Gastrodon
WaterGround
Best attacking moveset: Mud Slap and Earthquake, worth 9.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Gastrodon can learn 8 combinations. Mud Slap with Earthquake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Power | Normal | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Earth Power | Ground | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Water Pulse | Water | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Gastrodon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,628 at level 50, 2,324 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,328 CP at level 20, or 1,660 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,259 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 169 attack · 143 defense · 244 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.9 m and 29.9 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Gastrodon 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 Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 14.9 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 14.9 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 14.9 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 14.9 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 14.9 |
| Ground | Mud Slap + Water Pulse | 10.2 |
| Normal | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Fighting | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Ghost | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Water | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Psychic | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Ice | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Dragon | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Dark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Fairy | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.6 |
| Hidden Power + Water Pulse | 6.9 | |
| Bug | Hidden Power + Water Pulse | 6.9 |
| Grass | Hidden Power + Body Slam | 6.9 |
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 Gastrodon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Gastrodon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 59.8 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 50.9 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 50.0 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 49.4 |
 Meowscarada | GrassDark | Leafage + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 48.2 |
 Decidueye | GrassGhost | Magical Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 47.5 |
 Tapu Bulu | GrassFairy | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 47.3 |
 Tsareena | Grass | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 46.7 |
 Sceptile | Grass | Bullet Seed + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 46.3 |
 Ogerpon | Grass | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 46.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Gastrodon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.