Bonsly
Rock
Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Rock Slide, worth 6.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Bonsly can learn 6 combinations. Rock Throw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Bonsly has been released. Players have found it from: wild, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,472 at level 50, 1,302 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 744 CP at level 20, or 930 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 693 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 124 attack · 133 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.5 m and 15 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Bonsly does not have one best moveset, it has 4. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 10.7 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 10.7 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 10.7 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 10.7 |
| Rock | Counter + Earthquake | 10.0 |
| Steel | Counter + Earthquake | 10.0 |
| Normal | Counter + Rock Slide | 8.3 |
| Dark | Counter + Rock Slide | 8.3 |
| Poison | Rock Throw + Earthquake | 8.2 |
| Electric | Rock Throw + Earthquake | 8.2 |
| Ghost | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 6.8 |
| Water | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 6.8 |
| Grass | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 6.8 |
| Psychic | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 6.8 |
| Dragon | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 6.8 |
| Fairy | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 6.8 |
| Fighting | Counter + Earthquake | 6.0 |
| Ground | Counter + Earthquake | 6.0 |
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 Bonsly is actually for.
Counters: what beats Bonsly
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 41.7 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 39.9 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 38.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 38.0 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 37.7 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 36.4 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 35.9 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 35.8 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 35.8 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 35.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Bonsly's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.