Skorupi
PoisonBug
Best attacking moveset: Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb, worth 6.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Skorupi can learn 6 combinations. Poison Sting with Sludge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Cross Poison | Poison | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Skorupi has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,141 at level 50, 1,009 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 576 CP at level 20, or 721 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 531 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 93 attack · 151 defense · 120 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 | 0.8 m and 12 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Skorupi 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 Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 9.2 |
| Fairy | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 8.3 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Dark | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Fire | Poison Sting + Aqua Tail | 6.3 |
| Normal | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 |
| Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 | |
| Bug | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 |
| Water | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 |
| Electric | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 |
| Ice | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 |
| Dragon | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.2 |
| Ground | Infestation + Aqua Tail | 5.9 |
| Rock | Infestation + Aqua Tail | 5.9 |
| Poison | Infestation + Aqua Tail | 3.8 |
| Ghost | Infestation + Aqua Tail | 3.8 |
| Steel | Infestation + Aqua Tail | 3.8 |
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 Skorupi is actually for.
Counters: what beats Skorupi
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 43.8 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 37.8 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 36.4 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 33.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 33.3 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 33.0 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 32.9 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 32.5 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 32.4 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 32.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Skorupi's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.