Kricketune
Bug
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and Bug Buzz, worth 8.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Kricketune can learn 6 combinations. Fury Cutter with Bug Buzz 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 |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Kricketune has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,869 at level 50, 1,653 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 944 CP at level 20, or 1,181 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 886 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 160 attack · 100 defense · 184 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 | 1 m and 25.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Kricketune does not have one best moveset, it has 2. 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 + Bug Buzz | 13.5 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 13.5 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 13.5 |
| Fighting | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 9.3 |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 9.3 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Rock | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Ice | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 8.5 |
| Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 6.6 | |
| Poison | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 6.6 |
| Ghost | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 6.6 |
| Fire | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 6.6 |
| Fairy | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 6.6 |
| Steel | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 6.1 |
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 Kricketune is actually for.
Counters: what beats Kricketune
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 63.3 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 52.5 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 48.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 48.1 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 47.7 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 47.4 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 47.2 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 46.9 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 46.8 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 46.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Kricketune's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.