Carbink
RockFairy
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Rock Slide, worth 5.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Carbink can learn 6 combinations. Tackle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonblast | Fairy | 130 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Carbink has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,658 at level 50, 1,467 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 838 CP at level 20, or 1,047 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 780 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 95 attack · 285 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 5.7 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Carbink 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 Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 9.0 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 9.0 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 9.0 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 9.0 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Moonblast | 7.2 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Moonblast | 7.2 |
| Dark | Tackle + Moonblast | 7.2 |
| Normal | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.6 |
| Poison | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.6 |
| Water | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.6 |
| Grass | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.6 |
| Electric | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.6 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.6 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.6 |
| Ground | Tackle + Moonblast | 5.6 |
| Rock | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 5.4 |
| Ghost | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 5.4 |
| Steel | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 3.7 |
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 Carbink is actually for.
Counters: what beats Carbink
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 28.8 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 26.6 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 26.5 |
 Dialga | SteelDragon | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 25.4 |
 Genesect | BugSteel | Metal Claw + Magnet Bomb | 24.9 |
 Archaludon | SteelDragon | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 23.9 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 23.7 |
 Zacian | FairySteel | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 23.6 |
 Zamazenta | FightingSteel | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 23.6 |
 Kingambit | DarkSteel | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 22.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Carbink's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.