Dusclops
Ghost
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Poltergeist, worth 6.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Dusclops can learn 8 combinations. Feint Attack with Poltergeist 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Ice Punch | Ice | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Poltergeist | Ghost | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Shadow Punch | Ghost | 35 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Dusclops has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,799 at level 50, 1,591 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 909 CP at level 20, or 1,136 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 851 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 124 attack · 234 defense · 120 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 30.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Dusclops 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 Ghost, Psychic, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Hex + Poltergeist | 10.9 |
| Psychic | Hex + Poltergeist | 10.9 |
| Feint Attack + Ice Punch | 7.2 | |
| Ground | Feint Attack + Ice Punch | 7.2 |
| Bug | Feint Attack + Fire Punch | 7.2 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Fire Punch | 7.2 |
| Grass | Feint Attack + Fire Punch | 7.2 |
| Ice | Feint Attack + Fire Punch | 7.2 |
| Dragon | Feint Attack + Ice Punch | 7.2 |
| Poison | Feint Attack + Poltergeist | 6.8 |
| Rock | Feint Attack + Poltergeist | 6.8 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Poltergeist | 6.8 |
| Water | Feint Attack + Poltergeist | 6.8 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Poltergeist | 6.8 |
| Fighting | Hex + Poltergeist | 6.7 |
| Fairy | Hex + Poltergeist | 6.7 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Fire Punch | 5.5 |
| Dark | Feint Attack + Fire Punch | 4.9 |
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 Dusclops is actually for.
Counters: what beats Dusclops
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 23.6 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 21.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 21.1 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 21.0 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 20.6 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 20.1 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 19.7 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 19.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 19.7 |
 Gholdengo | SteelGhost | Hex + Shadow Ball | 19.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Dusclops's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.