Emboar
FireFighting
Best attacking moveset: Low Kick and Blast Burn, worth 14.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Emboar can learn 10 combinations. Low Kick with Blast Burn 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.
That set is legacy. Blast Burn is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Emboar you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Low Kick and Focus Blast, worth 12.8 damage per second.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flame Charge | Fire | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Blast Burn Legacy | Fire | 120 | 3.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Emboar has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,372 at level 50, 2,982 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,704 CP at level 20, or 2,130 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,624 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 235 attack · 127 defense · 242 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 150 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Emboar 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 Steel, Ice, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Steel | Low Kick + Blast Burn | 22.0 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Blast Burn | 22.0 |
| Bug | Ember + Blast Burn | 21.4 |
| Grass | Ember + Blast Burn | 21.4 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 19.9 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 19.9 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 19.9 |
| Fire | Low Kick + Rock Slide | 14.1 |
| Fighting | Low Kick + Blast Burn | 14.1 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Blast Burn | 14.1 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Blast Burn | 14.1 |
| Ember + Blast Burn | 13.5 | |
| Poison | Ember + Blast Burn | 13.5 |
| Ghost | Ember + Blast Burn | 13.5 |
| Psychic | Ember + Blast Burn | 13.5 |
| Fairy | Ember + Blast Burn | 13.5 |
| Water | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 12.8 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 12.8 |
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 Emboar is actually for.
Counters: what beats Emboar
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 44.1 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 38.2 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 37.8 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 37.7 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 37.5 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 37.4 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 37.3 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 37.2 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 36.7 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 36.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Emboar's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.