Shadow Bidoof

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Take Down	Hyper Fang	B	A
Tackle	Hyper Fang	A	B
Take Down	Crunch	X	A
Tackle	Crunch	C	B
Tackle	Shadow Ball*	B	X

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Take Down	Grass Knot	X	C
Tackle	Grass Knot	X	X
Take Down	Shadow Ball*	X	C
Take Down	Thunderbolt*	X	C
Tackle	Thunderbolt*	X	X
Take Down	Ice Beam*	X	C
Tackle	Ice Beam*	X	X
Tackle	Superpower*	C	D
Take Down	Superpower*	X	C

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• A Tackle and a Take Down are basically the same thing. Take Down sounds a little cooler.
• Hyper Fang and Crunch both make use of Bidoof's large central incisors. Hyper Fang gets a STAB bonus (because it better describes a stabbing-like motion).
• Take Down + Hyper Fang is an A+ moveset. The others are still great.
• More like Grass Knot. Am I right?
• Shadow Ball lacks STAB, but otherwise can be useful against Ghost-types due to Bidoof's resistance as a Normal-type. 
• Thunder Bolt and Ice Beam lacks STAB and synergy. 
• Superpower isn't the best Fighting-type move, nor is Bidoof a realistically good attacker. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Take Down is better than Tackle for defense due to its higher base power. 
• Crunch is spammable as a 3-bar move on defense, but is very likely to be resisted by common Fighting-type attackers.
• Hyper Fang gets STAB, making it a good all-round charge move. 
• Grass Knot, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam are all very flavorful, but don't hit very hard without STAB. Or with Bidoof. 
  Superpower could be useful for memeing against other Bidoof attackers, but that's about it. 

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Tackle	Superpower* Crunch	A
Take Down	Superpower* Crunch	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Tackle or Take Down + Superpower* and Crunch or Hyper Fang

Tackle sports higher damage output but worse energy generation, while Take Down is the exact opposite. While the latter enables the win in specifically the 1-shield mirror due to it being able to reach a 2nd Charge Move, the former is better in other even shielding scenarios thanks to its stronger damage. 

Superpower is highly valued for the Bidoof Cup due to Fighting-type coverage being Super Effective against Bidoof, though its self-debuff needs to be taken into account. Crunch offers no significant value in terms of coverage, but costs less energy than other Charge Moves, allowing it to be used sooner. Hyper Fang benefits from STAB and requires a moderate amount of energy, while Grass Knot boasts a respectable Damage Per Energy (DPE) value compared to other options, and provides Grass-type coverage, for whatever they're worth. Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam are limited to the Bidoof event and Elite TMs, but require the most amount of energy, and aren't useful for the Bidoof Cup.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: Bidoof / 5

Bidoof is so powerful it instantly one-shots any opponent that dares to even think about challenging it. In reality Bidoof's only value is memeing in the Bidoof Cup. 

Ultra League: Bidoof / 5

Giratina ain't got nothing on the real king of Pokemon, our lord and savior Bidoof. Doesn't Giratina know that Ghost-types are doubly resisted by Normal-types, AKA Bidoof? What's that, Giratina is also a Dragon? Didn't you know that every time Bidoof breathes a Dragon gets KO'd? 

Master League: Bidoof / 5

Legend has it that Bidoof never saw use in Master League because it was too cool for the cool kids. 

Fast Moves

5

Tackle

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.50	0.20	10.00		10.00	12.50

8

Take Down

More Info

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.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.20	0.15	8.33		6.67	8.33

Charge Moves

80

Hyper Fang

2 Energy

More Info

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.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.50	0.50	0.00	1.60	32.00	40.00		51.20

70

Crunch

3 Energy

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Dark

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.20	1.70	0.00	2.12	21.88	27.34		46.40

90

Grass Knot

2 Energy

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Grass

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.60	0.90	0.00	1.80	34.62	43.27		62.31

Elite Charge Moves

100

Shadow Ball

2 Energy

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Ghost

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.00	0.40	0.00	2.00	33.33	41.67		66.67

80

Thunderbolt

2 Energy

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Electric

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51xDamage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.50	0.50	0.00	1.60	32.00	40.00		51.20

90

Ice Beam

2 Energy

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Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.30	1.50	0.00	1.80	27.27	34.09		49.09

85

Superpower

2 Energy

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Fighting

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.00	0.70	0.00	1.70	28.33	35.42		48.17

Exclusive Charge Moves

10

Frustration

3 Energy

More Info

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.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.00	0.80	0.00	0.30	5.00	6.25		1.52

Purification Cost

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

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