Anorith
RockBug
Best attacking moveset: Scratch and Ancient Power, worth 8.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Anorith can learn 6 combinations. Scratch with Ancient Power 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Aqua Jet | Water | 45 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Cross Poison | Poison | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Anorith has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,729 at level 50, 1,529 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 874 CP at level 20, or 1,092 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 817 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 176 attack · 100 defense · 128 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 | 0.71 m and 12.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Anorith does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Bug, Ice.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Struggle Bug + Cross Poison | 11.6 |
| Bug | Struggle Bug + Ancient Power | 11.0 |
| Ice | Struggle Bug + Ancient Power | 11.0 |
| Scratch + Ancient Power | 10.7 | |
| Fire | Scratch + Ancient Power | 10.7 |
| Psychic | Struggle Bug + Ancient Power | 9.5 |
| Dark | Struggle Bug + Ancient Power | 9.5 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Cross Poison | 9.2 |
| Ground | Scratch + Aqua Jet | 8.4 |
| Rock | Struggle Bug + Aqua Jet | 8.4 |
| Normal | Scratch + Ancient Power | 8.0 |
| Poison | Scratch + Ancient Power | 8.0 |
| Water | Scratch + Ancient Power | 8.0 |
| Electric | Scratch + Ancient Power | 8.0 |
| Dragon | Scratch + Ancient Power | 8.0 |
| Fighting | Scratch + Cross Poison | 7.4 |
| Ghost | Struggle Bug + Ancient Power | 6.9 |
| Steel | Scratch + Aqua Jet | 5.4 |
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 Anorith is actually for.
Counters: what beats Anorith
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 46.9 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 46.2 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 46.1 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 45.6 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 45.5 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 45.0 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Meteor Mash Legacy | 44.5 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 43.7 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 43.6 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 42.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Anorith's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.