Pokemon GO Plusle and Minun: Best moveset, counters, and are they any good?

Plusle and Minun are the latest arrivals in Pokemon GO, thanks to the Magnetic Study event. These creatures debuted in the third generation as the Hoenn region's Pikachu clones while also introducing players to team building for double battles.

With double battles absent in Pokemon GO, Plusle and Minun serve as themeatic picks for the Magnetic Study event, given their theme of positive and negative charges. These Pocket Monsters will be common spawns, so some players may want to know if they should use them for competitive play.

Here is everything to know about Plusle and Minun.

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Plusle and Minun's best moveset in Pokemon GO

Plusle and Minun share a movepool and a stamina stat (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Plusle and Minun are nearly identical creatures in Pokemon GO, which is why they are being covered simultaneously. Here are the stats and movesets for these two creatures:

Plusle's stats in Pokemon GO

• Type: Electric
• Attack: 167
• Defense: 129
• Stamina: 155

Minun's stats in Pokemon GO

• Type: Electric
• Attack: 147
• Defense: 150
• Stamina: 155

Plusle and Minun's moveset in Pokemon GO

Fast Attacks

• Spark
• Quick Attack

Charged Attacks

• Thunderbolt
• Discharge
• Swift
• Grass Knot

Spark, Discharge, and Grass Knot form the best moveset for players wanting to use Plusle and Minun inr competitive play. This setup provides adequate damage with the Same-Type Attack Bonus and has decent coverage with access to Grass Knot for Grass-type damage.

Also check: Pokemon GO Evolution Calculator

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Are Plusle and Minun good in Pokemon GO PvP?

Plusle and Minun are some of the worst Electric-type creaturess players can use. Even in the Great League, these Pocket Monsters do not have the stats and moves to keep up with the competition.

Plusle is seen as significantly worse than Minun as it has stats oriented for attacking, leaving it more vulnerable than its counterpart.

Minun is the preferred member of the two, thanks to its higher defenses, which is an important stat in the game's competitive scene. Minun has seen some play to counter certain creatures like Azumarill and Skarmory, but most other Electric-type critters in Great League's metagame perform much better.

Also check: Pokemon GO Evolution Calculator

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Counters for Plusle and Minun in Pokemon GO

Plusle and Minun are both frail pure Electric-type Pokemon, which means their only weakness is Ground-type attacks. Whether it is in competitive play or Raid Battles, players going up against either Plusle or Minun should spam their strongest Ground-type attacks available.

Given the low stat total of these Pocket Monsters, they will most likely appear as One-Star Raid Bosses and can easily be taken down by one player with a team of decent Ground-type critters. No serious planning or team building will be necessary as they pose no real threat.

Plusle and Minun can still deal some considerable damage to Water- or Flying-type creatures, so trainers should keep Pocket Monsters of those elements away from battle.

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For more information on the game, check out the articles below:

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• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts