Gallade
PsychicFighting
Best attacking moveset: Confusion and Psychic, worth 13.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Gallade can learn 16 combinations. Confusion with Psychic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 20 | 1.5s | +11 |
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Synchronoise Legacy | Psychic | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Gallade has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,497 at level 50, 3,093 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,767 CP at level 20, or 2,209 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,688 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 237 attack · 195 defense · 169 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 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 | 1.6 m and 52 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Gallade 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 Fighting, Poison, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Confusion + Psychic | 21.1 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psychic | 21.1 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.6 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.6 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.6 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.6 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.6 |
| Ground | Psycho Cut + Leaf Blade | 15.7 |
| Water | Psycho Cut + Leaf Blade | 15.7 |
| Dragon | Charm + Psychic | 14.9 |
| Confusion + Psychic | 13.2 | |
| Bug | Confusion + Psychic | 13.2 |
| Ghost | Confusion + Psychic | 13.2 |
| Fire | Confusion + Psychic | 13.2 |
| Grass | Confusion + Psychic | 13.2 |
| Electric | Confusion + Psychic | 13.2 |
| Fairy | Confusion + Psychic | 13.2 |
| Psychic | Charm + Leaf Blade | 10.7 |
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 Gallade is actually for.
Counters: what beats Gallade
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 28.8 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 28.0 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 25.5 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 25.3 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 25.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 25.0 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 24.9 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 24.8 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Astonish + Natures Madness Legacy | 24.1 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 23.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Gallade's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.