Dudunsparce
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Body Slam, worth 9.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Dudunsparce can learn 16 combinations. Dragon Tail with Body Slam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Rollout | Rock | 15 | 1.5s | +19 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Drill Run | Ground | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Dudunsparce has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,097 at level 50, 2,739 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,565 CP at level 20, or 1,957 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,490 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 188 attack · 150 defense · 268 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 3.6 m and 39.2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Dudunsparce does not have one best moveset, it has 7. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fire, Flying, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | Rollout + Drill Run | 12.9 |
| Rollout + Rock Slide | 12.9 | |
| Bug | Rollout + Rock Slide | 12.9 |
| Ice | Rollout + Rock Slide | 12.9 |
| Poison | Rollout + Drill Run | 11.4 |
| Rock | Rollout + Drill Run | 11.4 |
| Electric | Rollout + Drill Run | 11.4 |
| Steel | Astonish + Drill Run | 11.2 |
| Psychic | Bite + Body Slam | 11.1 |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Body Slam | 11.1 |
| Ghost | Bite + Rock Slide | 11.0 |
| Normal | Dragon Tail + Body Slam | 9.1 |
| Fighting | Dragon Tail + Body Slam | 9.1 |
| Ground | Dragon Tail + Body Slam | 9.1 |
| Water | Dragon Tail + Body Slam | 9.1 |
| Grass | Dragon Tail + Body Slam | 9.1 |
| Dark | Dragon Tail + Body Slam | 9.1 |
| Fairy | Rollout + Body Slam | 8.5 |
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 Dudunsparce is actually for.
Counters: what beats Dudunsparce
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 37.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 34.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 34.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 33.8 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 32.3 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 31.2 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 30.9 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 30.8 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 30.6 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 30.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Dudunsparce's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.