Melmetal Best Moveset Pokemon Go

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While it may seem like Gainsay Power (CP) or stats (IVs) are the most important factors in Pokémon Go, movesets play a critical role every bit well. Movesets are the combination of the fast attack and charged set on your Pokémon uses in battles.

The wonderful, terrible thing about movesets is that they're unremarkably adamant at random. The good news is that, with Technical Machines (TMs) and Elite TMs, you lot modify your sometime, terrible moves. But how do you know which movesets will help your Pokémon win at PvP Trainer Battles and decimate Gyms and Raids and which volition make a fight just unwinnable? Hither's the newly updated list! And be sure to check out our best Pokémon Go accessories to take your game to the next level!

What are the best Pokémon Go movesets?

While we won't go into the all-time movesets for every single Pokémon — subsequently all, even with the best moves, a Pidgey isn't getting you lot very far — we do take the best moves for all the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, as well every bit the best non-Legendary Pokémon. And now, with the introduction of Mega Evolution, nosotros've got your Mega Pokémon likewise!

Mega Pokémon

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Mega Evolution has finally fabricated its way to Pokémon Go and information technology's quite the game changer! Mega Evolution gives your Pokémon a huge stat boost, as well as boosting other Pokémon you battle with during Raids.

Pokémon	Assault
Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant*
Mega Charizard X	Dragon Breath* + Dragon Claw
Mega Charizard Y	Burn down Spin + Blast Burn*
Mega Blastoise	Water Gun + Hydro Cannon
Mega Beedrill	Poison Jab + Sludge Flop
Mega Pidgeot	Wing Attack* + Brave Bird
Mega Slowbro	Confusion + Psychic
Mega Gengar	Lick* or Shadow Hook + Shadow Ball
Mega Kangaskhan	Mud Slap + Earthquake
Mega Gyarados	Waterfall + Hydro Pump Seize with teeth + Crunch
Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw + Rock Slide
Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch + Zap Cannon
Mega Steelix	Fe Tail + Heavy Slam
Mega Houndoom	Snarl + Foul Play
Mega Manectric	Accuse Beam + Wild Charge
Mega Altaria	Dragon Breath + Dazzling Gleam
Mega Absol	Snarl + Dark Pulse
Mega Latias	Dragon Breath + Outrage Zen Headbutt + Psychic
Mega Latios	Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw Zen Headbutt + Psychic
Mega Lopunny	Low Kick + Focus Blast
Mega Abomasnow	Pulverization Snow + Weather Brawl

Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Pokemon Go Metweo Articuno Zapdos Moltres Source: Niantic

While there are some Trainers who accept entire teams of each Legendary Pokémon, Legendaries and Mythicals are some of the rarest Pokémon in the game. On meridian of that, they crave the most walking to earn Candies, so it can be extremely time-consuming and outright expensive to power them upwards and teach them new moves. Withal, they're likewise some of the nigh powerful Pokémon in the game, so y'all'll want them to have the best possible movesets.

Pokémon	Attack
Articuno	Frost Breath + Ice Beam or Blizzard
Zapdos	Thunder Shock* + Thunder Bolt
Moltres	Burn down Spin + Overheat Fly Attack + Sky Attack*
Mewtwo	Defoliation or Psycho Cut + Psystrike* or Shadow Brawl*
Armored Mewtwo	Confusion + Psystrike*
Mew	Shadow Claw + Psyshock
Raikou	Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
Entei	Fire Fang + Overheat
Suicune	Snarl + Hydro Pump
Lugia	Extrasensory + Aeroblast++*
Ho-Oh	Incinerate + Sacred Fire++* Subconscious Power (Flying) + Brave Bird
Celebi	Magical Foliage + Foliage Storm Confusion + Psychic
Regirock	Rock Throw or Lock-On + Stone Border
Regice	Frost Jiff or Lock-On + Blizzard
Registeel	Metal Claw or Lock-On + Wink Cannon
Latias	Dragon Breath + Outrage
Latios	Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw
Kyogre	Waterfall + Surf
Groudon	Mud Shot + Earthquake or Solar Axle
Rayquaza	Dragon Tail + Outrage
Jirachi	Defoliation + Doom Desire
Deoxys (Normal forme)	Charge Beam + Thunderbolt
Deoxys (Attack forme)	Poison Jab + Dark Pulse
Deoxys (Defense forme)	Counter + Thunder Commodities or Rock Slide
Deoxys (Speed forme)	Zen Headbutt + Thunderbolt
Uxie	Confusion + Hereafter Sight
Mesprit	Confusion + Future Sight
Azelf	Confusion + Future Sight
Dialga	Dragon Breath + Draco Meteor
Palkia	Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor
Heatran	Burn Spin + Flamethrower
Regigigas	Hidden Power + Giga Impact
Giratina (Origin forme)	Shadow Hook + Shadow Ball
Giratina (Altered forme)	Shadow Hook + Dragon Claw
Cresselia	Confusion + Futuresight
Darkrai	Snarl + Shadow Ball or Night Pulse
Victini	Defoliation + V-Create or Psychic
Cobalion	Metal Claw + Sacred Sword*
Terrakion	Smack Downward + Rock Slide
Virizion	Zen Headbutt + Foliage Blade
Tornadus (Incarnate forme)	Air Slash + Hurricane
Tornadus (Therian forme)	Gust + Hurricane
Thundurus (Incarnate forme)	Thunder Shock + Thunder Punch
Thundurus (Therian forme)	Volt Switch + Thunderbolt
Reshiram	Fire Fang + Overheat
Zekrom	Dragon Breath + Outrage Charge Beam + Wild Charge
Landorus (Incarnate forme)	Mud Shot + World Ability
Landorus (Therian forme)	Mud Shot + Convulsion
Kyurem	Dragon Breath + Draco Meteor
Meloetta (Aria forme)	Confusion + Psyshock
Genesect	Fury Cutter + Ten-Scissor
Xerneas	Zen Headbutt + Moonblast
Yveltal	Gust + Hurricane Snarl + Dark Pulse
Hoopa (Confined)	Confusion + Psychic
Hoopa (Unbound)	Confusion + Psychic Astonish + Shadow Brawl
Tapu Koko	Volt Switch + Thunderbolt
Tapu Lele	Confusion + Psyshock
Tapu Bulu	Bullet Seed + Grass Knot
Tapu Fini	Water Gun + Surf or Moonblast
Meltan	Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt
Melmetal	Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt
Zacian (Hero of Many Battles forme)	Psycho Cut + Play Rough
Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles forme)	Bite + Focus Blast
Zarude	Vine Whip + Power Whip

Annotation on Mew and Mewtwo: Mew'south best moveset is technically Shadow Claw and Psyshock; however, Mew and Mewtwo'south greatest strength is the wide variety in their movepools. Mewtwo tin can excel as with Water ice Axle, Flamethrower, and Thunderbolt in special cases. The big divergence is that Mew's stats aren't peculiarly corking, while Mewtwo is the all-time in the game.

Non-Legendary Pokémon

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Near other species of Pokémon can be plant more easily than Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. Many are featured in Community Days and other events, so earning Candies for these Pokémon is easier. Yous probably won't want to waste product Elite TMs on most of these Pokémon, but normal TMs can definitely go yous some really skillful moves. While we won't tell you every single Pokémon's all-time moves (considering, let's face it, even with the best moves and top CP, Pidgey isn't going to serve you well in whatever sort of fight,) hither are some of the best non-Legendary Pokémon in the game, along with their ideal movesets:

Pokémon	Assault
Venusaur	Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant* Razor Leafage + Sludge Bomb
Charizard	Burn down Spin + Boom Burn*
Blastoise	Water Gun + Hydro Canon*
Arcanine	Fire Fang + Flamethrower
Alakazam	Confusion + Psychic*
Machamp	Counter + Dynamic Punch
Victreebel	Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade
Golem	Rock Throw + Stone Edge or Stone Nail
Alolan Golem	Stone Throw + Stone Nail Volt Switch + Wild Accuse
Slowbro	Confusion + Psychic or Ice Beam
Muk	Poison Jab or Acid + Gunk Shot
Alolan Muk	Toxicant Jab + Gunk Shot Bite + Dark Pulse
Gengar	Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Hypno	Confusion + Psychic
Kingler	Chimera + Crabhammer
Hisuian Electrode	Thunder Shock + Wild Charge or Energy Ball
Exeggutor	Defoliation + Psychic Bullet Seed + Solar Beam
Alolan Exeggutor	Bullet Seed + Solar Axle
Rhydon	Mud Slap + Stone Edge or Earthquake
Mr. Mime	Confusion + Psychic
Galarian Mr. Mime	Confusion + Psychic or Water ice Punch
Pinser	Bug Bite + X-Scissor
Gyarados	Waterfall + Hydro Pump
Lapras	Frost Breath + Blizzard
Vaporeon	Water Gun + Hydro Pump
Jolteon	Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt
Flareon	Fire Spin + Overheat
Omastar	Rock Throw* + Stone Slide*
Aerodactyl	Stone Throw + Stone Slide
Snorlax	Lick + Return*
Dragonite	Dragon Jiff or Dragon Tail + Outrage
Meganium	Vine Whip or Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant
Typhlosion	Ember + Overheat
Feraligatr	Waterfall + Hydro Cannon
Ampharos	Charge Beam + Zap Cannon
Espeon	Confusion + Psychic
Umbreon	Snarl + Foul Play or Psychic*
Slowking	Confusion + Psychic
Steelix	Fe Tail + Heavy Slam
Scizor	Bullet Punch + Iron Caput
Heracross	Counter + Close Combat
Usaring	Counter + Hyper Axle
Donphan	Counter + Earthquake
Tyranitar	Bite + Crunch Smack Downwards* + Stone Edge
Sceptile	Bullet Seed + Frenzy Plant*
Blaziken	Burn down Spin + Boom Burn*
Swampert	Water Gun + Hydro Cannon*
Gardevoir	Amuse + Dazzling Gleam Confusion + Synchronoise
Breloom	Counter + Dynamic Punch
Slaking	Yawn + Hyper Beam
Hariyama	Counter + Dynamic Dial
Aggron	Atomic number 26 Tail + Heavy Slam
Wailord	Water Gun + Surf
Flygon	Dragon Tail + Dragon Claw Mud Shot + Earth Ability
Armaldo	Fury Cutter + Rock Smash
Claydol	Confusion + Psychic
Milotic	Waterfall + Surf
Banette	Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Walrein	Frost Breath + Blizzard
Salamence	Dragon Tail + Outrage*
Metagross	Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash*
Torterra	Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant*
Infernape	Fire Spin + Blast Burn*
Empoleon	Waterfall + Hydro Cannon*
Roserade	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb
Rampardos	Smack Downwards + Rock Slide
Mismagius	Hex or Sucker Punch + Shadow Ball
Honchkrow	Peck + Sky Attack
Garchomp	Mud Shot + Earth Ability Dragon Tail + Outrage
Lucario	Counter + Aura Sphere
Weavile	Snarl + Foul Play Ice Shard + Barrage
Magnezone	Spark + Wild Charge
Rhyperior	Smack Down + Rock Wrecker* Mud Slap + Earthquake
Tangrowth	Vine Whip + Ability Whip
Electivire	Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
Togekiss	Amuse + Dazzling Gleam
Yanmega	Bug Seize with teeth + Bug Fizz
Leafeon	Razor Leaf or Quick Attack + Leaf Blade
Glaceon	Frost Breath + Avalanche
Mamoswine	Powder Snow + Avalanche
Porygon Z	Lock-On + Tri-Attack*
Gallade	Confusion + Synchronoise
Probopass	Spark + Thunderbolt
Froslass	Pulverisation Snow + Avalanche or Shadow Brawl
Rotom (Launder)	Thunder Daze + Thunderbolt
Serperior	Vine Whip + Grass Knot
Emboar	Depression Kick + Focus Blast
Samurott	Water Fall + Hydro Pump
Unfezant	Air Slash + Sky Assail
Excadrill	Mud Slap + Drill Run
Conkeldurr	Counter + Dynamic Dial
Darmanitan	Burn Fang + Overheat
Galarian Darmanitan	Water ice Fang + Avalanche
Cofagrigus	Amaze + Shadow Ball
Gothitelle	Defoliation + Psychic
Reuniclus	Hidden Power + Shadow Ball
Escavalier	Bug Bite + Megahorn
Ferrothorn	Bullet Seed + Ability Whip
Klinklang	Thunder Shock + Zap Cannon
Chandelure	Fire Spin + Overheat Hex + Shadow Brawl
Haxorus	Dragon Tail + Dragon Claw
Beartic	Powder Snow + Ice Dial
Golurk	Mud Slap + Earth Power
Bisharp	Snarl + Dark Pulse
Druddigon	Dragon Tail + Dragon Claw
Braviary	Air Slash + Brave Bird
Mandibuzz	Snarl + Foul Play
Hydreigon	Bite + Night Pulse Dragon Jiff + Dragon Pulse
Chesnaught	Vine Whip + Solar Beam
Delphox	Fire Spin + Flamethrower Zen Headbutt + Psychic
Greninja	Bubble + Surf
Talonflame	Fire Spin or Peck + Fire Boom or Brave Bird
Pyroar	Fire Fang + Overheat
Florges	Vine Whip + Moonblast
Pangoro	Low Kick + Shut Combat Snarl + Nighttime Slash
Meowstic (Female)	Confusion + Shadow Brawl
Meowstic (Male)	Defoliation + Psychic
Clawitzer	H2o Gun + Crabhammer
Malamar	Psycho Cut + Foul Play
Sylveon	Charm + Dazzling Gleam or Psyshock*
Trevenant	Shadow Hook + Shadow Ball
Gourgeist	Hex + Shadow Ball
Avalugg	Water ice Fang + Avalanche
Noivern	Air Slash + Hurricane or Psychic
Goodra	Dragon Breath + Draco Shooting star
Decidueye	Razor Leaf + Energy Brawl
Incineroar	Snarl + Night Pulse Fire Fang + Burn down Blast
Primarina	Waterfall + Hydro Pump Charm + Moonblast
Lycanroc (Midday)	Stone Throw + Stone Border
Lycanroc (Midnight)	Rock Throw + Stone Edge
Salazzle	Poisonous substance Jab + Sludge Wave
Kommo-o	Dragon Tail + Dragon Hook
Obstagoon	Lick + Night Slash
Perrserker	Metal Hook + Iron Head
Sirfetch'd	Counter + Close Combat
Mr. Rime	Confusion + Psychic Ice Shard + Water ice Punch

Legacy Moves are indicated with an asterisk.

Shadow Pokémon

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With the rebalance of Shadow Pokémon and the addition of events where you can modify Frustration for some other Charged attack, there are Shadow Pokémon that yous will want in your roster too. You can just change a Shadow Pokémon's Charged set on during specific events, but one time it knows a normal assail, you can change information technology once more and again. Hither are the Shadow Pokémon worth keeping and investing in:

Pokémon	Attack
Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant
Shadow Charizard	Burn down Spin + Blast Burn
Shadow Blastoise	H2o Gun + Hydro Cannon
Shadow Alakazam	Defoliation + Psychic
Shadow Machamp	Counter + Dynamic Punch
Shadow Victreebel	Razor Leafage + Leaf Bract Acid + Sludge Bomb
Shadow Exeggutor	Confusion + Psychic Bullet Seed + Solar Beam
Shadow Alolan Exeggutor	Bullet Seed + Solar Beam
Shadow Pinsir	Bug Flake + 10-Scissor
Shadow Gyarados	Waterfall + Hydro Pump
Shadow Omastar	Rock Throw + Rock Slide
Shadow Aerodactyl	Rock Throw + Rock Slide
Shadow Articuno	Frost Breath + Ice Axle or Blizzard
Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt
Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin + Overheat Fly Assault + Sky Attack
Shadow Dragonite	Dragon Tail + Outrage
Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion + Psystrike or Shadow Brawl
Shadow Scizor	Fury Cutter + X-Scissor Bullet Punch + Iron Head
Shadow Houndoom	Snarl + Foul Play
Shadow Raikou	Thunder Daze + Wild Accuse
Shadow Entei	Fire Fang + Overheat
Shadow Suicune	Snarl + Hydro Pump
Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down + Stone Edge Bite + Crunch
Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory + Aeroblast
Apex Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory + Aeroblast+
Shaodw Ho-Oh	Incinerate + Sacred Fire
Noon Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate + Sacred Burn+
Shadow Swampert	Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Mud Shot + Earthquake
Shadow Shiftry	Razor Leaf + Foliage Bract
Shadow Gardevoir	Charm + Dazzling Gleam
Shadow Hariyama	Counter + Dynamic Punch
Shadow Aggron	Iron Tail + Heavy Slam
Shadow Banette	Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Shadow Absol	Snarl + Dark Pulse
Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail + Outrage
Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch + Falling star Mash
Shadow Latias	Dragon Breath + Outrage Zen Headbutt + Psychic
Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant
Shadow Staraptor	Wing Assail + Brave Bird
Shadow Honchkrow	Peck + Sky Set on
Shadow Weavile	Ice Shard + Avalanche Snarl + Foul Play
Shadow Magnezone	Spark + Wild Charge
Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip + Ability Whip
Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock + Wild Accuse
Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow + Avalanche
Shadow Porygon-Z	Lock-On + Tri-Set on
Shadow Gallade	Confusion + Psychic

Annotation: While most Shadow Pokémon have the aforementioned platonic movesets every bit their normal counterparts, Shadow Mewtwo is in a form unto itself. Information technology is by far the strongest Pokémon in the game. As such, many of its Charged attacks are well worth having. Shadow Ball is exceptionally useful against other Psychic types. Psystrike makes it the most powerful Psychic-type assailant. Even some of its other attacks, similar Water ice Axle, Flamethrower, and Thunderbolt are very useful in item Raids and PVP fights. Focus Blast and Hyper Beam are the only Charged attacks without good uses.

What if yous don't have the all-time movesets in Pokémon Get?

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Since the introduction of the Raid Battle system in June 2017, you can get Technical Machines to modify your movesets. Two of the possible rewards for chirapsia Raid Bosses are Quick TM and Fast TM, which can be used to alter Quick Moves and Accuse Moves respectively. Regular TMs are completely random and cannot access Legacy Moves.

Legacy Moves are special moves that were once bachelor for a Pokémon but are no longer. Sometimes they were removed when Niantic re-balanced the game. Some were only bachelor on Community Day or in special Raids. Either style, if a Legacy Move happens to be the best possible move for a Pokémon and you don't take it, you cannot get it with a normal TM. Before you lot employ a TM on whatsoever Pokémon, you should always cheque to see if the movement you lot're changing is a Legacy Move and if that motility is worth having. A lot of Legacy Moves don't perform well, only some of them are the best moves in the game.

More than recently, Niantic introduced Elite TMs. These TMs are rare, and frequently difficult to become or expensive, but allow you to cull from whatsoever move a Pokémon tin have, including Legacy Moves. They aren't random either. You get to choose the move. Because of how hard it is to become Elite TMs, y'all'll want to save them for your very all-time Pokémon, but hey, at present you can have a Mewtwo with Shadow Ball and Psystrike!

How do you lot change movesets in Pokémon Go? With Technical Machines (TM)!

What about Types in Pokémon Get?

Information technology's as well important to keep in mind types! While some Pokémon only have one type, most have two and all Pokémon can learn moves from multiple types. Although almost Pokémon take a single moveset that is the all-time for their whole species, there are some Pokémon who have multiple sets. Take Chandelure, for example; Chandelure is a Burn down and Ghost type and tin can be 1 of the best of either. If you're using your Chandelure as a Burn down type, you'll desire information technology to know Burn Spin and Overheat, but if you're going for Ghost type, y'all'll desire Hex and Shadow Ball.

What about secondary Charge Moves in Pokémon Get?

With PvP Trainer Battles, Niantic also introduced secondary Charge Moves. Y'all can buy them with Stardust and Candy, and TM them to whatever it is you need. So, what do you need? Typically, multifariousness. If the best Accuse Move is a total bar, become a secondary that's multi-bar. If there are ii possible types for the Charged motility, become both. For case, a Mewtwo with Shadow Ball or Psystrike is incredible, only ane with both? Gamebreaker! Even so, adding a second Charge Move is expensive (upward to 100K Stardust on the Legendaries) so make certain there is a skillful secondary move before spending on this upgrade.

Your best movesets in Pokémon Go?

These are the best Pokémon Become movesets I've seen for the toughest Pokémon and best counters currently in the game. If yous have a favorite that didn't brand the list, let us know in the comments. And be sure to check out our All-time Portable Battery Packs and then your phone never runs out of juice on the way to becoming a Pokémon Chief!

Casian Holly

Casian Holly has been writing well-nigh gaming at iMore since 2019, simply their real passion is Pokémon. From the games to the anime, cards and toys, they eat, slumber, and breathe all things Pokémon. You lot can check out their many Pokémon Go and Pokémon Sword and Shield guides and coverage here on iMore.