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Carracosta
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Carracosta

WaterRock

Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Surf, worth 10.7 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Carracosta can learn 8 combinations. Rock Throw with Surf 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

Takes double damageGrass
Weak toFightingGroundElectric
ResistsNormalFlyingPoisonIce
Strongly resistsFire
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Rock ThrowRock131.0s+8
Water GunWater50.5s+5
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Ancient PowerRock703.5s-33
Body SlamNormal502.0s-33
LiquidationWater703.0s-33
SurfWater601.5s-50

Shiny

Carracosta
Normal
Shiny Carracosta
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Carracosta has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Tirtouga
Tirtouga
Carracosta
Carracosta

Numbers

Max CP2,964 at level 50, 2,621 at level 40
Raid catch1,498 CP at level 20, or 1,872 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,425 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats192 attack · 197 defense · 179 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size1.2 m and 81 kg

Best moveset against each type

Carracosta 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 Fire, Ground, Rock.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FireRock Throw + Surf16.5
GroundWater Gun + Surf15.8
RockWater Gun + Surf15.8
FlyingRock Throw + Ancient Power14.6
BugRock Throw + Ancient Power14.6
IceRock Throw + Ancient Power14.6
NormalRock Throw + Surf10.7
PoisonRock Throw + Surf10.7
GhostRock Throw + Surf10.7
ElectricRock Throw + Surf10.7
PsychicRock Throw + Surf10.7
DarkRock Throw + Surf10.7
FairyRock Throw + Surf10.7
FightingWater Gun + Surf9.7
SteelWater Gun + Surf9.7
WaterRock Throw + Ancient Power9.4
GrassRock Throw + Ancient Power9.4
DragonRock Throw + Ancient Power9.4

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 Carracosta is actually for.

Counters: what beats Carracosta

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
KartanaGrassSteelRazor Leaf + Leaf Blade44.6
XurkitreeElectricThunder Shock + Power Whip38.2
RoseradeGrassPoisonMagical Leaf + Leaf Storm38.0
ZarudeDarkGrassVine Whip + Power Whip37.2
RillaboomGrassRazor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy36.8
BreloomGrassFightingForce Palm + Grass Knot Legacy36.1
MeowscaradaGrassDarkLeafage + Frenzy Plant Legacy35.9
DecidueyeGrassGhostMagical Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy35.4
Tapu BuluGrassFairyBullet Seed + Grass Knot35.2
TsareenaGrassMagical Leaf + Grass Knot34.8

Ranked by damage per second against Carracosta's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.