Aggron
SteelRock
Best attacking moveset: Metal Sound and Meteor Beam, worth 12.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Aggron can learn 20 combinations. Metal Sound with Meteor Beam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +6 |
| Metal Sound | Steel | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Smack Down | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Slam | Steel | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | 140 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Aggron has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,391 at level 50, 3,000 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,714 CP at level 20, or 2,143 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,636 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 198 attack · 257 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 2.11 m and 360 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Aggron does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ice, Flying, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ice | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 18.6 |
| Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 18.3 | |
| Bug | Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 18.3 |
| Fire | Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 18.3 |
| Rock | Iron Tail + Heavy Slam | 16.6 |
| Fairy | Iron Tail + Heavy Slam | 16.6 |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Meteor Beam | 14.9 |
| Normal | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 12.5 |
| Poison | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 12.5 |
| Ghost | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 12.5 |
| Grass | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 12.5 |
| Psychic | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 12.5 |
| Dark | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 12.5 |
| Water | Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 11.9 |
| Electric | Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 11.9 |
| Fighting | Metal Sound + Heavy Slam | 10.5 |
| Ground | Metal Sound + Heavy Slam | 10.5 |
| Steel | Metal Sound + Meteor Beam | 8.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Aggron is actually for.
Counters: what beats Aggron
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 36.3 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 33.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 33.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 32.8 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 30.6 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 30.3 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 30.0 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 29.9 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 29.6 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 29.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Aggron's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.