Pawmot
ElectricFighting
Best attacking moveset: Thunder Shock and Wild Charge, worth 13.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Pawmot can learn 24 combinations. Thunder Shock with Wild Charge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam | Electric | 7 | 1.0s | +14 |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Spark | Electric | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Thunder Shock | Electric | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Discharge | Electric | 65 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Brick Break Legacy | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Pawmot has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,978 at level 50, 2,634 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,505 CP at level 20, or 1,882 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,431 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 232 attack · 141 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.9 m and 41 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Pawmot does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 21.4 | |
| Water | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 21.4 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.4 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.4 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.4 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.4 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Close Combat | 18.4 |
| Fighting | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 13.2 |
| Poison | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 13.2 |
| Bug | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 13.2 |
| Ghost | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 13.2 |
| Fire | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 13.2 |
| Psychic | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 13.2 |
| Fairy | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 13.2 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Close Combat | 11.9 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Close Combat | 11.9 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Close Combat | 11.9 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Close Combat | 11.9 |
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 Pawmot is actually for.
Counters: what beats Pawmot
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 40.2 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 36.2 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 34.3 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 33.4 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 33.3 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 33.3 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 33.1 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 33.1 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 33.0 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 32.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Pawmot's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.