Igglybuff
NormalFairy
Best attacking moveset: Pound and Wild Charge, worth 4.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Igglybuff can learn 10 combinations. Pound with Wild Charge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Pound | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Body Slam Legacy | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Igglybuff has been released. Players have found it from: wild, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 605 at level 50, 535 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 306 CP at level 20, or 382 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 269 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 69 attack · 32 defense · 207 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Igglybuff 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 Flying, Water, Ghost.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Pound + Wild Charge | 6.3 | |
| Water | Pound + Wild Charge | 6.3 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Shadow Ball | 6.2 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Shadow Ball | 6.2 |
| Fighting | Pound + Psychic | 6.1 |
| Poison | Pound + Psychic | 6.1 |
| Normal | Pound + Wild Charge | 4.9 |
| Bug | Pound + Wild Charge | 4.9 |
| Fire | Pound + Wild Charge | 4.9 |
| Ice | Pound + Wild Charge | 4.9 |
| Dark | Pound + Wild Charge | 4.9 |
| Fairy | Pound + Wild Charge | 4.9 |
| Ground | Pound + Shadow Ball | 4.9 |
| Grass | Pound + Shadow Ball | 4.9 |
| Electric | Pound + Shadow Ball | 4.9 |
| Dragon | Pound + Shadow Ball | 4.9 |
| Rock | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 4.3 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 4.3 |
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 Igglybuff is actually for.
Counters: what beats Igglybuff
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 116.8 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 114.7 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 111.5 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 110.8 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Meteor Mash Legacy | 108.9 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 105.2 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 102.8 |
 Dialga | SteelDragon | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 101.5 |
 Munkidori | PoisonPsychic | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 100.9 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 99.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Igglybuff's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.