Persian
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Scratch and Foul Play, worth 7.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Persian can learn 10 combinations. Scratch with Foul Play 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Payback | Dark | 95 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Night Slash Legacy | Dark | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Persian has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,910 at level 50, 1,689 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 965 CP at level 20, or 1,206 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 907 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 150 attack · 136 defense · 163 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 | 1 m and 32 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Persian 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 Ghost, Psychic, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 10.9 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 10.9 |
| Fighting | Scratch + Play Rough | 9.8 |
| Dragon | Scratch + Play Rough | 9.8 |
| Dark | Scratch + Play Rough | 9.8 |
| Scratch + Power Gem | 9.1 | |
| Bug | Scratch + Power Gem | 9.1 |
| Fire | Scratch + Power Gem | 9.1 |
| Ice | Scratch + Power Gem | 9.1 |
| Normal | Scratch + Foul Play | 7.7 |
| Poison | Scratch + Foul Play | 7.7 |
| Ground | Scratch + Foul Play | 7.7 |
| Water | Scratch + Foul Play | 7.7 |
| Grass | Scratch + Foul Play | 7.7 |
| Electric | Scratch + Foul Play | 7.7 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Play Rough | 7.6 |
| Rock | Feint Attack + Play Rough | 6.6 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 6.6 |
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 Persian is actually for.
Counters: what beats Persian
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 40.9 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 37.4 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 37.2 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 37.0 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 35.3 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 34.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 33.8 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 33.6 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 33.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 33.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Persian's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.