf be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Surf 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.