Simisear
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Fire Spin and Fire Blast, worth 11.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Simisear can learn 6 combinations. Fire Spin with Fire Blast 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 |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Simisear has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,657 at level 50, 2,350 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,343 CP at level 20, or 1,679 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,273 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 206 attack · 133 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 28 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Simisear does not have one best moveset, it has 2. 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.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 18.2 |
| Steel | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 18.2 |
| Grass | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 18.2 |
| Ice | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 18.2 |
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 12.9 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 12.9 |
| Normal | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 |
| Fighting | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 |
| Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 | |
| Poison | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 |
| Ground | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 |
| Electric | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 |
| Dark | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 |
| Fairy | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 11.3 |
| Rock | Bite + Crunch | 8.0 |
| Fire | Bite + Crunch | 8.0 |
| Water | Bite + Crunch | 8.0 |
| Dragon | Bite + Crunch | 8.0 |
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 Simisear is actually for.
Counters: what beats Simisear
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 35.9 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 35.8 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 35.3 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 35.1 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 35.0 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 34.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 33.9 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 33.8 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 33.6 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 33.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Simisear's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.