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Leavanny
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Leavanny

BugGrass

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Leaf Storm, worth 11.6 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Leavanny can learn 12 combinations. Bug Bite with Leaf Storm 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

Takes double damageFlyingFire
Weak toPoisonRockBugIce
ResistsFightingWaterElectric
Strongly resistsGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BiteBug50.5s+6
Razor LeafGrass131.0s+7
Shadow Claw LegacyGhost60.5s+4
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Leaf BladeGrass702.5s-33
Leaf StormGrass1302.5s-100
Silver WindBug653.5s-33
X ScissorBug451.5s-33

Shiny

Leavanny
Normal
Shiny Leavanny
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Leavanny has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Sewaddle
Sewaddle
Swadloon
Swadloon
Leavanny
Leavanny

Numbers

Max CP2,917 at level 50, 2,580 at level 40
Raid catch1,474 CP at level 20, or 1,843 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,402 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats205 attack · 165 defense · 181 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance1 km per Candy
Size1.2 m and 20.5 kg

Best moveset against each type

Leavanny 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.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GroundRazor Leaf + Leaf Storm18.3
RockRazor Leaf + Leaf Storm18.3
WaterRazor Leaf + Leaf Storm18.3
GrassBug Bite + X Scissor16.4
PsychicBug Bite + X Scissor16.4
DarkBug Bite + X Scissor16.4
GhostShadow Claw + Leaf Storm13.4
NormalBug Bite + Leaf Storm11.6
ElectricBug Bite + Leaf Storm11.6
IceBug Bite + Leaf Storm11.6
FightingRazor Leaf + Leaf Storm11.3
FairyRazor Leaf + Leaf Storm11.3
BugBug Bite + X Scissor10.2
DragonBug Bite + X Scissor10.2
FlyingShadow Claw + Leaf Storm8.2
PoisonShadow Claw + Leaf Storm8.2
SteelShadow Claw + Leaf Storm8.2
FireShadow Claw + Leaf Storm8.2

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 Leavanny is actually for.

Counters: what beats Leavanny

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy64.7
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy53.7
SalamenceDragonFlyingFire Fang + Fly49.5
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat49.2
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Fly48.7
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball48.5
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat48.0
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat47.8
YveltalDarkFlyingGust + Oblivion Wing Legacy47.6
ToucannonNormalFlyingPeck + Beak Blast Legacy47.2

Ranked by damage per second against Leavanny's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.