Alolan Persian
Dark
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Foul Play, worth 8.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Alolan Persian can learn 10 combinations. Feint Attack with Foul Play 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Payback | Dark | 95 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Persian as a species, on the Persian page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,002 at level 50, 1,771 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,012 CP at level 20, or 1,265 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 952 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 158 attack · 136 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 32 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Alolan Persian does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Dragon.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 13.9 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 13.9 |
| Dragon | Feint Attack + Play Rough | 10.6 |
| Fighting | Scratch + Play Rough | 10.0 |
| Ground | Feint Attack + Trailblaze | 10.0 |
| Rock | Feint Attack + Trailblaze | 10.0 |
| Water | Feint Attack + Trailblaze | 10.0 |
| Dark | Scratch + Play Rough | 10.0 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 | |
| Poison | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Bug | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Grass | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Ice | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 8.9 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Play Rough | 7.8 |
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 Alolan Persian is actually for.
Counters: what beats Alolan Persian
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 40.9 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Focus Blast | 39.7 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 38.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 37.2 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 37.0 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 34.5 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 34.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 33.8 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 33.6 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 33.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Persian's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.