Hisuian Voltorb
ElectricGrass
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Thunderbolt, worth 6.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hisuian Voltorb can learn 6 combinations. Tackle with Thunderbolt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam | Electric | 7 | 1.0s | +14 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Voltorb as a species, on the Voltorb page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,141 at level 50, 1,010 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 577 CP at level 20, or 721 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 532 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 109 attack · 111 defense · 120 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.5 m and 10.4 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Hisuian Voltorb 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 Flying, Water, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 9.3 | |
| Water | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 9.3 |
| Rock | Charge Beam + Energy Ball | 7.8 |
| Ground | Tackle + Energy Ball | 7.6 |
| Normal | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Poison | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Bug | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Fire | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Ice | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Dark | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Ghost | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 6.2 |
| Steel | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 6.2 |
| Electric | Tackle + Energy Ball | 5.6 |
| Grass | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 4.9 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Thunderbolt | 4.9 |
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 Hisuian Voltorb is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hisuian Voltorb
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 57.8 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 49.4 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 47.9 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 45.0 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 43.9 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 43.3 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 42.8 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 42.7 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 41.3 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 41.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hisuian Voltorb's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.