Niantic Pokemon Go Gen 3
The first set of Generation 3 Pokemon in Pokemon Go are being released into the wild, and players are beginning to learn which movesets work best for the new species. Based on the amount of damage inflicted per second, the most powerful quick moves may not necessarily match the Pokemon that are most powerful based on CP. The following chart breaks down the best movesets for the 50 Generation 3 Pokemon that have been released by Niantic so far, according to trainers with The Silph Road. These are the best moves both offensively and defensively, using data from Pokemon Go Info. Click on the name of each Pokemon to see more information about its moveset and the damage-per-second of each move. These may be updated as more information becomes available about any changes made to the Pokemon in-game.
| Pokemon | Best Offensive Move Set | Best Defensive Move Set |
| Azurill Baby | Bubble & Body Slam | Bubble & Ice Beam |
| Wynaut Baby | Counter & Mirror Coat | Counter & Mirror Coat |
| Treecko | Pound & Grass Knot | Bullet Seed & Grass Knot |
| Grovyle | Quick Attack & Grass Knot | Bullet Seed & Leaf Blade |
| Sceptile | Fury Cutter & Leaf Blade | Bullet Seed & Leaf Blade |
| Torchic | Ember & Flamethrower | Ember & Flame Charge |
| Combusken | Ember & Flamethrower | Ember & Flame Charge |
| Blaziken | Counter & Overheat | Fire Spin & Overheat |
| Mudkip | Water Gun & Stomp | Water Gun & Dig |
| Marshtomp | Water Gun & Surf | Mud Shot & Mud Bomb |
| Swampert | Water Gun & Surf | Mud Shot & Surf |
| Poochyena | Snarl & Crunch | Snarl & Crunch |
| Mightyena | Bite & Play Rough | Fire Fang & Crunch |
| Zigzagoon | Tackle & Grass Knot | Rock Smash & Grass Knot |
| Linoone | Shadow Claw & Grass Knot | Shadow Claw & Dig |
| Wurmple | Bug Bite & Struggle | Bug Bite & Struggle |
| Silcoon | Bug Bite & Struggle | Bug Bite & Struggle |
| Beautifly | Infestation & Bug Buzz | Struggle Bug & Bug Buzz |
| Cascoon | Bug Bite & Struggle | Bug Bite & Struggle |
| Dustox | Confusion & Sludge Bomb | Confusion & Bug Buzz |
| Seedot | Quick Attack & Grass Knot | Bullet Seed & Grass Knot |
| Nuzleaf | Feint Attack & Grass Knot | Feint Attack & Leaf Blade |
| Shiftry | Razor Leaf & Leaf Blade | Feint Attack & Leaf Blade |
| Ralts | Confusion & Psyshock | Confusion & Psyshock |
| Kirlia | Confusion & Psychic | Confusion & Disarming Voice |
| Gardevoir | Confusion & Dazzling Gleam | Confusion & Dazzling Gleam |
| Shroomish | Bullet Seed & Grass Knot | Bullet Seed & Grass Knot |
| Breloom | Counter & Dynamic Punch | Bullet Seed & Dynamic Punch |
| Slakoth | Yawn & Body Slam | Yawn & Body Slam |
| Vigoroth | Scratch & Body Slam | Counter & Body Slam |
| Slaking | Yawn & Hyper Beam | Yawn & Play Rough |
| Makuhita | Rock Smash & Heavy Slam | Rock Smash & Heavy Slam |
| Hariyama | Counter & Dynamic Punch | Counter & Dynamic Punch |
| Skitty | Tackle & Wild Charge | Feint Attack & Wild Charge |
| Delcatty | Feint Attack & Wild Charge | Zen Headbutt & Wild Charge |
| Mawile (only in raids) | Bite & Play Rough | Astonish & Play Rough |
| Electrike | Spark & Thunderbolt | Quick Attack & Discharge |
| Manectric | Charge Beam & Wild Charge | Charge Beam & Wild Charge |
| Plusle (Regional: North/South America) | Spark & Thunderbolt | Quick Attack & Discharge |
| Minun (Regional: Europe/Asia) | Spark & Thunderbolt | Quick Attack & Discharge |
| Roselia | Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb | Razor Leaf & Sludge Bomb |
| Gulpin | Pound & Gunk Shot | Rock Smash & Gunk Shot |
| Swalot | Infestation & Sludge Bomb | Rock Smash & Sludge Bomb |
| Spoink | Zen Headbutt & Shadow Ball | Zen Headbutt & Shadow Ball |
| Grumpig | Extrasensory & Shadow Ball | Extrasensory & Shadow Ball |
| Absol (only in raids) | Snarl & Dark Pulse | Snarl & Dark Pulse |
| Seviper (Possibly regional) | Poison Jab & Crunch | Iron Tail & Crunch |
| Zangoose (Possibly regional) | Shadow Claw & Close Combat | Shadow Claw & Dig |
| Meditite | Confusion & Psyshock | Confusion & Psyshock |
| Medicham | Counter & Dynamic Punch | Counter & Dynamic Punch |
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