Tyrogue
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Rock Smash and Brick Break, worth 3.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Tyrogue can learn 6 combinations. Rock Smash with Brick Break 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | 40 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Tyrogue has been released. Players have found it from: wild, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 556 at level 50, 492 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 281 CP at level 20, or 351 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 249 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 64 attack · 64 defense · 111 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.71 m and 21 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Tyrogue 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 Normal, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Rock | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Ice | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Fire | Rock Smash + Rock Slide | 4.3 |
| Tackle + Rock Slide | 4.1 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Rock Slide | 4.1 |
| Fighting | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 3.6 |
| Ground | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 3.6 |
| Water | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 3.6 |
| Grass | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 3.6 |
| Electric | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 3.6 |
| Dragon | Rock Smash + Brick Break | 3.6 |
| Poison | Tackle + Rock Slide | 3.2 |
| Ghost | Tackle + Rock Slide | 3.2 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Rock Slide | 3.2 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Rock Slide | 3.2 |
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 Tyrogue is actually for.
Counters: what beats Tyrogue
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 79.3 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 76.7 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 71.4 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 67.9 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 67.7 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 67.2 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 66.9 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 65.9 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 65.7 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 65.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Tyrogue's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.