Honchkrow
Dark
Best attacking moveset: Snarl and Brave Bird, worth 15.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Honchkrow can learn 8 combinations. Snarl with Brave Bird 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sky Attack | 80 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Honchkrow has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,065 at level 50, 2,711 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,549 CP at level 20, or 1,937 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,471 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 243 attack · 103 defense · 225 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 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 | 0.9 m and 27.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Honchkrow 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 Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Peck + Brave Bird | 21.0 |
| Bug | Peck + Brave Bird | 21.0 |
| Grass | Peck + Brave Bird | 21.0 |
| Ghost | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 19.4 |
| Psychic | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 19.4 |
| Poison | Snarl + Psychic | 17.2 |
| Normal | Snarl + Brave Bird | 15.5 |
| Snarl + Brave Bird | 15.5 | |
| Ground | Snarl + Brave Bird | 15.5 |
| Fire | Snarl + Brave Bird | 15.5 |
| Water | Snarl + Brave Bird | 15.5 |
| Ice | Snarl + Brave Bird | 15.5 |
| Dragon | Snarl + Brave Bird | 15.5 |
| Dark | Peck + Brave Bird | 13.2 |
| Fairy | Peck + Brave Bird | 13.2 |
| Rock | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 12.5 |
| Steel | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 12.5 |
| Electric | Snarl + Dark Pulse | 12.5 |
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 Honchkrow is actually for.
Counters: what beats Honchkrow
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 58.4 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 50.2 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 49.0 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 48.5 |
 Tapu Koko | ElectricFairy | Volt Switch + Natures Madness Legacy | 45.9 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 44.3 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 44.1 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 43.9 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 42.5 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 42.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Honchkrow's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.