Boldore
Rock
Best attacking moveset: Smack Down and Rock Slide, worth 9.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Boldore can learn 6 combinations. Smack Down with Rock Slide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Smack Down | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldoze | Ground | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Boldore has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,293 at level 50, 2,029 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,159 CP at level 20, or 1,449 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,095 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 174 attack · 143 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 m and 102 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Boldore does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.4 | |
| Bug | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.4 |
| Fire | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.4 |
| Ice | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.4 |
| Poison | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 11.2 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 11.2 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 11.2 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 11.2 |
| Normal | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Ghost | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Water | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Grass | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Psychic | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Dragon | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Dark | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Fairy | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 9.1 |
| Fighting | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 7.0 |
| Ground | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 7.0 |
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 Boldore is actually for.
Counters: what beats Boldore
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 39.1 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 37.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 35.8 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 35.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 35.3 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 34.1 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 33.7 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 33.5 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 33.5 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 33.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Boldore's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.