Bisharp
DarkSteel
Best attacking moveset: Snarl and Focus Blast, worth 12.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Bisharp can learn 8 combinations. Snarl with Focus Blast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Bisharp has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,215 at level 50, 2,844 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,625 CP at level 20, or 2,031 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,549 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 232 attack · 176 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 70 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Bisharp 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 Rock, Ice, Ghost.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Focus Blast | 19.4 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Focus Blast | 19.4 |
| Ghost | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 19.0 |
| Psychic | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 19.0 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 19.0 |
| Normal | Snarl + Focus Blast | 16.4 |
| Steel | Snarl + Focus Blast | 16.4 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Focus Blast | 15.0 |
| Grass | Snarl + X Scissor | 14.9 |
| Ground | Snarl + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
| Fire | Snarl + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
| Water | Snarl + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
| Electric | Snarl + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
| Dragon | Snarl + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
| Snarl + Dark Pulse | 12.2 | |
| Poison | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 12.2 |
| Bug | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 12.2 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Focus Blast | 11.6 |
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 Bisharp is actually for.
Counters: what beats Bisharp
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 51.7 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 47.3 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 47.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 46.7 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 43.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 42.7 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 42.5 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 42.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 41.8 |
 Marshadow | FightingGhost | Counter + Close Combat | 41.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Bisharp's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.