Noivern
Dragon
Best attacking moveset: Air Slash and Draco Meteor, worth 10.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Noivern can learn 10 combinations. Air Slash with Draco Meteor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | 12 | 1.0s | +8 | |
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draco Meteor | Dragon | 150 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Hurricane | 105 | 2.5s | -100 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Boomburst Legacy | Normal | 150 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Noivern has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,125 at level 50, 2,764 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,579 CP at level 20, or 1,974 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,505 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 205 attack · 175 defense · 198 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.5 m and 85 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Noivern 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 Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Air Slash + Hurricane | 16.5 |
| Bug | Air Slash + Hurricane | 16.5 |
| Grass | Air Slash + Hurricane | 16.5 |
| Dragon | Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 14.2 |
| Ghost | Bite + Draco Meteor | 13.2 |
| Psychic | Bite + Draco Meteor | 13.2 |
| Poison | Air Slash + Psychic | 12.7 |
| Normal | Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 10.9 |
| Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 10.9 | |
| Ground | Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 10.9 |
| Fire | Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 10.9 |
| Water | Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 10.9 |
| Ice | Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 10.9 |
| Dark | Air Slash + Draco Meteor | 10.9 |
| Fairy | Air Slash + Boomburst | 10.7 |
| Rock | Bite + Draco Meteor | 10.1 |
| Electric | Bite + Draco Meteor | 10.1 |
| Steel | Bite + Heat Wave | 9.6 |
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 Noivern is actually for.
Counters: what beats Noivern
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 41.2 |
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 40.2 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 40.0 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 38.1 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 37.5 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 37.1 |
 Kyurem | DragonIce | Dragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy | 35.7 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 34.9 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 34.2 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 33.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Noivern's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.