What damage formula does this use?

It uses the core Pokémon damage formula: damage scales with (2 × level / 5 + 2) × power × Attack / Defence, divided by 50, plus 2, then multiplied by STAB, type effectiveness, critical, and other modifiers. This is the same structure the mainline games use.

How is the critical hit handled?

Rather than rolling, the tool computes an expected per-hit damage: it blends the non-crit and crit damage weighted by your crit rate. A critical hit applies a 1.5x multiplier, so a 10 percent crit rate raises average damage by about 5 percent.

STAB stands for Same-Type Attack Bonus. When a Pokémon uses a move that matches one of its own types, the damage is multiplied by 1.5. The tool applies this multiplier when you toggle STAB on.

How does type effectiveness change DPS?

Type effectiveness multiplies damage: super effective is 2x (or 4x for double weakness), not very effective is 0.5x (or 0.25x), and immune is 0x. Selecting the right multiplier is one of the largest swings in your final DPS.

Why use DPS instead of single-hit damage?

Damage per second accounts for how fast a move fires, so it fairly compares a weak fast move against a strong slow one. Multiplying expected per-hit damage by attacks per second tells you which option actually clears targets faster.

Pokémon DPS Calculator

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Damage per second is the fairest way to compare Pokémon moves, because it weighs raw power against how fast a move lands. This calculator applies the real Pokémon damage formula — including STAB, type effectiveness, and critical hits — and multiplies by attack speed to give true DPS.

How it works

The core damage formula is applied per hit, then crits are averaged in and the result is scaled by attack speed:

base   = (2 × level / 5 + 2) × power × attack / defence / 50 + 2
perHit = base × STAB × typeEff × otherMod
avgHit = perHit × (1 + critRate × 0.5)
DPS    = avgHit × attacks per second

The 1 + critRate × 0.5 factor blends normal and 1.5x critical damage by your crit probability, giving an expected per-hit value without random rolls.

Example and tips

A level 50 Pokémon using a 90-power STAB move that is super effective against a target, with a 100 effective Attack against 80 Defence and a 10 percent crit rate firing twice per second, lands solid expected damage per hit and roughly doubles it for DPS. Toggling type effectiveness from neutral to super effective is usually the single biggest lever — picking the right move type often beats chasing a slightly higher base power.