The best moves for gym battles & defenses

In Pokemon Go, DPS and type effectiveness of the moves should be considered.
DPS indicates Damage Per Second. In Pokemon Go, both power and duration of the moves are important. DPS is calculated by using those two values.

Fast Moves Ranking based on DPS
Charge Moves Ranking based on DPS

Fast move (or basic move) is the main attack. The power of fast move is smaller than that of charge moves, but the duration is shorter.

• Psycho Cut

  Psycho Cut's DPS is the highest along all the fast moves. There are many poison-type Pokemon which Psycho Cut is effective against to. Additionally, there are currently no dark-type Pokemon which the move is not effective against to.

• Mud Shot

  High DPS and accuracy.

• Scratch

  High DPS but no types which the move is effective against to.

• Water Gun

  High DPS and accuracy.

• Wing Attack

  High DPS and accuracy. Many of flying-type Pokemon can acquire the move.

Charge move (or special move) is triggered by spending energy bars. The power is higher but the duration is longer relative to fast move.

• Body Slam

  This is the move with the highest DPS along all the moves in Pokemon GO. However, there are no types which the move is effective against to.

• Cross Chop

  Very high DPS. Since the move is effective against to Normal-type Pokemon, Cross Chop is useful to beat Snorlax which use Body Slam.

• Dragon Claw

  High DPS and accuracy. The move is effective against to Dragonite, one of the most powerful Pokemon in Pokemon Go.

• Power Whip

  High DPS. The move is effective against to types: Water, Rock, and Ground. There are many Pokemon with those types currently, so the move is useful to beat those Pokemon.

• Aqua Tail

  High DPS and accuracy.

• Earthquake

  High power and accuracy. Hard to dodge. Useful for gym defense which DPS is not important for.

• Hyper Beam

  The highest power. Useful for gym defense and the lower DPS can be ignored.