Unfezant
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Air Slash and Sky Attack, worth 12.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Unfezant can learn 6 combinations. Air Slash with Sky Attack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | 12 | 1.0s | +8 | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Sky Attack | 80 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Unfezant has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,091 at level 50, 2,734 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,562 CP at level 20, or 1,953 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,487 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 226 attack · 146 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1.2 m and 29 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Unfezant 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 Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 19.8 |
| Bug | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 19.8 |
| Grass | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 19.8 |
| Ice | Steel Wing + Sky Attack | 15.3 |
| Fairy | Steel Wing + Sky Attack | 15.3 |
| Rock | Steel Wing + Sky Attack | 13.0 |
| Normal | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 | |
| Poison | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Ground | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Ghost | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Fire | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Water | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Psychic | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Dragon | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Dark | Air Slash + Sky Attack | 12.2 |
| Electric | Air Slash + Hyper Beam | 9.6 |
| Steel | Air Slash + Heat Wave | 9.3 |
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 Unfezant is actually for.
Counters: what beats Unfezant
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 42.8 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 36.8 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 35.9 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 35.5 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 32.5 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 32.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 31.1 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 30.9 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 30.9 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 30.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Unfezant's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.