Darmanitan
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Fire Fang and Overheat, worth 15.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Darmanitan can learn 12 combinations. Fire Fang with Overheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Incinerate | Fire | 32 | 2.5s | +22 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Overheat | Fire | 160 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Darmanitan has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,511 at level 50, 3,105 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,774 CP at level 20, or 2,218 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,691 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 263 attack · 114 defense · 233 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 | 1.3 m and 92.9 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Darmanitan does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Fire Fang + Overheat | 24.2 |
| Steel | Fire Fang + Overheat | 24.2 |
| Grass | Fire Fang + Overheat | 24.2 |
| Ice | Fire Fang + Overheat | 24.2 |
| Fighting | Fire Fang + Psychic | 17.4 |
| Poison | Fire Fang + Psychic | 17.4 |
| Normal | Fire Fang + Focus Blast | 17.0 |
| Dark | Fire Fang + Focus Blast | 17.0 |
| Fire Fang + Rock Slide | 16.1 | |
| Fire | Tackle + Rock Slide | 15.2 |
| Ground | Fire Fang + Overheat | 15.2 |
| Ghost | Fire Fang + Overheat | 15.2 |
| Electric | Fire Fang + Overheat | 15.2 |
| Psychic | Fire Fang + Overheat | 15.2 |
| Fairy | Fire Fang + Overheat | 15.2 |
| Rock | Fire Fang + Focus Blast | 13.9 |
| Water | Tackle + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
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 Darmanitan is actually for.
Counters: what beats Darmanitan
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 41.2 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 41.1 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 40.5 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 40.3 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 40.2 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 39.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 38.8 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 38.8 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 38.5 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 38.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Darmanitan's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.