Gogoat
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Vine Whip and Leaf Blade, worth 11.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Gogoat can learn 12 combinations. Vine Whip with Leaf Blade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Vine Whip | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Gogoat has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,163 at level 50, 2,798 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,598 CP at level 20, or 1,998 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,522 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 196 attack · 146 defense · 265 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.7 m and 91 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Gogoat does not have one best moveset, it has 6. 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, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Vine Whip + Leaf Blade | 17.7 |
| Rock | Vine Whip + Leaf Blade | 17.7 |
| Water | Vine Whip + Leaf Blade | 17.7 |
| Ice | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 12.8 |
| Normal | Vine Whip + Brick Break | 11.8 |
| Dark | Vine Whip + Brick Break | 11.8 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 11.7 |
| Fighting | Zen Headbutt + Leaf Blade | 11.7 |
| Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 11.5 | |
| Bug | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 11.5 |
| Fire | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 11.5 |
| Ghost | Vine Whip + Leaf Blade | 11.3 |
| Electric | Vine Whip + Leaf Blade | 11.3 |
| Psychic | Vine Whip + Leaf Blade | 11.3 |
| Fairy | Vine Whip + Leaf Blade | 11.3 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Rock Slide | 10.6 |
| Grass | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 8.7 |
| Dragon | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 8.7 |
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 Gogoat is actually for.
Counters: what beats Gogoat
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 45.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 38.6 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 37.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 35.2 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 34.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 34.4 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 34.0 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 33.9 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 33.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 33.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Gogoat's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.