Lycanroc
Rock
Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Stone Edge, worth 12.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Lycanroc can learn 8 combinations. Rock Throw with Stone Edge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Drill Run | Ground | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Lycanroc has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,027 at level 50, 2,678 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,530 CP at level 20, or 1,912 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,455 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 231 attack · 140 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.8 m and 25 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Lycanroc 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 Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 18.9 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 18.9 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 18.9 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 18.9 |
| Ghost | Sucker Punch + Crunch | 14.7 |
| Psychic | Sucker Punch + Crunch | 14.7 |
| Poison | Rock Throw + Drill Run | 14.1 |
| Rock | Rock Throw + Drill Run | 14.1 |
| Electric | Rock Throw + Drill Run | 14.1 |
| Steel | Sucker Punch + Drill Run | 13.8 |
| Water | Rock Throw + Trailblaze | 13.7 |
| Ground | Sucker Punch + Trailblaze | 13.3 |
| Normal | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 12.1 |
| Grass | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 12.1 |
| Dragon | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 12.1 |
| Dark | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 12.1 |
| Fairy | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 12.1 |
| Fighting | Rock Throw + Drill Run | 9.0 |
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 Lycanroc is actually for.
Counters: what beats Lycanroc
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 39.8 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 38.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 36.5 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 36.3 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 36.0 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 34.8 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 34.3 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 34.2 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 34.2 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 33.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Lycanroc's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.