Escavalier
BugSteel
Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Megahorn, worth 12.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Escavalier can learn 10 combinations. Bug Bite with Megahorn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Bug | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Drill Run | Ground | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Megahorn | Bug | 105 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Razor Shell Legacy | Water | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Escavalier has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,266 at level 50, 2,889 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,650 CP at level 20, or 2,063 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,574 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 223 attack · 187 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 m and 33 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Escavalier does not have one best moveset, it has 8. 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 | Bug Bite + Megahorn | 19.9 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + Megahorn | 19.9 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + Megahorn | 19.9 |
| Rock | Counter + Razor Shell | 16.7 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + Razor Shell | 16.0 |
| Steel | Counter + Drill Run | 15.6 |
| Electric | Bug Bite + Drill Run | 14.7 |
| Normal | Counter + Megahorn | 14.4 |
| Ice | Counter + Megahorn | 14.4 |
| Fire | Counter + Razor Shell | 13.9 |
| Bug | Bug Bite + Aerial Ace | 13.0 |
| Water | Bug Bite + Megahorn | 12.8 |
| Dragon | Bug Bite + Megahorn | 12.8 |
| Poison | Bug Bite + Drill Run | 12.4 |
| Fighting | Counter + Aerial Ace | 11.6 |
| Bug Bite + Razor Shell | 9.4 | |
| Ghost | Bug Bite + Razor Shell | 9.4 |
| Fairy | Bug Bite + Razor Shell | 9.4 |
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 Escavalier is actually for.
Counters: what beats Escavalier
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 57.6 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 47.8 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 43.8 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 43.2 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 42.7 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 42.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 41.2 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 40.8 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 40.4 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 40.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Escavalier's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.