Best Attacker by Type (Non-Legendary)

Specialty
Fast Move	Fury Cutter
Charged Move	X-Scissor

Explanation

Scizor's Steel typing provides resistances to Grass and Psychic, two of Bug's main use cases.

Specialty
Fast Move	Bug Bite or Fury Cutter
Charged Move	X-Scissor

Explanation

Pinsir's DPS is slightly higher than Scizor's, but due to worse typing, it sometimes lags behind.

Specialty
Fast Move	Bite
Charged Move	Dark Pulse

Explanation

Hydreigon's versatile combination of DPS, bulk, and resistances renders it a solid Dark attacker.

Specialty
Fast Move	Bite
Charged Move	Crunch

Explanation

Tyranitar has high bulk and decent resistances. This can prevent lobby re-entry, improving DPS.

Specialty
Fast Move	Snarl
Charged Move	Foul Play

Explanation

Weavile is the top Dark DPS on paper. Whether that's true in practice depends on the matchup.

Specialty
Fast Move	Dragon Tail
Charged Move	Outrage * or Draco Meteor

Explanation

It's better than Dragonite if it has Outrage, a Community Day move. It can be combined with Draco Meteor for marginal DPS gain.

Specialty
Fast Move	Dragon Tail
Charged Move	Outrage or Draco Meteor *

Explanation

Dragonite remains the best non-exclusive, non-legendary option because Outrage is a two-bar charged move.

Specialty
Fast Move	Dragon Tail
Charged Move	Outrage

Explanation

Garchomp fits right in with Salamence and Dragonite. It's notably the bulkiest of the bunch, with different resistances.

Specialty
Fast Move	Thunder Shock
Charged Move	Wild Charge

Explanation

Electivire competes with Raikou for title of the outright best Electric Pokemon, but note that it's pretty fragile.

Specialty
Fast Move	Spark
Charged Move	Wild Charge

Explanation

Magnezone gives up some DPS for more bulk and, more importantly, many more resistances than other Electrics.

Specialty
Fast Move	Charm
Charged Move	Dazzling Gleam

Explanation

With the addition of the Fairy-type fast move Charm to GO, Gardevoir has the highest DPS of the Fairies.

Specialty
Fast Move	Counter
Charged Move	Aura Sphere

Explanation

After years at the top, Machamp finally fell when Niantic graced Lucario with Aura Sphere, which is vastly superior to Dynamic Punch.

Specialty
Fast Move	Counter
Charged Move	Dynamic Punch

Explanation

With identical moves and strictly superior stats, Conkeldurr is an expensive, marginal upgrade to Machamp.

Specialty
Fast Move	Counter
Charged Move	Dynamic Punch

Explanation

Though it lacks legendary stats, Machamp is well rounded enough to serve all your Fighting needs.

Specialty
Fast Move	Fire Spin
Charged Move	Overheat

Explanation

Chandelure is, for now, the best Fire attacker in GO, but it's typically rare. It has cool resistances.

Specialty
Fast Move	Fire Spin
Charged Move	Blast Burn * or Blaze Kick

Explanation

Blaziken stands out with the powerful Blast Burn, reaching Moltres's level in Fire proficiency. Blaze Kick is really good, but try to wait for Blast Burn to become available.

Specialty
Fast Move	Peck
Charged Move	Sky Attack

Explanation

There's lots of Flying Pokemon with good stats, but Honchkrow got lucky with the right moves.

Specialty
Fast Move	Hex
Charged Move	Shadow Ball

Explanation

Chandelure falls between Giratina-O and Gengar in terms of DPS and TDO. Good luck getting one.

Specialty
Fast Move	Shadow Claw or Lick *
Charged Move	Shadow Ball

Explanation

With Shadow Claw returning to Gengar's learnset, it can now learn its preferred move at any time.

Specialty
Fast Move	Razor Leaf
Charged Move	Grass Knot

Explanation

For now, Roserade is the clear top Grass attacker. There's no shame in rolling into battle with 6.

Specialty
Fast Move	Bullet Seed
Charged Move	Frenzy Plant

Explanation

Sceptile is strictly slightly worse than Roserade, except for when its Ground resistance matters.

Specialty
Fast Move	Mud-Slap
Charged Move	Drill Run or Earthquake

Explanation

Excadrill claws its way to the top, benefiting from buffs to Mud-Slap and Earthquake.

Specialty
Fast Move	Powder Snow
Charged Move	Avalanche

Explanation

Mamoswine leads the Ice contingent by a wide margin in power and bulk. Nothing comes close.

Specialty
Fast Move	Poison Jab
Charged Move	Sludge Bomb

Explanation

Poison-type offense has little use in the meta, though you can bust it out against like, Togetic.

Specialty
Fast Move	Confusion
Charged Move	Psychic *

Explanation

Alakazam has always sent Machamp running for the hills, but it does little else in the meta.

Specialty
Fast Move	Confusion
Charged Move	Psychic

Explanation

Espeon trades a little Attack for more bulk, but it's functionally interchangeable with Alakazam.

Specialty
Fast Move	Smack Down
Charged Move	Rock Slide

Explanation

Don't let Rampardos's frailty distract you from the fact that it's the best Rock attacker by far.

Specialty
Fast Move	Smack Down *
Charged Move	Stone Edge

Explanation

It must have Smack Down, a Community Day move. Tyranitar deserves mention because a good Rampardos can be hard for most players to obtain.

Specialty
Fast Move	Smack Down
Charged Move	Stone Edge

Explanation

Rhyperior's Rock moveset is always accessible and does quite well, though it's a far cry from Rampardos and also falls behind Smack Down Tyranitar.

Specialty
Fast Move	Bullet Punch
Charged Move	Meteor Mash *

Explanation

Metagross wields insane power with Meteor Mash; it's held back only by Steel's mediocre offensive coverage.

Specialty
Fast Move	Metal Claw
Charged Move	Iron Head

Explanation

Though Excadrill is a nominal second best non-legendary Steel attacker, we recommend that you use something else.

Specialty
Fast Move	Bubble
Charged Move	Crabhammer

Explanation

Hail to the Kingler! Neglected by Niantic for over 3 years, it's now prepared to smite Water-weak foes with its new Crabhammer.

Specialty
Fast Move	Water Gun
Charged Move	Hydro Cannon *

Explanation

Boasting solid all around stats, Hydro Cannon Swampert is a fantastic non-legendary Water attacker to have.