Perrserker
Steel
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Iron Head, worth 10.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Perrserker can learn 15 combinations. Metal Claw 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.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Metal Sound | Steel | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Perrserker has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,697 at level 50, 2,386 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,363 CP at level 20, or 1,704 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,294 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 195 attack · 162 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.8 m and 28 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Perrserker 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 Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 16.3 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 16.3 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 16.3 |
| Ghost | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 13.9 |
| Psychic | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 13.9 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Play Rough | 13.4 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Play Rough | 13.4 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Play Rough | 13.4 |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Close Combat | 12.6 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Trailblaze | 12.6 |
| Water | Metal Claw + Trailblaze | 11.1 |
| Steel | Metal Claw + Close Combat | 11.0 |
| Metal Claw + Iron Head | 10.6 | |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 10.6 |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 10.6 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 10.6 |
| Fire | Metal Claw + Foul Play | 9.0 |
| Electric | Metal Claw + Foul Play | 9.0 |
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 Perrserker is actually for.
Counters: what beats Perrserker
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 41.1 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 34.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 34.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 31.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 31.8 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 31.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 31.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 30.8 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 30.5 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 30.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Perrserker's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.