Karrablast
Bug
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and X Scissor, worth 7.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Karrablast can learn 8 combinations. Fury Cutter with X Scissor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Drill Run | Ground | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Signal Beam | Bug | 75 | 3.0s | -50 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Karrablast has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,336 at level 50, 1,182 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 675 CP at level 20, or 844 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 626 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 137 attack · 87 defense · 137 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 | 0.5 m and 5.9 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Karrablast 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 Grass, Psychic, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.6 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.6 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.6 |
| Poison | Fury Cutter + Drill Run | 9.6 |
| Rock | Fury Cutter + Drill Run | 9.6 |
| Steel | Fury Cutter + Drill Run | 9.6 |
| Fire | Fury Cutter + Drill Run | 9.6 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Drill Run | 9.6 |
| Fighting | Peck + Aerial Ace | 8.6 |
| Bug | Peck + Aerial Ace | 8.6 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 7.6 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 7.6 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 7.6 |
| Ice | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 7.6 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 7.6 |
| Ghost | Fury Cutter + Drill Run | 6.8 |
| Fairy | Fury Cutter + Drill Run | 6.8 |
| Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 6.0 |
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 Karrablast is actually for.
Counters: what beats Karrablast
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 71.3 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 59.2 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 54.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 54.2 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 53.8 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 53.5 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 53.2 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 52.9 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 52.7 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 52.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Karrablast's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.