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Stakataka
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Stakataka

RockSteel

Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Stone Edge, worth 10.9 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Stakataka can learn 6 combinations. Rock Throw with Stone Edge 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.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Rock ThrowRock131.0s+8
Take DownNormal71.0s+8
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BulldozeGround803.5s-50
Flash CannonSteel1002.5s-100
Stone EdgeRock1052.5s-100

Best moveset against each type

Stakataka 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 Flying, Bug, Fire.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FlyingRock Throw + Stone Edge17.6
BugRock Throw + Stone Edge17.6
FireRock Throw + Stone Edge17.6
IceRock Throw + Stone Edge17.6
RockRock Throw + Flash Cannon13.1
FairyRock Throw + Flash Cannon13.1
PoisonRock Throw + Bulldoze11.8
ElectricRock Throw + Bulldoze11.8
NormalRock Throw + Stone Edge10.9
GhostRock Throw + Stone Edge10.9
WaterRock Throw + Stone Edge10.9
GrassRock Throw + Stone Edge10.9
PsychicRock Throw + Stone Edge10.9
DragonRock Throw + Stone Edge10.9
DarkRock Throw + Stone Edge10.9
SteelRock Throw + Bulldoze9.9
FightingRock Throw + Flash Cannon8.2
GroundRock Throw + Flash Cannon8.2

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 Stakataka is actually for.

Counters: what beats Stakataka

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
LucarioFightingSteelForce PalmAura SphereLegacy31.5
PheromosaBugFightingLow KickFocus Blast28.9
TerrakionRockFightingDouble KickSacred SwordLegacy28.8
BlazikenFireFightingCounterAura Sphere28.5
GroudonGroundMud ShotPrecipice BladesLegacy26.6

Ranked by damage per second against Stakataka's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Stakataka is weak to.

Type matchups

Takes double damageFightingGround
Weak toWater
ResistsRockBugPsychicIceDragonFairy
Strongly resistsPoisonNormalFlying

Shiny

Stakataka
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Shiny Stakataka
Shiny

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

Numbers

Max CP3,724 at level 50, 3,294 at level 40
Raid catch1,882 CP at level 20, or 2,353 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,799 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats213 attack · 298 defense · 156 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Size5.5 m and 820 kg