Galvantula
BugElectric
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and Bug Buzz, worth 11.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Galvantula can learn 10 combinations. Fury Cutter with Bug Buzz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Volt Switch | Electric | 13 | 1.5s | +20 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Cross Poison | Poison | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Discharge | Electric | 65 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Lunge | Bug | 55 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Galvantula has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,494 at level 50, 2,206 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,260 CP at level 20, or 1,575 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,193 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 201 attack · 128 defense · 172 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 | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.8 m and 14.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Galvantula 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 Grass, Psychic, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 16.9 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 16.9 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 16.9 |
| Volt Switch + Discharge | 16.0 | |
| Water | Volt Switch + Discharge | 16.0 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Energy Ball | 12.3 |
| Rock | Fury Cutter + Energy Ball | 12.3 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.1 |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.1 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.1 |
| Ice | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.1 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.1 |
| Fairy | Volt Switch + Cross Poison | 11.1 |
| Fighting | Volt Switch + Discharge | 10.1 |
| Poison | Volt Switch + Discharge | 10.1 |
| Ghost | Volt Switch + Discharge | 10.1 |
| Steel | Volt Switch + Discharge | 10.1 |
| Fire | Volt Switch + Discharge | 10.1 |
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 Galvantula is actually for.
Counters: what beats Galvantula
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 50.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 42.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 38.7 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 38.1 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 37.7 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 37.6 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 36.5 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 36.3 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 36.2 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 36.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Galvantula's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.