Thievul

Best moveset

Thievul can learn 9 combinations. Snarl with Play Rough 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.

Best moveset against each type

Thievul 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 Ghost, Psychic, Dragon.

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 Thievul is actually for.

Counters: what beats Thievul

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Lucario	FightingSteel	Force PalmAura SphereLegacy	34.5
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Bug BiteFocus Blast	33.5
Kartana	GrassSteel	Fury CutterSacred Sword	32.8
Terrakion	RockFighting	Double KickSacred SwordLegacy	31.4
Blaziken	FireFighting	CounterAura Sphere	31.2

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

Type matchups

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Evolution family

Numbers

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