Obstagoon
DarkNormal
Best attacking moveset: Lick and Hyper Beam, worth 10.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Obstagoon can learn 10 combinations. Lick with Hyper Beam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Lick | Ghost | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Chop | Fighting | 50 | 1.5s | -50 |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Night Slash | Dark | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Obstruct Legacy | Dark | 20 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Obstagoon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,999 at level 50, 2,652 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,515 CP at level 20, or 1,894 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,443 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 180 attack · 194 defense · 212 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 46 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Obstagoon 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 Ghost, Psychic, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Lick + Night Slash | 12.4 |
| Psychic | Lick + Night Slash | 12.4 |
| Grass | Lick + Gunk Shot | 12.4 |
| Fairy | Lick + Gunk Shot | 12.4 |
| Normal | Counter + Cross Chop | 12.0 |
| Rock | Counter + Cross Chop | 12.0 |
| Steel | Counter + Cross Chop | 12.0 |
| Ice | Counter + Cross Chop | 12.0 |
| Dark | Counter + Cross Chop | 12.0 |
| Fighting | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
| Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 | |
| Poison | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
| Ground | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
| Bug | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
| Fire | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
| Water | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
| Electric | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
| Dragon | Lick + Hyper Beam | 10.4 |
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 Obstagoon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Obstagoon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 47.2 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 43.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 43.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 42.7 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 40.8 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 39.4 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 39.0 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 38.9 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 38.6 |
 Marshadow | FightingGhost | Counter + Close Combat | 37.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Obstagoon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.