Gimmighoul

Best moveset

Gimmighoul can learn 1 combinations. Astonish with Shadow Ball 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.

Best moveset against each type

Gimmighoul does not have one best moveset, it has 1. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Fighting.

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 Gimmighoul is actually for.

Counters: what beats Gimmighoul

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	AstonishShadow Ball	64.5
Darkrai	Dark	SnarlFoul Play	60.8
Chandelure	GhostFire	HexShadow Ball	57.6
Gengar	GhostPoison	LickShadow BallLegacy	57.6
Absol	Dark	SnarlBrutal SwingLegacy	56.4

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

Type matchups

Shiny

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

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs