Musharna
Psychic
Best attacking moveset: Zen Headbutt and Futuresight, worth 9.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Musharna can learn 6 combinations. Zen Headbutt with Futuresight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam | Electric | 7 | 1.0s | +14 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Futuresight | Psychic | 115 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Musharna has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,079 at level 50, 2,723 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,556 CP at level 20, or 1,945 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,481 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 183 attack · 166 defense · 253 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.1 m and 60.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Musharna 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 Fighting, Poison, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 15.2 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 15.2 |
| Dark | Charge Beam + Dazzling Gleam | 11.9 |
| Dragon | Zen Headbutt + Dazzling Gleam | 11.4 |
| Charge Beam + Futuresight | 9.9 | |
| Water | Charge Beam + Futuresight | 9.9 |
| Normal | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Ground | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Rock | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Bug | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Ghost | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Fire | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Grass | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Electric | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Ice | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Fairy | Zen Headbutt + Futuresight | 9.3 |
| Psychic | Charge Beam + Dazzling Gleam | 8.2 |
| Steel | Charge Beam + Futuresight | 6.9 |
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 Musharna is actually for.
Counters: what beats Musharna
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 32.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 31.3 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 29.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 29.0 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 28.9 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 28.3 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 27.7 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 27.6 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 27.1 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 27.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Musharna's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.