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Frogadier
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Frogadier

Water

Best attacking moveset: Pound and Surf, worth 9.1 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Frogadier can learn 6 combinations. Pound with Surf 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 attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BubbleWater101.0s+12
PoundNormal60.5s+5
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Aerial AceFlying552.5s-33
SurfWater601.5s-50
Water PulseWater653.0s-50

Best moveset against each type

Frogadier 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, Fire.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GroundBubble + Surf14.2
RockBubble + Surf14.2
FireBubble + Surf14.2
FightingPound + Aerial Ace9.6
BugPound + Aerial Ace9.6
GrassPound + Aerial Ace9.6
NormalPound + Surf9.1
FlyingPound + Surf9.1
PoisonPound + Surf9.1
ElectricPound + Surf9.1
PsychicPound + Surf9.1
IcePound + Surf9.1
DarkPound + Surf9.1
FairyPound + Surf9.1
GhostBubble + Surf8.8
SteelBubble + Surf8.8
WaterPound + Surf7.5
DragonPound + Surf7.5

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 Frogadier is actually for.

Counters: what beats Frogadier

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
RegielekiElectricLock OnThunder CageLegacy53.5
ZeraoraElectricVolt SwitchPlasma Fists45.9
KartanaGrassSteelRazor LeafLeaf Blade45.8
ZekromDragonElectricCharge BeamFusion BoltLegacy44.9
XurkitreeElectricThunder ShockDischarge44.3

Ranked by damage per second against Frogadier's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Frogadier is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toGrassElectric
ResistsSteelFireWaterIce

Shiny

Frogadier
Normal
Shiny Frogadier
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Frogadier has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP1,850 at level 50, 1,636 at level 40
Raid catch935 CP at level 20, or 1,169 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch877 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats168 attack · 114 defense · 144 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size0.6 m and 10.9 kg