Pokemon GO: Best Moves For Dedenne

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Pokemon GO

By CJ Kuzdal

Published Jan 9, 2022

In Pokemon GO, Dedenne is a dual-type Electric/Fairy Pokemon that was featured heavily in 2021's Festival of Lights event. While Dedenne is not known to be the best Pokemon in the game, players should seek to use all of their Pokemon in Pokemon GO as efficiently as possible, and a key to doing that is knowing what each Pokemon's best moves are.

Dedenne has decent stats and is viable in some gym battles, though it falls short in PvP battles and raid battles. In Pokemon GO, Dedenne's dual Fairy and Electric-typing gives it a weakness to Poison and Ground-type moves. It makes up for this by having resistance to Fighting, Flying, Bug, Electric, Dark, and Dragon-type moves, however. For those seeking to use Dedenne, here are its best moves.

All Moves For Dedenne In Pokemon GO

Dedenne has a very small pool of moves, but has some decent charged attacks. Dedenne is used most effectively when taking advantage of the same-type attack damage bonus (STAB), which will be no problem with Dedenne since the majority of its available moves fall under this category.

Move Category	Move Name	Type	Damage	EPS	DPS
Quick Move	Thunder Shock*	Electric	5	13.3	10
Quick Move	Tackle	Normal	5	10	10
Charged Move	Discharged*	Electric	65	-13.2	31.2
Charged Move	Play Rough*	Fairy	90	-17.2	37.2

*Moves that will benefit from STAB attack bonus.

Best DPS Moves For Dedenne In Pokemon GO

In Pokemon GO, Dedenne has a base Attack stat of 164. This isn't a terrible Attack stat and allows Dedenne to hold its own most of the time. It does have a great charged attack for DPS, but its quick attack could be better.

The following is typically the best moveset for this Pokemon:

Move Category	Move Name	Type	Damage	EPS	DPS
Quick Attack	Thunder Shock*	Electric	5	13.3	10
Charged Attack	Play Rough*	Fairy	90	-17.2	37.2

*Moves marked with an asterisk will benefit from STAB attack bonus.

Best Defense Moves For Dedenne In Pokemon GO

Dedenne is more of an attacker than a defender in Pokemon GO. It has a base defense stat of 134 and shouldn't be counted on to hold gyms or defend in battle against a higher CP Pokemon. However, players looking to maximize its defenses can use the following moveset for Dedenne: