Buneary
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Pound and Swift, worth 6.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Buneary can learn 4 combinations. Pound with Swift 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Buneary has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,423 at level 50, 1,258 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 719 CP at level 20, or 899 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 669 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 130 attack · 105 defense · 146 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.4 m and 5.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Buneary 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 Bug, Grass, Ice.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Pound + Fire Punch | 8.6 |
| Grass | Pound + Fire Punch | 8.6 |
| Ice | Pound + Fire Punch | 8.6 |
| Steel | Quick Attack + Fire Punch | 7.4 |
| Normal | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Fighting | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Pound + Swift | 6.9 | |
| Poison | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Ground | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Fire | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Water | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Electric | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Psychic | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Dragon | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Dark | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Fairy | Pound + Swift | 6.9 |
| Ghost | Quick Attack + Fire Punch | 4.6 |
| Rock | Pound + Swift | 4.5 |
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 Buneary is actually for.
Counters: what beats Buneary
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 51.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 47.1 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 46.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 46.5 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 44.4 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 42.9 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 42.5 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 42.3 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 42.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 41.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Buneary's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.