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Tarountula
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Tarountula

Bug

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and X Scissor, worth 5.2 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Tarountula can learn 6 combinations. Bug Bite with X Scissor 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

Weak toFlyingRockFire
ResistsFightingGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BiteBug50.5s+6
Struggle BugBug151.5s+15
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Grass KnotGrass902.5s-50
LungeBug553.0s-33
X ScissorBug451.5s-33

Shiny

No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.

Evolution family

Tarountula
Tarountula
Spidops
Spidops

Numbers

Max CP646 at level 50, 571 at level 40
Raid catch326 CP at level 20, or 408 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch292 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats70 attack · 77 defense · 111 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance1 km per Candy
Size0.3 m and 4 kg

Best moveset against each type

Tarountula 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 Grass, Psychic, Dark.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GrassBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
PsychicBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
DarkBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
GroundBug Bite + Grass Knot6.6
RockBug Bite + Grass Knot6.6
WaterBug Bite + Grass Knot6.6
NormalBug Bite + X Scissor5.2
BugBug Bite + X Scissor5.2
ElectricBug Bite + X Scissor5.2
IceBug Bite + X Scissor5.2
DragonBug Bite + X Scissor5.2
FightingBug Bite + Grass Knot3.8
GhostBug Bite + Grass Knot3.8
FairyBug Bite + Grass Knot3.8
FlyingBug Bite + X Scissor2.9
PoisonBug Bite + X Scissor2.9
SteelBug Bite + X Scissor2.9
FireBug Bite + X Scissor2.9

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 Tarountula is actually for.

Counters: what beats Tarountula

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy79.1
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy65.7
SalamenceDragonFlyingFire Fang + Fly60.6
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat60.1
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Fly59.6
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball59.3
EnamorusFairyFlyingFairy Wind + Fly59.0
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat58.6
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat58.4
YveltalDarkFlyingGust + Oblivion Wing Legacy58.3

Ranked by damage per second against Tarountula's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.