Floette
Fairy
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Dazzling Gleam, worth 7.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Floette can learn 6 combinations. Tackle with Dazzling Gleam 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.
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Vine Whip | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Petal Blizzard | Grass | 110 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
Best moveset against each type
Floette 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 Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Vine Whip + Petal Blizzard | 11.1 |
| Rock | Vine Whip + Petal Blizzard | 11.1 |
| Water | Vine Whip + Petal Blizzard | 11.1 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 9.9 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 9.9 |
| Dark | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 9.9 |
| Poison | Tackle + Psychic | 8.9 |
| Normal | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Ghost | Vine Whip + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Grass | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Electric | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Ice | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 7.1 |
| Fire | Tackle + Psychic | 6.5 |
| Steel | Tackle + Dazzling Gleam | 5.3 |
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 Floette is actually for.
Counters: what beats Floette
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison JabSludge Bomb | 33.1 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet PunchMeteor MashLegacy | 32.5 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy WindGigaton HammerLegacy | 31.6 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison JabSludge Bomb | 31.4 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet PunchMeteor Mash | 30.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Floette's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Floette is weak to.
Type matchups
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Floette has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,732 at level 50, 1,532 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 875 CP at level 20, or 1,094 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 820 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 136 attack · 151 defense · 144 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.2 m and 0.9 kg |