Greedent
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Body Slam, worth 8.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Greedent can learn 12 combinations. Tackle with Body Slam 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 |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Greedent has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,679 at level 50, 2,370 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,354 CP at level 20, or 1,693 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,284 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 160 attack · 156 defense · 260 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Greedent 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 Rock, Ghost, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Mud Shot + Trailblaze | 10.5 |
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 10.2 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 10.2 |
| Ground | Bullet Seed + Trailblaze | 10.1 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Trailblaze | 10.1 |
| Poison | Mud Shot + Body Slam | 8.5 |
| Fire | Mud Shot + Body Slam | 8.5 |
| Electric | Mud Shot + Body Slam | 8.5 |
| Normal | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Grass | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Ice | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Dark | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Body Slam | 8.3 |
| Steel | Mud Shot + Crunch | 7.2 |
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 Greedent is actually for.
Counters: what beats Greedent
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 36.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 33.0 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 32.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 32.6 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 31.1 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 30.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 29.8 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 29.7 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 29.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 29.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Greedent's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.