Hisuian Zoroark
NormalGhost
Best attacking moveset: Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball, worth 14.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hisuian Zoroark can learn 8 combinations. Shadow Claw with Shadow Ball 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Zoroark as a species, on the Zoroark page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,957 at level 50, 2,615 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,494 CP at level 20, or 1,868 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,419 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 261 attack · 128 defense · 146 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 81.1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Hisuian Zoroark 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 Ghost, Psychic, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 23.3 |
| Psychic | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 23.3 |
| Grass | Snarl + Sludge Bomb | 17.3 |
| Fairy | Shadow Claw + Sludge Bomb | 16.6 |
| Bug | Snarl + Flamethrower | 15.6 |
| Steel | Snarl + Flamethrower | 15.6 |
| Ice | Snarl + Flamethrower | 15.6 |
| Fighting | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 | |
| Poison | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Ground | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Rock | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Fire | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Water | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Electric | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Dragon | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Normal | Snarl + Sludge Bomb | 12.4 |
| Dark | Snarl + Sludge Bomb | 11.2 |
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 Hisuian Zoroark is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hisuian Zoroark
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 36.0 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 35.9 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 34.2 |
 Zoroark | Dark | Snarl + Foul Play | 34.2 |
 Chi-Yu | DarkFire | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 34.1 |
 Hydreigon | DarkDragon | Bite + Brutal Swing Legacy | 34.0 |
 Tyranitar | RockDark | Bite + Brutal Swing | 33.4 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Snarl + Foul Play | 33.3 |
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 33.1 |
 Kingambit | DarkSteel | Snarl + Foul Play | 32.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hisuian Zoroark's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.