Sirfetch'd
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Counter and Brave Bird, worth 14.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Sirfetch'd can learn 8 combinations. Counter with Brave Bird 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Night Slash | Dark | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Sirfetch'd has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,375 at level 50, 2,985 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,706 CP at level 20, or 2,132 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,627 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 248 attack · 176 defense · 158 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.8 m and 117 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Sirfetch'd 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 Normal, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Counter + Close Combat | 20.8 |
| Rock | Counter + Close Combat | 20.8 |
| Steel | Counter + Close Combat | 20.8 |
| Ice | Counter + Close Combat | 20.8 |
| Dark | Counter + Close Combat | 20.8 |
| Grass | Fury Cutter + Brave Bird | 20.7 |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + Brave Bird | 19.2 |
| Fighting | Counter + Brave Bird | 17.7 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 17.0 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 17.0 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Brave Bird | 15.3 |
| Fire | Counter + Brave Bird | 14.3 |
| Dragon | Counter + Brave Bird | 14.3 |
| Electric | Counter + Close Combat | 13.5 |
| Ghost | Fury Cutter + Night Slash | 12.4 |
| Fury Cutter + Brave Bird | 12.2 | |
| Poison | Fury Cutter + Brave Bird | 12.2 |
| Fairy | Fury Cutter + Brave Bird | 12.2 |
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 Sirfetch'd is actually for.
Counters: what beats Sirfetch'd
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 32.8 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 31.7 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 29.6 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 28.1 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 28.0 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 27.8 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 27.7 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 27.3 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 27.2 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 27.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Sirfetch'd's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.