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Druddigon
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Druddigon

Dragon

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Dragon Claw, worth 11.6 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Druddigon can learn 8 combinations. Dragon Tail with Dragon Claw 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

Weak toIceDragonFairy
ResistsFireWaterGrassElectric
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BiteDark60.5s+4
Dragon TailDragon141.0s+8
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon ClawDragon451.5s-33
Hyper BeamNormal1504.0s-100
Night SlashDark452.0s-33
Rock TombRock653.0s-50

Shiny

Druddigon
Normal
Shiny Druddigon
Shiny

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

Numbers

Max CP3,088 at level 50, 2,732 at level 40
Raid catch1,561 CP at level 20, or 1,951 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,487 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats213 attack · 170 defense · 184 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Size1.6 m and 139 kg

Best moveset against each type

Druddigon 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 Dragon, Ghost, Psychic.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Tail + Dragon Claw18.1
GhostBite + Night Slash12.8
PsychicBite + Night Slash12.8
FlyingDragon Tail + Rock Tomb11.8
BugDragon Tail + Rock Tomb11.8
FireDragon Tail + Rock Tomb11.8
IceDragon Tail + Rock Tomb11.8
NormalDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
FightingDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
PoisonDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
GroundDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
RockDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
WaterDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
GrassDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
ElectricDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
DarkDragon Tail + Dragon Claw11.6
SteelBite + Night Slash9.1
FairyBite + Hyper Beam7.6

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 Druddigon is actually for.

Counters: what beats Druddigon

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy42.4
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy32.8
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy31.1
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy31.1
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor31.1
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor30.8
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy29.3
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe29.2
GarchompDragonGroundDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe28.7
ReshiramDragonFireDragon Breath + Draco Meteor28.2

Ranked by damage per second against Druddigon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.