Gen 3 Pokémon Exploud is a popular pick for Gyms and the Battle League in Pokémon GO due to its ability to counter Ghost and Psychic types. If you’re looking to add the Normal-type to your team but don’t know the best way to use it, we’ve got you. Here’s Exploud’s best moveset in Pokémon GO.

Best moveset to teach Exploud in Pokémon GO

Because of itshigh DPS output, the best moveset for Exploud is as follows:

The pairing of both Astonish and Boomburst is great for bothoffenseanddefense, meaning these are the only two moves you need for your Exploud in every situation.

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Exploud type counters in Pokémon GO

Before bringing Exploud into any fight, it’s a good idea to brush up on its type counters so you know when to pull it out of the battle and replace it with a more suitable Pokémon.

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The besttype counterfor Exploud—meaningdon’tput yours into battleagainstit—isFighting-type. This includes Pokemon with dual-typing, with Fighting-type as its secondary type.

How to get Exploud in Pokémon GO

If you’ve yet to net yourself an Exploud, you can do so by evolvingWhismurintoLoudredwith12 Whismur Candyand thenLoudredintoExploudwith50 Whismur Candy. Whismur can be found as a random spawn in thewild, so if you’ve yet to catch one, keep looking.

It sometimes appearsin the Pokémon GO egg pool, so you may get one in either2kmor5kmeggs, but stumbling upon it in the wild is more common.

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