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Linoone

Linoone in Great League

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#221of 1152 ranked
82PvPoke score

Linoone is a niche pick that needs the right team around it in Great League. Great League caps every Pokémon at 1,500 CP. It is the most played GO Battle League format and the one most players start with.

Best moveset

Shadow ClawFast · Ghost · 6 damage, 8 energy in 2 turns40% of top players
SwiftCharged · Normal · 55 damage, 35 energy41% of top players
Grass KnotCharged · Grass · 90 damage, 50 energy22% of top players

Second charged move: 10,000 stardust and 25 candy; buddy distance 1 km.

Play it by the counts

How many Shadow Claws it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.

5Shadow Claw → Swift5 fast moves, 10 turns
7Shadow Claw → Grass Knot7 fast moves, 14 turns

What Linoone beats

Quagsire (Shadow)wins this matchup73Corsola (Galarian)wins this matchup69Mimikyu (Busted)wins this matchup65Electrode (Hisuian)wins this matchup58Stunfiskwins this matchup56

What beats Linoone

Cramorantloses this matchup33Melmetalloses this matchup35Ninetales (Shadow)loses this matchup37Tinkatonloses this matchup41Altarialoses this matchup42

Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.

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