Rowlet
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Razor Leaf and Seed Bomb, worth 6.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Rowlet can learn 8 combinations. Razor Leaf with Seed Bomb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leafage | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 17 | 1.5s | +17 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Rowlet has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,196 at level 50, 1,058 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 604 CP at level 20, or 755 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 558 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 102 attack · 99 defense · 169 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 1.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Rowlet 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 Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Magical Leaf + Seed Bomb | 9.3 |
| Rock | Magical Leaf + Seed Bomb | 9.3 |
| Water | Magical Leaf + Seed Bomb | 9.3 |
| Normal | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Fighting | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Ghost | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Electric | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Psychic | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Ice | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Dark | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Fairy | Razor Leaf + Seed Bomb | 6.0 |
| Tackle + Seed Bomb | 4.6 | |
| Poison | Tackle + Seed Bomb | 4.6 |
| Bug | Tackle + Seed Bomb | 4.6 |
| Fire | Tackle + Seed Bomb | 4.6 |
| Grass | Tackle + Seed Bomb | 4.6 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Seed Bomb | 4.6 |
| Steel | Leafage + Seed Bomb | 4.5 |
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 Rowlet is actually for.
Counters: what beats Rowlet
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 66.9 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 66.7 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 63.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 63.5 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 62.6 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 61.8 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 58.2 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 56.9 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 55.5 |
 Porygon-Z | Normal | Lock On + Blizzard | 54.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Rowlet's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.