Bayleef
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Magical Leaf and Grass Knot, worth 7.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Bayleef can learn 9 combinations. Magical Leaf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Bayleef has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,644 at level 50, 1,454 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 831 CP at level 20, or 1,039 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 777 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 122 attack · 155 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.19 m and 15.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Bayleef 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 Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 11.8 |
| Rock | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 11.8 |
| Water | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 11.8 |
| Normal | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Fighting | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Ghost | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Electric | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Psychic | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Ice | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Dark | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Fairy | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 7.8 |
| Tackle + Ancient Power | 6.9 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Ancient Power | 6.9 |
| Fire | Tackle + Ancient Power | 6.9 |
| Poison | Tackle + Grass Knot | 5.5 |
| Grass | Tackle + Grass Knot | 5.5 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Grass Knot | 5.5 |
| Steel | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 4.7 |
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 Bayleef is actually for.
Counters: what beats Bayleef
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 42.8 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 36.6 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 35.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 33.3 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 32.8 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 32.5 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 32.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 32.1 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 31.9 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 31.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Bayleef's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.