Brambleghast
GrassGhost
Best attacking moveset: Hex and Power Whip, worth 12.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Brambleghast can learn 6 combinations. Hex with Power Whip 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Shade | Ghost | 60 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Power Whip | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | 50 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,745 at level 50, 2,428 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,387 CP at level 20, or 1,734 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,316 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 228 attack · 144 defense · 146 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.2 m and 6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Brambleghast 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 | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 19.5 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 19.5 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 19.5 |
| Ghost | Hex + Night Shade | 15.2 |
| Psychic | Hex + Night Shade | 15.2 |
| Fighting | Hex + Power Whip | 12.8 |
| Electric | Hex + Power Whip | 12.8 |
| Ice | Hex + Power Whip | 12.8 |
| Fairy | Hex + Power Whip | 12.8 |
| Normal | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 12.2 |
| Dark | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 12.2 |
| Hex + Night Shade | 9.8 | |
| Poison | Hex + Night Shade | 9.8 |
| Bug | Hex + Night Shade | 9.8 |
| Steel | Hex + Night Shade | 9.8 |
| Fire | Hex + Night Shade | 9.8 |
| Grass | Hex + Night Shade | 9.8 |
| Dragon | Hex + Night Shade | 9.8 |
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 Brambleghast is actually for.
Counters: what beats Brambleghast
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 45.8 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 38.0 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 35.0 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Snarl + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 34.8 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 34.8 |
 Honchkrow | Dark | Snarl + Brave Bird | 34.5 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 34.5 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Astonish + Fly | 34.4 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 34.3 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 33.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Brambleghast's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.