Carvanha

Best moveset

Carvanha can learn 6 combinations. Snarl with Crunch 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.

Best moveset against each type

Carvanha 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 Ghost, Psychic, Ground.

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 Carvanha is actually for.

Counters: what beats Carvanha

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Regieleki	Electric	Lock OnThunder CageLegacy	127.7
Lucario	FightingSteel	Force PalmAura SphereLegacy	114.3
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Bug BiteFocus Blast	111.1
Kartana	GrassSteel	Fury CutterLeaf Blade	110.3
Zeraora	Electric	Volt SwitchPlasma Fists	109.7

Ranked by damage per second against Carvanha's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Carvanha is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

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

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs