Pancham
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Low Kick and Body Slam, worth 7.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Pancham can learn 6 combinations. Low Kick with Body Slam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | 40 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Pancham has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,683 at level 50, 1,489 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 850 CP at level 20, or 1,063 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 796 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 145 attack · 107 defense · 167 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Pancham does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Normal, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Low Kick + Low Sweep | 10.1 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Low Sweep | 10.1 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Low Sweep | 10.1 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Low Sweep | 10.1 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Low Sweep | 10.1 |
| Psychic | Low Kick + Crunch | 8.0 |
| Fighting | Low Kick + Body Slam | 7.1 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Body Slam | 7.1 |
| Fire | Low Kick + Body Slam | 7.1 |
| Water | Low Kick + Body Slam | 7.1 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Body Slam | 7.1 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Body Slam | 7.1 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Body Slam | 7.1 |
| Ghost | Low Kick + Crunch | 6.9 |
| Low Kick + Body Slam | 5.9 | |
| Poison | Low Kick + Body Slam | 5.9 |
| Bug | Low Kick + Body Slam | 5.9 |
| Fairy | Low Kick + Body Slam | 5.9 |
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 Pancham is actually for.
Counters: what beats Pancham
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 51.4 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 49.6 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 46.3 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 43.9 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 43.9 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 43.5 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 43.3 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 42.7 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 42.5 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 42.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Pancham's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.