Golisopod
BugWater
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and Razor Shell, worth 13.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Golisopod can learn 20 combinations. Fury Cutter with Razor Shell 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 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Waterfall | Water | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Aqua Jet | Water | 45 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Liquidation | Water | 70 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Razor Shell | Water | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Golisopod has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,575 at level 50, 3,162 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,807 CP at level 20, or 2,259 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,727 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 218 attack · 226 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 2 m and 108 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Golisopod 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 Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 18.9 |
| Rock | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 18.9 |
| Fire | Waterfall + Razor Shell | 18.7 |
| Grass | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 17.3 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 17.3 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 17.3 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Razor Shell | 14.0 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Razor Shell | 14.0 |
| Ghost | Shadow Claw + Razor Shell | 13.4 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 13.0 |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 13.0 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 13.0 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Razor Shell | 12.6 |
| Metal Claw + Razor Shell | 12.6 | |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Razor Shell | 12.6 |
| Steel | Shadow Claw + Razor Shell | 11.9 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.3 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.3 |
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 Golisopod is actually for.
Counters: what beats Golisopod
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 28.6 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 24.6 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 24.0 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 23.7 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 22.5 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 22.2 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 22.0 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 21.9 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 21.7 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 21.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Golisopod's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.