Pupitar
RockGround
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Dig, worth 7.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Pupitar can learn 6 combinations. Bite with Dig 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Pupitar has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,996 at level 50, 1,766 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,009 CP at level 20, or 1,261 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 949 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 155 attack · 133 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.19 m and 152 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Pupitar 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 Rock, Steel, Ice.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Rock Smash + Dig | 11.0 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Dig | 11.0 |
| Ice | Rock Smash + Ancient Power | 10.7 |
| Poison | Bite + Dig | 10.2 |
| Fire | Bite + Dig | 10.2 |
| Electric | Bite + Dig | 10.2 |
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 10.1 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 10.1 |
| Bite + Ancient Power | 9.9 | |
| Bug | Bite + Ancient Power | 9.9 |
| Normal | Rock Smash + Dig | 8.4 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Dig | 8.4 |
| Ground | Bite + Dig | 7.7 |
| Water | Bite + Dig | 7.7 |
| Dragon | Bite + Dig | 7.7 |
| Grass | Bite + Ancient Power | 7.4 |
| Fighting | Rock Smash + Dig | 6.9 |
| Fairy | Bite + Dig | 6.5 |
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 Pupitar is actually for.
Counters: what beats Pupitar
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 63.8 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 57.5 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 57.3 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 54.4 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 54.4 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 54.1 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 53.3 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 52.7 |
 Quaquaval | WaterFighting | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 52.1 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 51.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Pupitar's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.