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Grubbin
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Grubbin

Bug

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and X Scissor, worth 6.4 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Grubbin can learn 6 combinations. Bug Bite with X Scissor 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

Weak toFlyingRockFire
ResistsFightingGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BiteBug50.5s+6
SparkElectric40.5s+6
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
CrunchDark653.0s-33
Vice GripNormal352.0s-33
X ScissorBug451.5s-33

Shiny

Grubbin
Normal
Shiny Grubbin
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Grubbin has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Grubbin
Grubbin
Charjabug
Charjabug
Vikavolt
Vikavolt

Numbers

Max CP1,112 at level 50, 984 at level 40
Raid catch562 CP at level 20, or 703 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch518 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats115 attack · 85 defense · 132 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance1 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy
Size0.4 m and 4.4 kg

Best moveset against each type

Grubbin does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GrassBug Bite + X Scissor9.8
PsychicBug Bite + X Scissor9.8
DarkBug Bite + X Scissor9.8
GhostBug Bite + Crunch7.1
NormalBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
GroundBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
RockBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
BugBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
WaterBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
ElectricBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
IceBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
DragonBug Bite + X Scissor6.4
FlyingBug Bite + Crunch5.2
PoisonBug Bite + Crunch5.2
SteelBug Bite + Crunch5.2
FireBug Bite + Crunch5.2
FightingBug Bite + X Scissor4.9
FairyBug Bite + X Scissor4.9

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 Grubbin is actually for.

Counters: what beats Grubbin

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy72.8
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy60.4
SalamenceDragonFlyingFire Fang + Fly55.7
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat55.3
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Fly54.8
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball54.5
EnamorusFairyFlyingFairy Wind + Fly54.3
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat54.0
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat53.8
YveltalDarkFlyingGust + Oblivion Wing Legacy53.6

Ranked by damage per second against Grubbin's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.