Arboliva
GrassNormal
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Trailblaze, worth 11.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Arboliva can learn 12 combinations. Tackle with Trailblaze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 17 | 1.5s | +17 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Power | Ground | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Arboliva has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,345 at level 50, 2,959 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,691 CP at level 20, or 2,113 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,614 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 219 attack · 189 defense · 186 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.4 m and 48.2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Arboliva 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 | Magical Leaf + Trailblaze | 17.9 |
| Rock | Magical Leaf + Trailblaze | 17.9 |
| Water | Magical Leaf + Trailblaze | 17.9 |
| Electric | Magical Leaf + Earth Power | 14.6 |
| Poison | Tackle + Earth Power | 14.5 |
| Fire | Tackle + Earth Power | 14.5 |
| Steel | Magical Leaf + Earth Power | 13.1 |
| Normal | Tackle + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Ice | Tackle + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Dark | Tackle + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Ghost | Razor Leaf + Trailblaze | 11.5 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Earth Power | 10.8 |
| Tackle + Trailblaze | 9.4 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Trailblaze | 9.4 |
| Grass | Tackle + Trailblaze | 9.4 |
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 Arboliva is actually for.
Counters: what beats Arboliva
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 35.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 30.5 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 30.2 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 29.6 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Focus Blast | 29.4 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 28.8 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 27.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 27.4 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 27.3 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 27.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Arboliva's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.