Plusle
Electric
Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Thunderbolt, worth 8.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Plusle can learn 8 combinations. Quick Attack with Thunderbolt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Spark | Electric | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge | Electric | 65 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Plusle has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,010 at level 50, 1,778 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,016 CP at level 20, or 1,270 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 956 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 167 attack · 129 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.41 m and 4.2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Plusle 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 Flying, Water, Ground.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Spark + Thunderbolt | 14.3 | |
| Water | Spark + Thunderbolt | 14.3 |
| Ground | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 11.6 |
| Rock | Spark + Grass Knot | 11.2 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Poison | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Bug | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Fire | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Psychic | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Ice | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Ghost | Spark + Thunderbolt | 8.3 |
| Steel | Spark + Thunderbolt | 8.3 |
| Electric | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 8.1 |
| Grass | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 6.2 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 6.2 |
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 Plusle is actually for.
Counters: what beats Plusle
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 36.1 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 34.8 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 34.2 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 33.6 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 32.5 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 32.5 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 32.1 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 32.0 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 31.6 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 30.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Plusle's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.