Croagunk
PoisonFighting
Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, worth 7.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Croagunk can learn 9 combinations. Poison Jab with Sludge Bomb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | 40 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Croagunk has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,077 at level 50, 952 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 544 CP at level 20, or 680 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 500 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 116 attack · 76 defense · 134 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.7 m and 23 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Croagunk 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 Grass, Fairy, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.4 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.4 |
| Normal | Mud Shot + Brick Break | 8.0 |
| Rock | Mud Shot + Brick Break | 8.0 |
| Steel | Mud Shot + Brick Break | 8.0 |
| Ice | Mud Shot + Brick Break | 8.0 |
| Dark | Mud Shot + Brick Break | 8.0 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 |
| Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 | |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 |
| Water | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 |
| Electric | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 |
| Psychic | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.2 |
| Ground | Mud Shot + Brick Break | 5.9 |
| Poison | Mud Shot + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
| Ghost | Mud Shot + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
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 Croagunk is actually for.
Counters: what beats Croagunk
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 110.2 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 94.1 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 91.3 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 90.8 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 90.8 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 88.8 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 87.8 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 87.2 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 83.8 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Psycho Boost | 83.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Croagunk's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.