Ninjask
Bug
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and Bug Buzz, worth 11.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ninjask can learn 6 combinations. Fury Cutter with Bug Buzz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ninjask has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,226 at level 50, 1,969 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,125 CP at level 20, or 1,406 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,061 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 199 attack · 112 defense · 156 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.79 m and 12 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ninjask does not have one best moveset, it has 5. 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.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 16.8 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 16.8 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 16.8 |
| Ghost | Fury Cutter + Shadow Ball | 14.4 |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 13.7 |
| Fighting | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 12.8 |
| Rock | Metal Claw + Bug Buzz | 12.2 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Bug Buzz | 12.2 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Shadow Ball | 12.1 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.0 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.0 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.0 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.0 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + Bug Buzz | 11.0 |
| Fury Cutter + Shadow Ball | 9.7 | |
| Poison | Fury Cutter + Shadow Ball | 9.7 |
| Steel | Fury Cutter + Shadow Ball | 9.7 |
| Fire | Fury Cutter + Shadow Ball | 9.7 |
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 Ninjask is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ninjask
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 65.8 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 65.3 |
 Tyrantrum | RockDragon | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 61.1 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 61.0 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker Legacy | 59.0 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 57.9 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 57.3 |
 Tyranitar | RockDark | Smack Down + Stone Edge Legacy | 55.7 |
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 54.3 |
 Lycanroc | Rock | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 53.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ninjask's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.