Amoonguss
GrassPoison
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Grass Knot, worth 8.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Amoonguss can learn 6 combinations. Feint Attack with Grass Knot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Amoonguss has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,420 at level 50, 2,140 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,223 CP at level 20, or 1,529 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,156 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 155 attack · 139 defense · 249 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 10.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Amoonguss 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 Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Astonish + Grass Knot | 12.1 |
| Rock | Astonish + Grass Knot | 12.1 |
| Water | Astonish + Grass Knot | 12.1 |
| Grass | Feint Attack + Sludge Bomb | 11.5 |
| Fairy | Astonish + Sludge Bomb | 11.4 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 11.0 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 11.0 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 8.8 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 8.8 |
| Ice | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 8.8 |
| Feint Attack + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 | |
| Bug | Feint Attack + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Dragon | Feint Attack + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Fighting | Astonish + Grass Knot | 8.3 |
| Dark | Astonish + Grass Knot | 7.7 |
| Poison | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.4 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.4 |
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 Amoonguss is actually for.
Counters: what beats Amoonguss
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 47.2 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 40.7 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 39.2 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 36.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 35.9 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 35.6 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 35.4 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 35.0 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 34.9 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 34.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Amoonguss's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.