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Ledian
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Ledian

BugFlying

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Acrobatics, worth 6.4 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Ledian can learn 20 combinations. Bug Bite with Acrobatics 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.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BiteBug50.5s+6
CounterFighting131.0s+9
RolloutRock151.5s+19
Struggle BugBug151.5s+15
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
AcrobaticsFlying1002.0s-100
Aerial AceFlying552.5s-33
Bug BuzzBug953.5s-50
Dynamic PunchFighting852.5s-50
Silver WindBug653.5s-33

Best moveset against each type

Ledian 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.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GrassBug Bite + Acrobatics9.9
PsychicBug Bite + Bug Buzz9.7
DarkBug Bite + Bug Buzz9.7
BugRollout + Acrobatics9.0
NormalCounter + Dynamic Punch8.7
RockCounter + Dynamic Punch8.7
SteelCounter + Dynamic Punch8.7
IceCounter + Dynamic Punch8.7
FightingBug Bite + Acrobatics8.3
FlyingRollout + Acrobatics7.1
FireRollout + Acrobatics7.1
PoisonBug Bite + Acrobatics6.4
GroundBug Bite + Acrobatics6.4
GhostBug Bite + Acrobatics6.4
WaterBug Bite + Acrobatics6.4
DragonBug Bite + Acrobatics6.4
FairyBug Bite + Acrobatics6.4
ElectricBug Bite + Bug Buzz6.2

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 Ledian is actually for.

Counters: what beats Ledian

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
GlimmoraRockPoisonRock ThrowMeteor Beam43.1
RampardosRockSmack DownRock Slide42.7
TyrantrumRockDragonRock ThrowMeteor Beam40.0
GigalithRockLock OnMeteor BeamLegacy39.9
RhyperiorGroundRockSmack DownRock WreckerLegacy38.6

Ranked by damage per second against Ledian's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Ledian is weak to.

Type matchups

Takes double damageRock
Weak toFlyingFireElectricIce
ResistsBug
Strongly resistsGroundFightingGrass

Shiny

Ledian
Normal
Shiny Ledian
Shiny

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

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP1,522 at level 50, 1,346 at level 40
Raid catch769 CP at level 20, or 961 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch716 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats107 attack · 179 defense · 146 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance1 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy
Size1.4 m and 35.6 kg