Flaaffy
Electric
Best attacking moveset: Charge Beam and Thunderbolt, worth 7.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Flaaffy can learn 8 combinations. Charge Beam with Thunderbolt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam | Electric | 7 | 1.0s | +14 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge | Electric | 65 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Flaaffy has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,720 at level 50, 1,521 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 869 CP at level 20, or 1,086 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 814 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 145 attack · 109 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.79 m and 13.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Flaaffy does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 11.8 | |
| Water | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 11.8 |
| Rock | Charge Beam + Trailblaze | 8.6 |
| Bug | Charge Beam + Power Gem | 8.5 |
| Fire | Charge Beam + Power Gem | 8.5 |
| Ice | Charge Beam + Power Gem | 8.5 |
| Ground | Tackle + Trailblaze | 8.1 |
| Normal | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Fighting | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Poison | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Ghost | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Steel | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Dark | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Fairy | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Electric | Tackle + Trailblaze | 6.1 |
| Grass | Tackle + Power Gem | 6.1 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Power Gem | 6.1 |
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 Flaaffy is actually for.
Counters: what beats Flaaffy
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 41.9 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 40.4 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 39.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 39.1 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 37.8 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 37.7 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 37.3 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 37.2 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 36.7 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 35.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Flaaffy's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.