Greavard
Ghost
Best attacking moveset: Lick and Shadow Ball, worth 6.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Greavard can learn 6 combinations. Lick 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.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Lick | Ghost | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | 25 | 1.0s | -33 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,149 at level 50, 1,016 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 580 CP at level 20, or 726 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 535 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 105 attack · 106 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 35 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Greavard does not have one best moveset, it has 3. 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, Poison.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Lick + Shadow Ball | 10.6 |
| Psychic | Lick + Shadow Ball | 10.6 |
| Poison | Lick + Dig | 6.9 |
| Rock | Lick + Dig | 6.9 |
| Steel | Lick + Dig | 6.9 |
| Fire | Lick + Dig | 6.9 |
| Electric | Lick + Dig | 6.9 |
| Fighting | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 | |
| Ground | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Bug | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Water | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Grass | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Ice | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Dragon | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Fairy | Lick + Shadow Ball | 6.8 |
| Normal | Bite + Dig | 4.8 |
| Dark | Lick + Dig | 4.1 |
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 Greavard is actually for.
Counters: what beats Greavard
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 48.5 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 43.7 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 43.3 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 43.3 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 42.4 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 41.3 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 40.6 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 40.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 40.5 |
 Gholdengo | SteelGhost | Hex + Shadow Ball | 40.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Greavard's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.