Cherubi
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Petal Blizzard, worth 6.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Cherubi can learn 6 combinations. Tackle with Petal Blizzard 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 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Petal Blizzard | Grass | 110 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Cherubi has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,074 at level 50, 950 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 542 CP at level 20, or 678 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 499 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 108 attack · 92 defense · 128 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.4 m and 3.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Cherubi does not have one best moveset, it has 4. 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 + Petal Blizzard | 8.7 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Petal Blizzard | 8.7 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Petal Blizzard | 8.7 |
| Fighting | Bullet Seed + Dazzling Gleam | 7.6 |
| Dark | Bullet Seed + Dazzling Gleam | 7.6 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.5 |
| Normal | Tackle + Petal Blizzard | 6.1 |
| Electric | Tackle + Petal Blizzard | 6.1 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Petal Blizzard | 6.1 |
| Ice | Tackle + Petal Blizzard | 6.1 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Petal Blizzard | 6.1 |
| Ghost | Bullet Seed + Petal Blizzard | 5.8 |
| Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 5.6 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 5.6 |
| Grass | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 5.6 |
| Poison | Tackle + Petal Blizzard | 5.0 |
| Fire | Tackle + Petal Blizzard | 5.0 |
| Steel | Bullet Seed + Petal Blizzard | 3.8 |
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 Cherubi is actually for.
Counters: what beats Cherubi
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 68.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 58.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 56.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 52.9 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 52.1 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 51.7 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 51.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 51.0 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 50.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 50.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Cherubi's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.