Darmanitan

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.

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.

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 GunHydro CannonLegacy	41.2
Kyogre	Water	WaterfallOrigin PulseLegacy	41.1
Glimmora	RockPoison	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	40.5
Groudon	Ground	Mud ShotPrecipice BladesLegacy	40.3
Rampardos	Rock	Smack DownRock Slide	40.2

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

Type matchups

Shiny

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

Other forms

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs