Leafeon
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Solar Beam, worth 12.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Leafeon can learn 12 combinations. Quick Attack with Solar Beam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Bullet Seed Legacy | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 180 | 5.0s | -100 |
| Last Resort Legacy | Normal | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Leafeon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,328 at level 50, 2,944 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,682 CP at level 20, or 2,103 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,605 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 216 attack · 219 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 25.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Leafeon 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 Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Razor Leaf + Solar Beam | 18.8 |
| Rock | Razor Leaf + Solar Beam | 18.8 |
| Water | Razor Leaf + Solar Beam | 18.8 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 12.3 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 12.3 |
| Electric | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 12.3 |
| Psychic | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 12.3 |
| Ice | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 12.3 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 12.3 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 12.3 |
| Ghost | Bullet Seed + Solar Beam | 11.7 |
| Quick Attack + Last Resort | 10.1 | |
| Poison | Quick Attack + Last Resort | 10.1 |
| Bug | Quick Attack + Last Resort | 10.1 |
| Fire | Quick Attack + Last Resort | 10.1 |
| Grass | Quick Attack + Last Resort | 10.1 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Last Resort | 10.1 |
| Steel | Quick Attack + Solar Beam | 7.9 |
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 Leafeon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Leafeon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 31.1 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 26.6 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 25.8 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 24.2 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 23.8 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 23.6 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 23.4 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 23.3 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 23.2 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 23.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Leafeon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.