Shadow Ampharos Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Ampharos is a Electric type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Electric Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Flying	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Electric	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Ampharos in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Ampharos.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Volt Switch	Zap Cannon	55.91	453.80
Charge Beam	Zap Cannon	54.14	442.64
Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	44.71	436.27
Volt Switch	Thunder	60.50	423.43
Charge Beam	Brutal Swing	42.94	419.81
Volt Switch	Focus Blast	50.50	418.36
Volt Switch	Return	60.50	402.72
Charge Beam	Thunder	58.73	394.03
Volt Switch	Thunder Punch	40.50	393.31
Charge Beam	Focus Blast	48.73	392.50

All Moves for Shadow Ampharos

Below are all the moves that Shadow Ampharos can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Dragon Pulse EliteTM	Charged	90	25	3600ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Zap Cannon	Charged	140	45.41	3700ms	-100
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Focus Blast	Charged	140	40	3500ms	-100
Trailblaze	Charged	65	32.5	2000ms	-50
Thunder	Charged	100	50	2400ms	-100
Power Gem	Charged	80	27.59	2900ms	-50
Thunder Punch	Charged	45	30	1800ms	-33
Brutal Swing	Charged	65	34.21	1900ms	-33
Charge Beam	Quick	8	8.73	1100ms	15
Volt Switch	Quick	14	10.5	1600ms	21

Shadow Ampharos Evolution

Mareep	Requires 25x Candy	Flaaffy
Flaaffy	Requires 100x Candy	Ampharos
Ampharos	Requires 200x Mega Energy	Mega Ampharos

Best Shadow Ampharos Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Ampharos Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Ampharos in a raid.

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