Grapploct
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Rock Smash and Super Power, worth 10.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Grapploct can learn 8 combinations. Rock Smash with Super Power 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 |
| Waterfall | Water | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Ice Punch | Ice | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Super Power | Fighting | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Surf | Water | 60 | 1.5s | -50 |
Shiny
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Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,012 at level 50, 2,664 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,522 CP at level 20, or 1,903 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,449 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 209 attack · 162 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 39 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Grapploct 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 Normal, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Rock Smash + Super Power | 16.4 |
| Rock | Rock Smash + Super Power | 16.4 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Super Power | 16.4 |
| Ice | Rock Smash + Super Power | 16.4 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Super Power | 16.4 |
| Ground | Waterfall + Surf | 14.6 |
| Fire | Waterfall + Surf | 14.6 |
| Grass | Rock Smash + Ice Punch | 11.5 |
| Dragon | Rock Smash + Ice Punch | 11.5 |
| Waterfall + Ice Punch | 10.9 | |
| Fighting | Rock Smash + Super Power | 10.5 |
| Water | Rock Smash + Super Power | 10.5 |
| Electric | Rock Smash + Super Power | 10.5 |
| Poison | Waterfall + Surf | 9.3 |
| Bug | Waterfall + Surf | 9.3 |
| Ghost | Waterfall + Surf | 9.3 |
| Psychic | Waterfall + Surf | 9.3 |
| Fairy | Waterfall + Surf | 9.3 |
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 Grapploct is actually for.
Counters: what beats Grapploct
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 35.4 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 34.2 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 31.9 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 30.3 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 30.2 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 30.0 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 29.9 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 29.4 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 29.3 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 29.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Grapploct's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.