Dawn Wings Necrozma
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Adventure Effect
3,000Stardust
Best Movesets
Analysis
Dawn Wings Necrozma is one of the apex attackers in Pokemon GO thanks to its monstrous Attack, incredible moves, and a useful typing. The combination of Shadow Claw and the immensely overpowered Moongeist Beam allows Dawn Wings Necrozma to outperform other high caliber Ghost (...and Dark) attackers such as Shadow Chandelure and Shadow Tyranitar.
Furthermore, due to the frequency of Psychic- (and to a lesser extent Ghost-) type Legendary raid bosses, Dawn Wings Necrozma will see plenty of play. Definitely do not miss out on the opportunity to obtain this Pokemon whenever it is around.
Offense
- Shadow Claw and Moongeist Beam make Dawn Wings Necrozma an absolutely terrifying Ghost attacker. Note that Moongeist Beam is automatically learned when Necrozma fuses with Lunala.
- Psycho Cut is also a viable alternative to Shadow Claw. Its significantly higher energy gain synergizes well with Moongeist Beam's absurd parameters, and it has comparable performance to Shadow Claw even against bosses that resist Psychic.
- Psycho Cut and Future Sight can make Dawn Wings Necrozma a respectable Psychic attacker.
- Metal Claw is best suited for its alternate forme, Dusk Mane Necrozma.
- Dark Pulse can be used as a second Charged Attack due to its cheaper energy cost and largely identical coverage to Ghost. If Dawn Wings Necrozma is about to faint and cannot reach a Moongeist Beam, Dark Pulse
can be fired instead. - Outrage and Iron Head don't serve much purpose
Shadow Claw is by far and away Dawn Wings Necrozma's superior Fast Attack, boasting good damage, incredible energy generation, and STAB. Psycho Cut is a good Fast Attack, but pales in comparison to Shadow Claw because its damage is lacking. Metal Claw is horrible in PvP.
Moongeist Beam is the move that defines Dawn Wings Necrozma, deleting just about anything that doesn't resist it. However, it comes at a rather expensive energy cost, so Dawn Wings Necrozma must have cheaper attacks to not over-rely on it. Dark Pulse is one of its cheapest moves and helps make its "Ghost"-type damage output more reliable. Iron Head can provide additional coverage to hit Fairy-type Pokemon more reliably, but Dawn Wings Necrozma often does not need additional coverage as Ghost is already such an incredible offensive type on its own. Future Sight is a good move and can significantly damage Normal-type Pokemon, but it is expensive. Outrage can surprise some Dragon-type Pokemon, but it too is a little too expensive and does not provide much utility otherwise.
Dawn Wings Necrozma is unobtainable in the Great League.
