Hydrapple
GrassDragon
Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Outrage, worth 12.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hydrapple can learn 9 combinations. Dragon Tail with Outrage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Rollout | Rock | 15 | 1.5s | +19 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
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Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,656 at level 50, 3,234 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,848 CP at level 20, or 2,310 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,767 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 216 attack · 186 defense · 235 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.8 m and 93 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Hydrapple 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 Dragon, Ground, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 19.1 |
| Ground | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 15.8 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 15.8 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 15.8 |
| Rollout + Outrage | 12.7 | |
| Bug | Rollout + Outrage | 12.7 |
| Fire | Rollout + Outrage | 12.7 |
| Ice | Rollout + Outrage | 12.7 |
| Normal | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Fighting | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Poison | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Ghost | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Grass | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Electric | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Psychic | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Dark | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.0 |
| Fairy | Rollout + Seed Bomb | 10.4 |
| Steel | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 7.8 |
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 Hydrapple is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hydrapple
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 39.9 |
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 38.0 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 37.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 36.0 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 35.5 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 35.1 |
 Kyurem | DragonIce | Dragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy | 33.7 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 33.0 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 32.3 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 31.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hydrapple's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.