Gulpin
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Pound and Gunk Shot, worth 5.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Gulpin can learn 6 combinations. Pound with Gunk Shot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Sludge | Poison | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Gulpin has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 979 at level 50, 866 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 495 CP at level 20, or 618 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 452 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 80 attack · 99 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.41 m and 10.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Gulpin 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 Grass, Fairy, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Pound + Gunk Shot | 7.2 |
| Fairy | Pound + Gunk Shot | 7.2 |
| Pound + Ice Beam | 6.1 | |
| Ground | Pound + Ice Beam | 6.1 |
| Dragon | Pound + Ice Beam | 6.1 |
| Normal | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Fighting | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Bug | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Fire | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Water | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Electric | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Psychic | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Ice | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Dark | Pound + Gunk Shot | 5.6 |
| Poison | Pound + Ice Beam | 4.7 |
| Rock | Rock Smash + Ice Beam | 4.6 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Gunk Shot | 4.1 |
| Ghost | Pound + Ice Beam | 3.5 |
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 Gulpin is actually for.
Counters: what beats Gulpin
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 55.0 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 46.9 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 45.6 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 45.5 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 45.3 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 45.3 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 45.2 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 44.3 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 43.8 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 43.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Gulpin's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.