Hawlucha
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Low Kick and Flying Press, worth 12.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hawlucha can learn 8 combinations. Low Kick with Flying Press 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Flying Press | Fighting | 115 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Power Up Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,724 at level 50, 2,410 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,377 CP at level 20, or 1,721 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,307 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 195 attack · 153 defense · 186 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.8 m and 21.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Hawlucha does not have one best moveset, it has 5. 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 | Low Kick + Flying Press | 20.3 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Flying Press | 20.3 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Flying Press | 20.3 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Flying Press | 20.3 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Flying Press | 20.3 |
| Grass | Poison Jab + Flying Press | 14.8 |
| Fighting | Low Kick + Flying Press | 12.5 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Flying Press | 12.5 |
| Fire | Low Kick + Flying Press | 12.5 |
| Water | Low Kick + Flying Press | 12.5 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Flying Press | 12.5 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Flying Press | 12.5 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Flying Press | 11.9 |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Aerial Ace | 11.5 |
| Psychic | Poison Jab + X Scissor | 10.8 |
| Poison Jab + Flying Press | 9.1 | |
| Poison | Low Kick + Flying Press | 8.0 |
| Ghost | Low Kick + Aerial Ace | 7.6 |
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 Hawlucha is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hawlucha
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 41.0 | |
| Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 37.3 | |
| Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 36.0 | |
| Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 35.2 | |
| DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 34.4 | |
| Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 34.0 | |
| PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 33.6 | |
| Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Thunderbolt | 32.6 | |
| ElectricFairy | Volt Switch + Natures Madness Legacy | 32.3 | |
| Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 31.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hawlucha's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.