Dustox
BugPoison
Best attacking moveset: Struggle Bug and Sludge Bomb, worth 5.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Dustox can learn 6 combinations. Struggle Bug with Sludge Bomb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Silver Wind | Bug | 65 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Dustox has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,384 at level 50, 1,224 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 699 CP at level 20, or 874 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 649 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 98 attack · 162 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.19 m and 31.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Dustox 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 Grass, Psychic, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb | 9.0 |
| Psychic | Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Dark | Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Fairy | Confusion + Sludge Bomb | 7.5 |
| Fighting | Confusion + Sludge Bomb | 6.9 |
| Normal | Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb | 5.7 |
| Bug | Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb | 5.7 |
| Water | Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb | 5.7 |
| Electric | Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb | 5.7 |
| Ice | Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb | 5.7 |
| Dragon | Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb | 5.7 |
| Poison | Confusion + Sludge Bomb | 5.7 |
| Confusion + Sludge Bomb | 5.6 | |
| Fire | Confusion + Sludge Bomb | 5.6 |
| Ground | Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz | 5.4 |
| Rock | Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz | 5.4 |
| Ghost | Confusion + Sludge Bomb | 4.3 |
| Steel | Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz | 3.3 |
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 Dustox is actually for.
Counters: what beats Dustox
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 41.1 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 35.4 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 34.1 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 31.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 31.2 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 31.0 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 30.8 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 30.5 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 30.4 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 30.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Dustox's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.