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Reshiram
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Reshiram

DragonFire

Best attacking moveset: Fire Fang and Fusion Flare, worth 16.6 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Reshiram can learn 10 combinations. Fire Fang with Fusion Flare 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.

That set is legacy. Fusion Flare is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Reshiram you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Fire Fang and Overheat, worth 15.5 damage per second.

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

Weak toGroundRockDragon
ResistsBugSteelElectric
Strongly resistsFireGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Fire FangFire131.0s+9
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
CrunchDark653.0s-33
Draco MeteorDragon1503.5s-100
OverheatFire1604.0s-100
Stone EdgeRock1052.5s-100
Fusion Flare LegacyFire1402.0s-100

Shiny

Reshiram
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Shiny Reshiram
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Reshiram has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Numbers

Max CP4,565 at level 50, 4,038 at level 40
Raid catch2,307 CP at level 20, or 2,884 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,217 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats275 attack · 211 defense · 205 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy
Size3.2 m and 330 kg

Best moveset against each type

Reshiram does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
BugFire Fang + Fusion Flare26.7
SteelFire Fang + Fusion Flare26.7
GrassFire Fang + Fusion Flare26.7
IceFire Fang + Fusion Flare26.7
DragonDragon Breath + Draco Meteor24.0
NormalFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
FightingFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
FlyingFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
PoisonFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
GroundFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
GhostFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
ElectricFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
PsychicFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
DarkFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
FairyFire Fang + Fusion Flare16.6
FireDragon Breath + Stone Edge15.5
RockDragon Breath + Draco Meteor15.0
WaterDragon Breath + Draco Meteor15.0

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 Reshiram is actually for.

Counters: what beats Reshiram

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy34.7
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy25.5
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy25.5
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor25.4
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor25.2
BaxcaliburDragonIceDragon Breath + Glaive Rush Legacy24.9
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy24.0
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe23.9
GarchompDragonGroundDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe23.5
GlimmoraRockPoisonRock Throw + Meteor Beam23.1

Ranked by damage per second against Reshiram's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.