Vibrava
GroundDragon
Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Scorching Sands, worth 7.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Vibrava can learn 12 combinations. Dragon Breath with Scorching Sands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Sand Attack | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 60 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Vibrava has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,384 at level 50, 1,225 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 699 CP at level 20, or 875 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 650 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 134 attack · 99 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.09 m and 15.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Vibrava 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 Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Sand Attack + Scorching Sands | 11.9 |
| Rock | Sand Attack + Scorching Sands | 11.9 |
| Steel | Sand Attack + Scorching Sands | 11.9 |
| Fire | Sand Attack + Scorching Sands | 11.9 |
| Electric | Sand Attack + Scorching Sands | 11.9 |
| Dragon | Dragon Breath + Scorching Sands | 9.3 |
| Psychic | Sand Attack + Bug Buzz | 9.1 |
| Dark | Sand Attack + Bug Buzz | 9.1 |
| Grass | Dragon Breath + Bug Buzz | 9.0 |
| Normal | Dragon Breath + Scorching Sands | 7.9 |
| Fighting | Dragon Breath + Scorching Sands | 7.9 |
| Ground | Dragon Breath + Scorching Sands | 7.9 |
| Ghost | Dragon Breath + Scorching Sands | 7.9 |
| Water | Dragon Breath + Scorching Sands | 7.9 |
| Ice | Dragon Breath + Scorching Sands | 7.9 |
| Fairy | Sand Attack + Scorching Sands | 7.7 |
| Bug | Dragon Breath + Bug Buzz | 7.1 |
| Dragon Breath + Bug Buzz | 5.9 |
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 Vibrava is actually for.
Counters: what beats Vibrava
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 68.7 |
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 66.9 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 66.7 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 63.5 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 62.6 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 61.8 |
 Kyurem | DragonIce | Dragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy | 59.5 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 58.2 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 56.9 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 55.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Vibrava's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.