Dartrix
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Magical Leaf and Brave Bird, worth 9.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Dartrix can learn 12 combinations. Magical Leaf with Brave Bird 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.
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leafage | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 17 | 1.5s | +17 |
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 | |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Best moveset against each type
Dartrix 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 Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Peck + Brave Bird | 13.1 |
| Bug | Peck + Brave Bird | 13.1 |
| Grass | Peck + Brave Bird | 13.1 |
| Ground | Magical Leaf + Seed Bomb | 12.3 |
| Rock | Magical Leaf + Seed Bomb | 12.3 |
| Water | Magical Leaf + Seed Bomb | 12.3 |
| Normal | Magical Leaf + Brave Bird | 9.3 |
| Ghost | Magical Leaf + Brave Bird | 9.3 |
| Psychic | Magical Leaf + Brave Bird | 9.3 |
| Ice | Magical Leaf + Brave Bird | 9.3 |
| Dark | Magical Leaf + Brave Bird | 9.3 |
| Fairy | Magical Leaf + Brave Bird | 9.3 |
| Peck + Brave Bird | 8.7 | |
| Poison | Peck + Brave Bird | 8.7 |
| Fire | Peck + Brave Bird | 8.7 |
| Dragon | Peck + Brave Bird | 8.7 |
| Electric | Magical Leaf + Seed Bomb | 7.8 |
| Steel | Magical Leaf + Brave Bird | 5.9 |
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 Dartrix is actually for.
Counters: what beats Dartrix
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder SnowAvalanche | 49.5 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice FangAvalanche | 49.4 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | IncinerateMind BlownLegacy | 47.2 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder SnowAvalanche | 47.0 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice ShardAvalanche | 46.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Dartrix's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Dartrix is weak to.
Type matchups
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Dartrix has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,950 at level 50, 1,725 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 985 CP at level 20, or 1,232 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 927 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 142 attack · 139 defense · 186 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.7 m and 16 kg |