Flapple
GrassDragon
Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Fly, worth 11.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Flapple can learn 8 combinations. Dragon Breath with Fly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Fly | 90 | 2.0s | -50 | |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
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Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,788 at level 50, 2,466 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,409 CP at level 20, or 1,761 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,338 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 214 attack · 144 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Flapple 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 Dragon, Ground, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon | Dragon Breath + Outrage | 17.8 |
| Ground | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 15.8 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 15.8 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 15.8 |
| Fighting | Bullet Seed + Fly | 15.8 |
| Bug | Dragon Breath + Fly | 14.9 |
| Grass | Dragon Breath + Fly | 14.9 |
| Normal | Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 |
| Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 | |
| Poison | Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 |
| Ghost | Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 |
| Fire | Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 |
| Psychic | Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 |
| Ice | Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 |
| Dark | Dragon Breath + Fly | 11.6 |
| Electric | Dragon Breath + Outrage | 11.4 |
| Fairy | Bullet Seed + Fly | 11.2 |
| Steel | Dragon Breath + Fly | 8.1 |
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 Flapple is actually for.
Counters: what beats Flapple
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 50.4 |
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 48.0 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 47.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 45.6 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 44.9 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 44.3 |
 Kyurem | DragonIce | Dragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy | 42.6 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 41.7 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 40.8 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 39.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Flapple's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.