Ralts
PsychicFairy
Best attacking moveset: Confusion and Psyshock, worth 4.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ralts can learn 6 combinations. Confusion with Psyshock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam | Electric | 7 | 1.0s | +14 |
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disarming Voice | Fairy | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | 50 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ralts has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 609 at level 50, 539 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 308 CP at level 20, or 385 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 275 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 79 attack · 59 defense · 99 stamina |
What it costs
| 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 | 0.41 m and 6.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ralts 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 Fighting, Poison, Dragon.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Confusion + Psyshock | 7.1 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psyshock | 7.1 |
| Dragon | Confusion + Disarming Voice | 5.3 |
| Dark | Charge Beam + Disarming Voice | 5.1 |
| Charge Beam + Psyshock | 4.5 | |
| Water | Charge Beam + Psyshock | 4.5 |
| Normal | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Ground | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Rock | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Bug | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Ghost | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Fire | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Grass | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Electric | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Ice | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Fairy | Confusion + Psyshock | 4.4 |
| Psychic | Charge Beam + Shadow Sneak | 4.1 |
| Steel | Charge Beam + Psyshock | 3.0 |
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 Ralts is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ralts
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 79.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 74.2 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 72.8 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 70.9 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 70.8 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 70.8 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 70.4 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 67.6 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 67.2 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 66.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ralts's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.