Linoone
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Grass Knot, worth 8.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Linoone can learn 12 combinations. Tackle with Grass Knot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Attack | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Linoone has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,879 at level 50, 1,662 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 949 CP at level 20, or 1,187 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 892 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 142 attack · 128 defense · 186 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.5 m and 32.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Linoone does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ground, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Sand Attack + Grass Knot | 11.8 |
| Ground | Tackle + Grass Knot | 10.7 |
| Water | Tackle + Grass Knot | 10.7 |
| Poison | Sand Attack + Dig | 9.6 |
| Steel | Sand Attack + Dig | 9.6 |
| Fire | Sand Attack + Dig | 9.6 |
| Electric | Sand Attack + Dig | 9.6 |
| Ghost | Shadow Claw + Grass Knot | 9.4 |
| Psychic | Shadow Claw + Grass Knot | 9.4 |
| Tackle + Thunder | 9.3 | |
| Normal | Tackle + Grass Knot | 8.3 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Grass Knot | 8.3 |
| Ice | Tackle + Grass Knot | 8.3 |
| Dark | Tackle + Grass Knot | 8.3 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Grass Knot | 8.3 |
| Bug | Tackle + Thunder | 7.6 |
| Grass | Tackle + Swift | 7.1 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Swift | 7.1 |
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 Linoone is actually for.
Counters: what beats Linoone
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 43.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 39.5 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 39.3 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 39.0 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 37.2 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 36.0 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 35.6 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 35.5 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 35.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 35.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Linoone's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.