Rampardos
Rock
Best attacking moveset: Smack Down and Rock Slide, worth 14.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Rampardos can learn 6 combinations. Smack Down with Rock Slide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smack Down | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Rampardos has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,728 at level 50, 3,298 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,884 CP at level 20, or 2,355 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,796 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 295 attack · 109 defense · 219 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 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 | 1.6 m and 102.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Rampardos 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 Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Smack Down + Rock Slide | 22.8 | |
| Bug | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 22.8 |
| Fire | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 22.8 |
| Ice | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 22.8 |
| Dragon | Smack Down + Outrage | 17.8 |
| Grass | Smack Down + Flamethrower | 16.4 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Rock Slide | 16.0 |
| Fighting | Zen Headbutt + Outrage | 14.8 |
| Normal | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Ghost | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Water | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Electric | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Psychic | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Dark | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Fairy | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 14.6 |
| Steel | Smack Down + Flamethrower | 13.2 |
| Ground | Zen Headbutt + Outrage | 12.5 |
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 Rampardos is actually for.
Counters: what beats Rampardos
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 49.8 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 47.6 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 45.6 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 45.4 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 45.0 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 43.5 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 42.9 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 42.7 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 42.7 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 42.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Rampardos's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.