Pawniard

Best moveset

Pawniard can learn 6 combinations. Scratch with Iron Head 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.

Best moveset against each type

Pawniard does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Psychic, Grass, Dark.

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 Pawniard is actually for.

Counters: what beats Pawniard

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Lucario	FightingSteel	Force PalmAura SphereLegacy	76.5
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Low KickFocus Blast	70.1
Terrakion	RockFighting	Double KickSacred SwordLegacy	69.8
Blaziken	FireFighting	CounterAura Sphere	69.2
Conkeldurr	Fighting	Force PalmFocus Blast	63.8

Ranked by damage per second against Pawniard's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Pawniard is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Pawniard has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs