Pelipper
Water
Best attacking moveset: Wing Attack and Weather Ball Water, worth 10.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Pelipper can learn 8 combinations. Wing Attack with Weather Ball Water 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Gun | Water | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Wing Attack | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | Ice | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Hurricane | 105 | 2.5s | -100 | |
| Hydro Pump | Water | 135 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Weather Ball Water | Water | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Pelipper has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,404 at level 50, 2,127 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,215 CP at level 20, or 1,519 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,150 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 175 attack · 174 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.19 m and 28 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Pelipper 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 Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Water Gun + Weather Ball Water | 16.2 |
| Rock | Water Gun + Weather Ball Water | 16.2 |
| Fire | Water Gun + Weather Ball Water | 16.2 |
| Fighting | Wing Attack + Hurricane | 14.4 |
| Bug | Wing Attack + Hurricane | 14.4 |
| Grass | Wing Attack + Hurricane | 14.4 |
| Wing Attack + Blizzard | 11.7 | |
| Dragon | Wing Attack + Blizzard | 11.7 |
| Normal | Wing Attack + Weather Ball Water | 10.2 |
| Poison | Wing Attack + Weather Ball Water | 10.2 |
| Ghost | Wing Attack + Weather Ball Water | 10.2 |
| Psychic | Wing Attack + Weather Ball Water | 10.2 |
| Ice | Wing Attack + Weather Ball Water | 10.2 |
| Dark | Wing Attack + Weather Ball Water | 10.2 |
| Fairy | Wing Attack + Weather Ball Water | 10.2 |
| Steel | Water Gun + Weather Ball Water | 10.0 |
| Electric | Water Gun + Weather Ball Water | 10.0 |
| Water | Wing Attack + Hurricane | 9.3 |
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 Pelipper is actually for.
Counters: what beats Pelipper
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 57.4 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 50.1 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 49.0 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 48.4 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 42.2 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 41.9 |
 Raikou | Electric | Volt Switch + Wild Charge | 40.8 |
 Zapdos | Electric | Thunder Shock + Zap Cannon Legacy | 40.3 |
 Magnezone | ElectricSteel | Volt Switch + Wild Charge | 40.3 |
 Pawmot | ElectricFighting | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 39.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Pelipper's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.