Octillery
Water
Best attacking moveset: Water Gun and Gunk Shot, worth 9.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Octillery can learn 15 combinations. Water Gun with Gunk Shot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock On | Normal | 2 | 0.5s | +10 |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Water Gun | Water | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Octazooka | Water | 55 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Water Pulse | Water | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Octillery has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,617 at level 50, 2,315 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,322 CP at level 20, or 1,653 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,254 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 197 attack · 141 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.89 m and 28.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Octillery 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 Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Water Gun + Water Pulse | 13.6 |
| Rock | Water Gun + Water Pulse | 13.6 |
| Fire | Water Gun + Water Pulse | 13.6 |
| Grass | Lock On + Gunk Shot | 13.4 |
| Fairy | Lock On + Gunk Shot | 13.4 |
| Lock On + Aurora Beam | 10.8 | |
| Dragon | Lock On + Aurora Beam | 10.8 |
| Electric | Mud Shot + Gunk Shot | 9.8 |
| Normal | Water Gun + Gunk Shot | 9.3 |
| Fighting | Water Gun + Gunk Shot | 9.3 |
| Bug | Water Gun + Gunk Shot | 9.3 |
| Psychic | Water Gun + Gunk Shot | 9.3 |
| Ice | Water Gun + Gunk Shot | 9.3 |
| Dark | Water Gun + Gunk Shot | 9.3 |
| Water | Lock On + Gunk Shot | 8.9 |
| Poison | Mud Shot + Water Pulse | 8.7 |
| Steel | Mud Shot + Water Pulse | 8.7 |
| Ghost | Water Gun + Water Pulse | 8.4 |
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 Octillery is actually for.
Counters: what beats Octillery
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 44.2 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 38.0 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 37.9 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 37.1 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 36.6 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 32.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 32.1 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 31.9 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 31.7 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 31.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Octillery's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.