Varoom
SteelPoison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Gunk Shot, worth 7.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Varoom can learn 9 combinations. Poison Jab with Gunk Shot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lick | Ghost | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Metal Sound | Steel | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
Shiny
No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,287 at level 50, 1,138 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 650 CP at level 20, or 813 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 603 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 123 attack · 107 defense · 128 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 35 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Varoom 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 Grass, Fairy, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 11.7 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 11.7 |
| Rock | Metal Sound + Gyro Ball | 9.8 |
| Ice | Metal Sound + Gyro Ball | 9.8 |
| Psychic | Lick + Gunk Shot | 8.6 |
| Normal | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 | |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Water | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Electric | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Dark | Poison Jab + Gunk Shot | 7.3 |
| Ghost | Lick + Gyro Ball | 7.3 |
| Poison | Lick + Gyro Ball | 6.2 |
| Ground | Lick + Gyro Ball | 6.2 |
| Steel | Lick + Gyro Ball | 4.8 |
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 Varoom is actually for.
Counters: what beats Varoom
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 68.1 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 64.7 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 63.5 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 61.3 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 60.7 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 60.4 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 59.6 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 58.5 |
 Golurk | GroundGhost | Mud Slap + Earth Power | 55.7 |
 Golem | RockGround | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 54.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Varoom's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.