Entei
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Fire Fang and Overheat, worth 13.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Entei can learn 12 combinations. Fire Fang with Overheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Flame Charge | Fire | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Overheat | Fire | 160 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Entei has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,926 at level 50, 3,473 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,984 CP at level 20, or 2,480 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,900 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 235 attack · 171 defense · 251 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy |
| Size | 2.11 m and 198 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Entei 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 Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Fire Fang + Overheat | 21.5 |
| Steel | Fire Fang + Overheat | 21.5 |
| Grass | Fire Fang + Overheat | 21.5 |
| Ice | Fire Fang + Overheat | 21.5 |
| Poison | Fire Fang + Scorching Sands | 15.2 |
| Electric | Fire Fang + Scorching Sands | 15.2 |
| Normal | Fire Fang + Overheat | 13.6 |
| Fighting | Fire Fang + Overheat | 13.6 |
| Fire Fang + Overheat | 13.6 | |
| Ground | Fire Fang + Overheat | 13.6 |
| Ghost | Fire Fang + Overheat | 13.6 |
| Psychic | Fire Fang + Overheat | 13.6 |
| Dark | Fire Fang + Overheat | 13.6 |
| Fairy | Fire Fang + Iron Head | 13.6 |
| Rock | Fire Fang + Scorching Sands | 13.2 |
| Fire | Fire Fang + Scorching Sands | 13.2 |
| Water | Fire Fang + Scorching Sands | 9.7 |
| Dragon | Fire Fang + Scorching Sands | 9.7 |
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 Entei is actually for.
Counters: what beats Entei
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 28.6 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 28.5 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 28.1 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 27.9 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 27.9 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 27.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 26.9 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 26.9 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 26.7 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 26.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Entei's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.