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Duosion
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Duosion

Psychic

Best attacking moveset: Zen Headbutt and Psyshock, worth 10.0 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Duosion can learn 6 combinations. Zen Headbutt with Psyshock 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 attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Hidden PowerNormal151.5s+15
Zen HeadbuttPsychic111.0s+9
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Night ShadeGhost602.5s-50
PsyshockPsychic602.5s-33
ThunderElectric1002.5s-100

Best moveset against each type

Duosion does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Flying.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FightingZen Headbutt + Psyshock15.8
PoisonZen Headbutt + Psyshock15.8
FlyingZen Headbutt + Thunder11.5
WaterZen Headbutt + Thunder11.5
GhostZen Headbutt + Night Shade10.7
NormalZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
GroundZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
RockZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
BugZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
FireZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
GrassZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
ElectricZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
IceZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
DragonZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
FairyZen Headbutt + Psyshock10.0
PsychicHidden Power + Night Shade9.8
DarkHidden Power + Thunder8.2
SteelZen Headbutt + Thunder7.7

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 Duosion is actually for.

Counters: what beats Duosion

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostAstonishShadow Ball49.8
PheromosaBugFightingBug BiteBug Buzz48.0
DarkraiDarkSnarlFoul Play46.9
ChandelureGhostFireHexShadow Ball44.4
GengarGhostPoisonLickShadow BallLegacy44.4

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

Type matchups

Weak toBugGhostDark
ResistsFightingPsychic

Shiny

Duosion
Normal
Shiny Duosion
Shiny

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

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP2,282 at level 50, 2,018 at level 40
Raid catch1,153 CP at level 20, or 1,441 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,087 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats208 attack · 103 defense · 163 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size0.6 m and 8 kg