Foongus
GrassPoison
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Grass Knot, worth 5.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Foongus can learn 6 combinations. Feint Attack with Grass Knot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Foongus has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,107 at level 50, 979 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 559 CP at level 20, or 699 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 514 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 97 attack · 91 defense · 170 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 | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 0.2 m and 1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Foongus 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 Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Astonish + Grass Knot | 8.0 |
| Rock | Astonish + Grass Knot | 8.0 |
| Water | Astonish + Grass Knot | 8.0 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 6.9 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 6.9 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 5.6 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 5.6 |
| Ice | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 5.6 |
| Fighting | Astonish + Grass Knot | 5.5 |
| Dark | Astonish + Grass Knot | 5.5 |
| Fairy | Astonish + Grass Knot | 5.5 |
| Feint Attack + Body Slam | 4.3 | |
| Poison | Feint Attack + Body Slam | 4.3 |
| Bug | Feint Attack + Body Slam | 4.3 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Body Slam | 4.3 |
| Grass | Feint Attack + Body Slam | 4.3 |
| Dragon | Feint Attack + Body Slam | 4.3 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Grass Knot | 4.3 |
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 Foongus is actually for.
Counters: what beats Foongus
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 68.6 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 59.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 57.0 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 52.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 52.2 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 51.7 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 51.5 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 50.9 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 50.7 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 50.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Foongus's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.