Sudowoodo
Rock
Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Meteor Beam, worth 10.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Sudowoodo can learn 12 combinations. Rock Throw with Meteor Beam 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 |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | 140 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Sudowoodo has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,428 at level 50, 2,148 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,227 CP at level 20, or 1,534 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,162 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 167 attack · 176 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| 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 | 1.19 m and 38 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Sudowoodo 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 Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 16.1 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 16.1 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 16.1 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 16.1 |
| Rock | Counter + Earthquake | 13.0 |
| Steel | Counter + Earthquake | 13.0 |
| Normal | Counter + Meteor Beam | 12.8 |
| Dark | Counter + Meteor Beam | 12.8 |
| Poison | Rock Throw + Earthquake | 11.1 |
| Electric | Rock Throw + Earthquake | 11.1 |
| Ghost | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 10.7 |
| Water | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 10.7 |
| Grass | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 10.7 |
| Psychic | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 10.7 |
| Dragon | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 10.7 |
| Fairy | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 10.7 |
| Ground | Counter + Trailblaze | 10.0 |
| Fighting | Counter + Earthquake | 8.4 |
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 Sudowoodo is actually for.
Counters: what beats Sudowoodo
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 32.3 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 30.9 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 29.6 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 29.4 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 29.2 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 28.2 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 27.9 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 27.7 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 27.7 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 27.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Sudowoodo's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.