Bagon
Dragon
Best attacking moveset: Ember and Flamethrower, worth 6.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Bagon can learn 6 combinations. Ember with Flamethrower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Twister | Dragon | 50 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Bagon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,307 at level 50, 1,156 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 660 CP at level 20, or 826 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 612 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 134 attack · 93 defense · 128 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.61 m and 42.1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Bagon does not have one best moveset, it has 3. 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, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 9.5 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 9.5 |
| Bug | Ember + Flamethrower | 9.3 |
| Steel | Ember + Flamethrower | 9.3 |
| Grass | Ember + Flamethrower | 9.3 |
| Ice | Ember + Flamethrower | 9.3 |
| Dragon | Bite + Twister | 6.8 |
| Normal | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 |
| Fighting | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 |
| Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 | |
| Poison | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 |
| Ground | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 |
| Electric | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 |
| Dark | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 |
| Fairy | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.0 |
| Rock | Bite + Crunch | 5.4 |
| Fire | Bite + Crunch | 5.4 |
| Water | Bite + Crunch | 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 Bagon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Bagon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 72.5 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy | 56.1 |
 Rayquaza | Dragon | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy | 53.3 |
 Haxorus | Dragon | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy | 53.3 |
 Palkia | WaterDragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor | 53.3 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor | 52.7 |
 Dragonite | Dragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy | 50.2 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe | 50.1 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe | 49.2 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Dragon Breath + Draco Meteor | 48.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Bagon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.